tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post2406833353947258956..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Down Memory Lane to Dolphin SquareMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-74203747118805532652015-09-29T18:07:11.638+01:002015-09-29T18:07:11.638+01:00JH, unless you are referring to some of the more n...JH, unless you are referring to some of the more notorious occupants such as Christine Keeler or the Oswald Mosleys - so handy for the overthrow of the British Government! - and, rather later, Lord Sewell, the word 'alleged' should perhaps be included. However, with 1,250 flats there, it seems harsh to write the rest of the place off. <br /><br />Though the it has had its share of colourful residents, the one that first attracted my attention was Princess Anne; I have written in the past of my childhood admiration for a woman who combined a rigorous working schedule for charity with a distinctly outspoken and down-to-earth approach - never mind the Disney malarkey;<i> that's</i> how a princess should be. Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-50212774687048419622015-09-29T17:05:29.888+01:002015-09-29T17:05:29.888+01:00I can't get the other side of Dolphin Square o...I can't get the other side of Dolphin Square out of the mind enough to appreciate its designed delights.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-86751293477565777082015-09-28T08:41:13.783+01:002015-09-28T08:41:13.783+01:00Demetrius, I couldn't if I wanted to - I'v...Demetrius, I couldn't if I wanted to - I've never been there and, since I was nearer the East Coast, it never featured in my happy imaginings.<br /><br />AKH, it's interesting that, when I briefly moved to (outer) London for work, I was surprised at how accurate my remote visualisations had been. Naturally I had memories of the places I had visited with my mother and had seen locations in photographs, film and television (in moderation), but I had somehow managed to stitch these flimsy elements into a useful knowledge of selective parts of the capital.<br /><br />Now, as you say, it would be difficult to measure how much the speculation has been overlaid with real memories - at least in the places I actually visited - but I do worry that, if detailed knowledge of a place is taken as evidence of having been there in person, the result may one day be a miscarriage of justice. Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-78591721368936041092015-09-27T16:01:36.668+01:002015-09-27T16:01:36.668+01:00I agree. If old memories are revisited too often t...I agree. If old memories are revisited too often they seem to change in subtle ways. If other people revisit them with you then changes can be much more pronounced. We've known it forever but too often we pretend it isn't so.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-24133169805405682102015-09-27T13:52:09.875+01:002015-09-27T13:52:09.875+01:00Interesting comment and all too possible. Whateve...Interesting comment and all too possible. Whatever you do don't start me off about the old Euston Station.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com