Episode 6: The Face of London by Harold P. Clunn (1932). “Those who walk see most” Clunn’s weighty tome is an exhaustive survey of London and its environs – probably the most comprehensive compendium of the city covered in this series exploring the world of early C20th topographical walking books. Clunn was a strident spokesman […]
Episode 5: The Story of Roxeth by T L Bartlett. In this episode Nick and John explore the lost ancient quarter of Roxeth as described in T L Bartlett’s Story of Roxeth. Bartlett creates ‘deep topography’ of the area now known as South Harrow, outlining its mythology, history as a Roman settlement, its fields and […]
Episode 2 Ventures and Adventures in Topography is a show that looks at the rich tradition of early 20th century topographical walking guides to London and the South East and explores what use they might be to us today. Presented by John Rogers and Nick Papadimitriou. In this episode John and Nick take a topographical […]
Episode 4. (photo by Peter Knapp.) This week John and Nick take a dérive through James Bone’s The London Perambulator published in 1925. Bone’s view of the city was idiosyncratic and hard to pin down, he was drawn to the overlooked and maligned corners of the metropolis. He dreamed of having the keys to the […]
Episode 3. (photo: Peter Knapp) In this episode Nick and John take a lopsided ramble through Pathfinder’s Afoot Round London (published in 1911) and get lost in the Essex Golden Triangle between Chigwell and Loughton. Read more about this episode here. Ventures and Adventures in Topography is a show that looks at the rich tradition […]
Episode 1 introduces the English topographical tradition and examines the impact it has had on contemporary approaches to psychogeography. Ventures and Adventures in Topography is presented by John Rogers and Nick Papadimitriou. In the first episode of this new series Nick and John look at the rich tradition of early 20th century topographical walking guides […]
