Derelict London Allotments

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" height=115 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="832" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="237"><div> <IMG SRC="2158c5a0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="217333e0.jpg" border=0 width="307" height="62" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk"><U><IMG SRC="08950190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>   <A HREF="home_page.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Page"><U><IMG SRC="0aa50190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Derelict London Guestbook"><U><IMG SRC="08a50190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="248"><div> <IMG SRC="2168c590.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="89" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=365 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> DERELICT LONDON ALLOTMENTS</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2322e9fa0.jpg" border=0 width="489" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Allotments have been an integral part of the urban landscape in the UK for over a century.Allotment gardening reached its zenith in the 1940s when people were urged to ‘Dig for Victory’ during the war. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="fd4bb230.jpg" border=0 width="187" height="35" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="23232e980.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="408" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="2324309a0.jpg" border=0 width="304" height="410" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="b2329e20.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="23252fe30.jpg" border=0 width="303" height="227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="232631e50.jpg" border=0 width="305" height="229" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="232729df0.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="23282be00.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="232932e20.jpg" border=0 width="306" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <IMG SRC="b3143ef0.jpg" border=0 width="323" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="232a21f00.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="232b0bf10.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="241" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>BOSTON MANOR</B></div> <div> I stumbled along this old allotment whilst walking along the River Brent. It struck me as being like a little abandoned village with its decaying structures and discarded implements with nature gradually taking over and no signs of the vandalism often associated with derelict places.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="b3713990.jpg" border=0 width="531" height="409" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="fd4bb230.jpg" border=0 width="187" height="35" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="232d20e10.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="232f22e10.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="23312ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2333c81a0.jpg" border=0 width="456" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="2335481d0.jpg" border=0 width="328" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>FULHAM PALACE</B></div> <div> These Victorian greenhouses are listed on English Heritage's Building at Risk register but look way beyond repair along with the other garden outbuildings.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="793" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 65 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Derelict London Book"><U><IMG SRC="09da3a60.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="393"><div> <A HREF="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk"><U><IMG SRC="08950190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>     <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Derelict London Guestbook"><U><IMG SRC="08a50190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> www.derelictlondon.com</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Derelict London Book"><U><IMG SRC="09da3a60.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Want present day pics of your old haunts? </B></div> <div> <B>Researching your family tree and need location pics? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Pictures taken to order - low cost - any job considered</B></div> <div> <B> (not just derelicts!). </B></div> <div> <B>Much cheaper than professional photographers</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Contact: Paul at derelictlondon.com</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>