Could barely contain my excitement as Mark showed me round the Mile End climbing wall -
Outside was the owner's car , there is clearly money in walls with knobs on ...
I liked this subtle choice of number plate.
Then found a disused railway line over the Mile End Road - new technology in my camera meant that I was able to capture this image - to the human eye it would be just a blur.
Made our way back through Stepney Green with fantastic old houses and cobbled streets.
Found this old bakery near to Whitechapel Road - Daren bread appears to have been a patent bread for the 1880's onwards - made of wheat, wheat-germ and rye - which claimed nutritional advantages and was aimed at the diet-conscious, middle-class consumers of the time. Other new brands included Traigon ( wheat , maize and rice) and Kermode (wheat and maize), but the eventual winner was Hovis (reinforced wheat-germ).
No stunning sculpture on our run this week, so we would recommend you catch up with a fantastic Irish sculptor, Redmond Herrity - picture below is a work in progess that Mark saw on a recent visit to Donegal - also see http://www.redmondherrity.com/index.html
Finally, video and song of the week is Phoenix with 1901.
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