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Cleaning out a drawer and found this card from Jeremy Deller’s becausewearehere.co.uk

A business card saying: Lance Corporal Harold Hildige Mitchell&10;1st/9th Battalion&10;London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)&10;Died at the Somme on 1st July 1916&10;#wearehere
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I am so old that (1) I just bought a CD player, and (2) I am using it to play a National Trust compilation of punk classics.

A DAB radio and CD player, currently playing the National Trust's Never Mind the Dovecotes punk compilation
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Hoe Street, Walthamstow, earlier 🇵🇰

People standing on a truck celebrating with flares
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I found this blue plaque on my lunchtime walk.

The text of the plaque: Lee Alexander&10;McQueen CBE&10;(1969 - 2010)&10;British fashion designer and couturier lived an Biggerstaff Road (1971-1987), He attended Carpenters Primary School, Rokeby School and Newham College, Lee was mentored and supported by Yvonne Humble, founder of&10;Rosetta Arts
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Harry Kane completes his hat trick ⚽️ #coys

Players congratulate Harry Kane after scoring a goal
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Walking the TfL map – 30th July

Today’s TfL map walk was shorter than planned because the weather turned grim 🙁

Photos

Today’s walk

The Mill Hill East and High Barnet branches of the Northern line and the Thameslink from New Barnet to Finsbury Park

Where I’ve walked so far

The parts of the TfL map that I have walked
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Walking the TfL map – 16th July

Just back from another TfL map walk. Went through Romford. Rosindell was keeping a low profile.

Photos

Today’s walk

I went to Upminster from Barking, and then walked from Romford to Forest Gate

Where I’ve walked so far

All the parts of the TfL map that I've walked so far. It's really filling out!
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Walking the TfL map – 8th July

Walking through East India via Cyprus.

(DLR is now done ✅)

Photos

Today’s walk

Todays walk took me from Beckton to Shadwell, then Whitechapel to Canary Wharf, and finally West India Quay to Westferry to fit in that last curve of the DLR

Where I’ve walked so far

All the parts of the TfL map that I've walked so far. It's really filling out!
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Well, this is normal. ⚾️ 🇬🇧

A mascot race at the MLB game in London. King Henry VIII edges out Winston Churchill with a royal guard some way behind.
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Walking the TfL map – 18th June

Today’s TfL map walk took me to Richmond.

Photos

Today’s walk

Today's walk was from Euston around to Richmond.

The route on a geographic map

Stats

The stats from my phone - 21.26km walked

Where I’ve walked so far

A map showing all the parts of the TfL map that I've walked so far this year.

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Walking the TfL map – 4th June

Here we go again. Another walk to the very north of the TfL map, but this time a bit closer to home.

Photos

Where I’ve walked

Map showing the parts of the TfL map that I have walked this year - with the Overground's Lea Valley line now complete
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Walking the TfL map – 3rd June

Another walk around the TfL map today - this time getting dangerously close to going north of Watford shudder

Photos

Where I’ve walked

Map showing the parts of the TfL map that I have walked this year - now with bits around Watford filled in.
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Walking the TfL map – 28th May

Another TfL map walk today - this time ticking off some stuff in the top right of the map.

Photos

Where I’ve walked

The map showing the parts of the TfL network that I've walked now has the top right bit filled in.
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Walking the TfL map – 7th May

Central line completed 👣

Photos

Where I’ve walked

Map showing the parts of the TfL map that I have walked.
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ffs

John Major and me
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No movements 🏏

Sticker on the back of a seat at the Oval cricket ground, saying "MOVEMENT BEHIND THE BOWLER'S ARM DISRUPTS PLAY PLEASE ONLY MOVE BETWEEN OVERS"
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The photos and slideshow from yesterday’s #WalkTheTube walk are now up in the usual place:

matsimpson.com/2023/05/0…

📷🚶🇬🇧🚇

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Walking the TfL map – 1st May

Jubilee line: done ✅

Photos

Where I’ve walked

My WalkTheTube map showing that the jubilee line has now been completed.
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Walking the TfL map – 29th April

Another #WalkTheTube expedition today, this time pushing out into Metroland.

Photos

Where I’ve walked

Map showing how much of the tube map I've walked so far. The new bit is part of the Metropolitan line in north-west London.
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Walking the TfL map – 22nd April

Another #WalkTheTube today - the Hammersmith and City line has now been completed! 💥

(Plus I cleaned up some annoying little bits around the city and east end)

Photos

Where I’ve walked

The maps showing the tube lines that I've walked so far - including the Hammersmith and city. Woo!