The Triangle SE19

Life in a London Village

Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Open Day at Showflat on Church Road / Brick by Brick

Austerity, and the resulting cuts to local authority budgets, combined with a shortage of housing, are together instrumental in Croydon Coun...

Thursday, 26 September 2019

Life / Brown & Green / Crystal Palace park

There's been a notable lack of good quality new architecture in and around the Triangle, as long as I've lived here. There are plent...

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About The Triangle & Me

James Balston: The Triangle is a photo journal about a little corner of South London. I am a Photographer specialising in Interiors and Architecture, & I moved to Upper Norwood/Crystal Palace/Gipsy Hill/SE19 (you choose) back in 2006, and saw immediately what a strong community exists here. One of the things that makes the area different, is that unlike most of the towns and villages that make up London, it is not arranged along an endless high street on the way to somewhere else, but instead is centred on the 3 streets which gives the area its "Triangle" soubriquet. As well as its community spirit, the area also possesses a strongly independent streak, which is reflected in its diverse local shops and restaurants, many of which are locally owned and run businesses. Unusually for London, apart from the usual banks and estate agents, you don't find many national chains here. So the aim of this blog is to photograph as many of these businesses on the Triangle, both the premises and the owners or those who run them, to celebrate this rich community.

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