by James Balston | Oct 23, 2013 | Blog, Landscapes, Parks, The Triangle SE19
You’ve probably heard all the recent talk of a Chinese billionaire wanting to rebuild Crystal Palace. Well it’s certainly generating a lot of heated discussion down here in SE19, along the lines of, “It’s the best thing to happen to the... 
by James Balston | Oct 15, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
It’s almost exactly 4 years ago that I started this blog. I’d previously had a website which had become so out of date, it was embarrassing. I saw blogging as a stop gap, before getting a new site up and running, but quickly saw the potential and value of... 
by James Balston | Oct 12, 2013 | Blog, Seaside, Shops
The plan had been to go to Berlin for my birthday last month, but for reasons I can’t quite recall, we ended up in Hastings and St. Leonards. Why there? You might well ask. Well actually I was born there and spent my first ten or so years in the town, and now... 
by James Balston | Sep 30, 2013 | Antiques, Blog, Seaside
I’ve had several trips to the coast recently, and without fail, I always spot someone with a metal detector, hovering hopefully over the shingle. I’ve no idea how expensive these contraptions are, but does anyone ever actually make their money back? It... 
by James Balston | Sep 27, 2013 | Blog, The Triangle SE19, Workplace
Renée Thornley not only provides beauty treatment for her salon’s clientele, but is campaigning to beautify her rundown street. Read more on the Triangle blog. 
by James Balston | Sep 23, 2013 | Antiques, Blog, Homes, Travel
A couple of hours drive from Paris, the Normandy town of Sées, huddles around the twin spires of its ancient cathedral. I was there to shoot an extraordinary house for the Times. The house is a bit of an enigma. While some of it is as old as the nearby cathedral, some...