One Tree Hill to Peckham Rye Common

Description

The hotly anticipated 3rd instalment of the South London Landscape History zines series. Vol 2, on Woolwich Common to Eltham Common, is also available in the shop.“I try to imagine the original North Wood, or England before its deforestation project was complete, or even what a true common would have felt like.” Jay Bernard –ComplicityStarting at Bostall Heath in the south-east and finishing at Putney Heath in the south-west, a chain of commons runs in a wide arc across the whole of South London.The Commonplace series of zines details how, taken together, the commons provide the key to the landscape.This third zine in series mixes history, ecology, psychogeography, architecture, poetry and memoir to explore a closely linked pair of open spaces, an ancient common and a wild nature reserve in the heart of suburban South London.Written by landscape historian John Gray and featuring photographs by Woolwich-based photographer Sam Walton, with a stunning wraparound cover made by Lewisham-basedartist Tennessee Williams. The whole edition was Risograph- printed by Lewisham’s legendary Page Masters.