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[energyi] 13/4/2004 12:55

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[energyi] 09/4/2004 12:15

WALKING the Canal


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EXCERPT:
This section of the River Lee (or Lea, the spelling varies depending on the document studied), betrays it's commercial past by the factories, industrial units, high banks and general run-down appearance, but it is steeped in history and industrial archaeology and there is much improvement taking place with dredging, new building, clearing derelict land and general tidying up of the environment.

Leaving Bow Locks behind, the towpath is on the right hand side on what is actually a man-made embankment separating the river from the navigation. Beyond the railway bridge is Three Mills Island. Here are the last remaining tide-mills on the river, a modern Film Studio, and access to Tesco's over the bridge and to the left. The river draws away to the right, by the walls that have recently been decorated with colourful murals. Just out of sight to the right is the site of the 'Big Brother House' featured on Television in 2001 and the Victorian Abbey Mills pumping station.

[energyi] 31/3/2004 20:37

Hi John,
YES I went to the Prechter talk- found it intriguing.
But I have not been invited to the others. Busy week anyway!

Here's the link:
MKT :

[uncle john] 28/3/2004 15:48

eng: I noticed that you posted something about Socionomics & Robt Precter.
However, today I can't find it. What Thread is it on please?
Were you at his lecture at the LSE last week.
I was and enjoyed it very much.
Have you been invited to the Tom DeMark presentation tomorrow (Monday) or the Updata evening on Tuesday to hear Robin Grifiths.
I have never heard of DeMark but I am sure that Robin G will be good value.
Sorry to be so off topic.
john

[energyi] 26/3/2004 18:18

Olympics bid boosted
By James Langton, Evening Standard, in New York
26 March 2004
New York's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games is threatened by a row over plans to build a new stadium in the heart of Manhattan - giving London's hopes a big boost.

A growing coalition of residents and small-business owners is determined to block the £1billion New York project which would involve flattening a 50-block area on the city's West Side.

With no starting date for construction and uncertainty over who will pay for much of the huge building costs, even the slightest delay could sink the New York bid, leaving the way clear for a headto-head fight between London and Paris.

Plans for a 74,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof were announced yesterday, only weeks before a decision by the International Olympic Committee to whittle down the number of cities competing to be host from nine to five.

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[energyi] 26/3/2004 16:55

CANAL ISSUES (on Abbots Wharf)

17. The proposal will reinvigorate this canal-side location by providing a more attractive development than the previous warehouse use, and through the enhanced pedestrian access it enables to the canal and the introduction of public uses along the canal-side. The reintroduction of the basin with moorings is a particularly positive aspect of the scheme in line with the policies of the draft London Plan that seek to promote the use of London's waterways for sport and leisure. However, in order to ensure that the development delivers this opportunity, a requirement that the basin and moorings for visitors and residents be provided should form part of the s106 agreement

[rosylee] 24/3/2004 10:50

I understood Bow was named for the large bow in the river Thames, but your explanation makes more sense. The dagger that killed Wat Tyler/Jack Straw, can't remember which is the one on the City of London coat of arms.

Its the winner that gets to write history, I thought their cause was just for the times.

[uncle john] 24/3/2004 09:59

The article mentioned developments for sale 2 bed £230/280k.
I just checked Greystone column, The drinks meet is OFF for this Friday. So I shall be going to a choir concert in Rochester Row to hear wife sing. I shall be out for much of today.
See you sometime.

[energyi] 24/3/2004 08:51

From Listings... this it?
View:

The Gatehouse, Albany Gunmakers Lane, Bow E3, Bow, London E3
A fantastic large two bedroom/two bathroom ground floor apartment in this Brand new development. The property is fully furnished at a high standard, and has a large terrace, which looks upon the Hertford Canal and Victoria park

(Price: £320 per week)

[energyi] 24/3/2004 08:40

thnx, John.
But I have to admit, I culled those as excerpts from the web,
and provided a LINK

[uncle john] 24/3/2004 08:33

Eng, East End Life does not have the item on it's web site. EEL is of course the propaganda vehicle of Tower Hamlets Council. It mentions Abbot's Wharf, and Gunmakers Wharf.
I am impressed by your history knowledge of the East End area.
Hope we can meet sometime soon.
J

[energyi] 23/3/2004 18:54

BOW QUARTER? Is this what you mean?


Bow Quarter sits to the East next to the A102, and is taken up mostly by the mammoth Bryant & May match factory, now transformed into a huge complex of 700+ flats (many are rented) with swimming pools, bars and all the trimmings. It's an extremely well executed conversion, and has given the immediate area something of lift. The lanes of red brick terraces leading south to Grove Hall Park have been embraced into the larger Bow Quarter community and have seen their property stock rise considerably.
...
Many of the developments (especially Bow Quarter) have a mini village of facilities of their own, but Bow's main streets carry a good range of shops. A Tesco across the River Lea provides supermarket shopping. The gentrification of the area is well illustrated by the wine bars popping up on Bow Wharf, where Jongleurs have established a comedy club. It's not all change though: you'll still find pie and mash being served up on Roman Road during market days. Roman Road is famed for its end of line fashion goodies, and there are also bargains to be picked up at the factory wholesalers along Fairfield Road.

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[energyi] 23/3/2004 18:40

Is it Friday?
I may be able to make it, if the markets are kind that day.
It would be good to meet.

Have you a LINK for the story?

[uncle john] 23/3/2004 18:37

energyi, have you seen the new developments next to the Hertford union canal near Old Ford Rd. There is an article in East End Life this week.
Might you be going to the Doddy/ADFN drinks evening at the Pitcher & Piano on Friday.

[energyi] 19/3/2004 17:43

T.,
The waterspace people have some creative ideals for Moorings
and Houseboats on the Thames. You can see their BOAT at the Ideal
Home exhibition, currently on:

(BOAT):

[energyi] 14/3/2004 22:52

SECOND HOMES?
DOCKLANDS IS BIG

"...biggest growth has been in London, where the City and Tower Hamlets, which covers Docklands, show rises of 16% and 13% respectively since 1998.

This is the second side of the market: people in well-paid jobs opting for a pied a terre in the capital while keeping their main home elsewhere.

City of London 26.6% (1,295) (percentage of second homes plus numbers).

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[energyi] 14/3/2004 22:48

thumper123,
What are you planning to do?

I'm looking for a suitable place to build moorings.
Any ideas on this?

[energyi] 14/3/2004 22:47

Well, I am watching for opportunities,
and there is still an outside opportunity that I may move to the East End.

I have come round to the point of view that the "smart" way to play
the current overheated property market is to: RENT-to-BUY, maybe.

In other words, rent in a building where I would like to buy,
and wait for prices to come tumbling down. This way I might buy from
my landlord, or buy from someone else in the building who is driven to sell.

WHY SMART?
1. You get alot more for your money (in high end properties) by renting
.. rather than buying. In order words, in London cash-on-cash returns
.. are poor, like 3.5-4%, and I can make more than than thru investing

2. As taxes rise, and rents fall, and interest rates rise, BTL landlords
.. will be squeezed, and realise the smart thing to do is to sell, even
.. at a loss

I have started a thread about this, the Smart Tenants thread:

[thumper123] 06/3/2004 07:12

Energyi, nice to see this lovingly crafted site. I grew up and still own some property in this area, one of those 'derilict businesses,' mentioned here. There are certain issues with gentrification that imo need to be addressed, because at the moment car and street crime are at unhealthy levels. Apart from that i wish the old east end well, this will be its third wave of development, well get it right eventually, Thumper

[renixus] 06/3/2004 00:33

Energyi

You forgot to mention the cheap restaurants and beer! Great thread. Any ideas how I can my hands on some of those hectors? There's lots of old derilect businesses (from the past) sitting on nice sites but they ain't selling their last remaining assets to no one, i've asked loads. Will get there some day.

R.

[energyi] 05/3/2004 23:01

RL,
London Waterways is on the case now,
and is encouraging some substantial upgrading of the canals
and riverways, and hundreds of millions of investment are flooding in