It’s not opening any time soon. The latest rumour we’re hearing is March of next year. Here’s how it’s looking:
And here’s how it’s going to look:
Category Archives: culture
The Imperial War Museum finally re-opens today after a £40 million refit
It now features a transformed atrium space and new World War One galleries, which are trailed in this film by Aardman, the company behind Wallace & Grommit:
The current exhibition is Truth and Memory; British Art of World War One, and they’re selling a limited edition Bob & Roberta Smith print commemorating the lost artists of World War One, so they are really trying to make up for lost time with the WW1 commemorations.
The museum is open 10am to 6pm with last admission at 5.30pm. Welcome back ILM. We will be visiting soon and will report back from the recreated trenches on the new look cafe and the rest.
Alford House Youth Club
This is Alford House Youth Club where We Are The Lambeth Boys was filmed:
It has been in Kennington since 1884, originally on Lambeth Walk:
We Are The Lambeth Boys, as sampled by Morrissey, can be viewed here.
We didn’t know Alford House existed until we read more about We Are The Lambeth Boys recently. It’s on Aveline Street which is yards from Tesco but is one of those streets you’d never walk up unless you were looking for it.
This is their programme of activities. Not bad for 25p:
It’s Kennington’s busiest week ever!
Forget Brazil, it’s all about what’s going on in Kennington for the next few days.
The Pungent Subway opens tonight in a subway underneath the North roundabout in North Kennington, organised by the team behind Save Our Subways. As part of the London Festival of Architecture, the subway passage will be filled with fragrances from herbs and flowers. It’s free, no booking required – just turn up between 6.30pm and 8.30pm today, tomorrow or Saturday.
Pullens Yard Open Studios takes place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in East Kennington. Here’s what we wrote about it last year.
The Summer Open Studios also takes place this weekend at Make Space. It’s open from 11am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday with a private view tonight from 6-9pm. Saturday afternoon from 3pm their “performing artists will display their skills with DJing, live musical performances and dance events”. Newnham Terrace, London SE1 7DR.
And last but not least, the ninth annual Kennington Village Fete takes place this Sunday from noon till 4pm in Cleaver Square. We’ll be there, playing the Amazing Human Fruit Machine and stocking up on local honey (you haven’t tasted honey until you’ve tasted this – it really is special).
Morrissey’s Kennington song
It samples the documentary We Are The North West Kennington Boys. It’s taken from the album West Kennington & I which is reissued tomorrow. Could Spring-Heeled Jim by Morrissey be the most Kennington song of all-time?
http://youtu.be/0AzZls49cts
Let’s revisit our Kennington predictions for 2014 and see how we’re doing
We predicted that Sally White would provide mindfulness training for all staff – we are very touched to see they now have a book on their counter about mindfulness, although we have noticed occasional lapses in mindfulness towards closing time.
We predicted that Kernel Brewery would open their first pub in the site next to the Old Red Lion – watch this space for something even better for Kennington-based Kernel fans.
We predicted that Waitrose would expand in Kennington; they had their eyes on the site of the Kennington Post Office until that was saved from closure.
We predicted that The Imperial War Museum would reopen with catering from Ottolenghi. We should have said ‘The Imperial War Museum will briefly reopen then close again shortly afterwards for no apparent reason’. Fingers crossed they are just concluding negotiations with our man Yotam for their July relaunch.
We predicted that Russell Brand would perform at Always Be Comedy; it can only be a matter of time.
We predicted that Damien Hirst’s gallery would open in West Kennington – chop chop Damien.
We predicted that Dirty Burger would introduce a veggie burger. This happened! So for our next trick, we predict that Dirty Burger will introduce a veggie burger without mushrooms in BECAUSE MUSHROOMS ARE DISGUSTING, OK.
We predicted that Kevin Spacey would return to the Old Vic – and he will.
We predicted that Florence Welch would launch her guest column for Kennington Runoff by performing Addicted To Love at the Kennington Runoff pop up shop. That was a hint Flo. 300 words please on why you love Kennington to kenningtonrunoff@gmail.com. Deadline December 31st, else we’re giving your slot to Dot Allison.
Florence Welch with Sourberry at South London Pacific, warming up for her Kennington Runoff party performance
http://kenningtonrunoff.com/kennington-predictions-for-2014/
Hula Boogie Bunnyhoppin’ at South London Pacific Tiki Bar
If, as evening draws in on Easter Sunday, you’ve dropped a couple too many of Sally White’s Speckled Praline Quail Eggs and you’re looking for some vigorous physical exercise within staggering distance, let Hula Boogie come to your rescue. The award-winning 1950s-obsessed night will be celebrating Easter at the South London Pacific Tiki Bar with a Bunnyhoppin’ vintage dance on Sunday 20th April, where they hope to form the longest bunny hop line ever. Oh, and there’s also an Easter egg hunt in case you haven’t yet over-indulged.
Club founder Miss Aloha will be on hand at 7.30pm to lead a 1950s jive/rock ‘n’ roll taster class, followed by a class in the exotic Hawaiian hula dance, the Hukilau, at 8pm.
Free Easter eggs and £1 off the entrance fee for those who attend wearing bunny ears (entry without bunny ears is £7). Or FREE ENTRY for one lucky Kennington Runoff reader and their friend with our exciting competition. To win two guestlist places just tell us which Kennington musical celebrity performed onstage last year at the South London Pacific:
a) Morrissey
b) Florence Welch
c) Chilli from Palma Violets.
Send the correct answer via email to kenningtonrunoff@gmail.com by midday on Good Friday, please.
Hula Boogie is held at South London Pacific Tiki Bar, 340 Kennington Road, London SE11 4LD. 7pm to midnight.
Fashion & Gardens at the Garden Museum?
No, us neither, but it’s worth going to visit the Garden Museum while the Fashion & Gardens exhibition is on (until April 27th) to see floral artist Rebecca Louise Law’s installation called ‘The Flower Garden Display’d’. She has hung over 4,600 flowers from the roof of the museum (a former church), and it’s quite something.
Join Rebecca Louise Law under ‘The Flower Garden Display’d’ for a discussion with photographer Rachel Warne about The Beauty of Decay, dying flowers and the afterlife of gardens, on Tuesday at 6.30pm (tickets £10).
The museum is open every day and admission costs £7.50 for adults, but it’s free if you just want to go to the cafe, which is good and vegetarian, and you’ll walk under ‘The Flower Garden Display’d’ on your way through.
On your way out, you can check out The Garden Museum’s expansion plans, which involve re-creating part of Tradescant’s Ark. Tradescant’s Ark was Britain’s first museum open to the public, started by John Tradescant and his son John Junior, who are buried in what is now the garden of the Garden Museum. The original Tradescant’s Ark was in North West Kennington and featured a stuffed dodo, drums from Africa, weapons from Java, and a series of complaints from Walworth.
London, Westminster and Southwark illustration
If you get beyond the intimidating entrance of Greengrassi/Corvi-Mora gallery, you’ll see this rather splendid illustration of London, Westminster and Southwark on their wall. Unfortunately we can’t read the date but we’re guessing 1854?
more images from Everything is about to happen
This time they are all safe for work.
An illicit cookbook (mushrooms are banned in Kennington remember):
An Atlas of the New Testament:
FT III:
Road and Rail Links Between Manchester and Sheffield:
Preston Bus Station:
Selwyn’s Law of Employment (but is it art?)
Ex-library book and 1 Day Diary:
Everything is about to happen is “an ongoing archive of artists’ books selected by Gregorio Magnani” showing at the Greengrassi/Corvi-Mora gallery until April 26th.
