The Triangle SE19

Life in a London Village

Thursday, 24 December 2020

Lady Crimplene's Kitschmas

Last Christmas I visited my friend Helen Desai, aka Lady Crimplene , at her home just off the Triangle. You may know the colourful lady C f...

Monday, 7 December 2020

The Vaults Collective

Do you remember when we used to have actual banks on the high street? In our case, a Lloyds and a Barclays on Westow Hill. And didn't th...

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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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