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This episode was recorded live (or at least undead) in West Norwood Cemetery, in front of a sold-out crowd. The brave lorefolk were chilled, literally and figuratively, by tales of subterranean mystery and otherworldly encounters. James told the story of an eccentric English aristocrat who took to burrowing like a badger, while Alasdair hopped aboard London's defunct Necropolis Railway. And the crematorium proved to be a spooky setting for the local legend of a West Norwood polterguy ... who liked his milk. Special thanks to Ben Van der Velde and all the organisers of the ChooSE27 festival. LoreBoys nether say die! Support the Loremen here (and get stuff): patreon.com/loremenpod ko-fi.com/loremen Check the sweet, sweet merch here... https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631 @loremenpod youtube.com/loremenpodcast www.instagram.com/loremenpod www.facebook.com/loremenpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A cinema trip and Ive got tickets for something. Can you guess what it is... Much love and gratitude, Belle x #twisters #rickygervais #aquietplace

In this episode of Politicomms, Jack; Elena; and Stephen are joined by a special guest. Leon Cook is the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Dulwich & West Norwood and founder of Atticus Partners (and therefore Elena's boss!). We look at how Cook's journey from comms to a fight for the commons and how a background in public affairs sets candidates up well for elections, and serving as an MP if elected. This episode sees us delve into local versus national messaging and how to disseminate it, the issues that really matter to voters, how impactful manifestos are, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like Madonna, Bono, Prince and Beyoncé before her, Adele is one of the great mononymous superstars of our time. Adele Adkins was born on May 5, 1988 in Tottenham, a working class town in northern London known best for its football club, Tottenham Hotspur. Her mom Penny Adkins, was only 18 when she was born and when she was only two, Adele's father upped and left for Wales; he would never be in the picture as Adele grew up. From the age of 4, Adele began to sing at every opportunity she would get. When the Spice Girls emerged, young Adele would become obsessed with the Girl Powerful group. In 2016, she would tell Vogue, “People always think I joke about this, but the Spice Girls blew up when I was seven, and seeing them coming from a humble background — there was hope in it. It was really a massive part of my life when the whole Girl Power thing happened.” When she was 11, her mum and stepdad moved her to West Norwood in south London, which she would immortalize in her 2007 hit “Hometown Glory.” It was there that Adele would fall in love with contemporary R&B and the big, classic voices that would shape her voice in the years to come. “Hometown Glory,” was first released in October 2007 as a limited 7-inch on a small label called Pacemaker. The song didn't do much until it was re-released the following year by XL. But the buzz was growing for Adele. As 2008 arrived, she became the youngest artist ever to win the BBC's Sound of 2008 award, which is selected by music critics and industry figures searching for the UK's most promising new music talent. She also took home the Critic's Choice Award at the BRITs, which was given to the top rising star.  Soon after, Adele released her debut album, 19, on January 28, 2008. She named it 19 because, well, that's how old she was when she recorded the album. It didn't take long for critics and fans to fixate on her age, and how mature she sounded for someone who was only 19.  Adele was quickly popping up everywhere on both sides of the pond. 19 was on the shortlist of nominees for the coveted Mercury Prize, which is awarded for the best album released by a musical act from the United Kingdom or Ireland.”Hometown Glory” popped up all over TV, soundtracking huge dramatic scenes in countless TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Coronation Street and 90210. But perhaps the greatest achievement, at least in Adele's eyes, was one of her heroes, Beyoncé calling her “THE British singer,” separating her from the rest of the pack. Her followup single “Chasing Pavements” earned Adele her first Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, beating out her former classmate Leona Lewis. It was also nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Even bigger than that, Adele also won Best New Artist. Now with a lot more pressure on her, Adele was ready to record her followup album Feeling the raw sting of a recent breakup, Adele reached out to Paul Epworth in October 2009 and immediately they headed into the studio. She brought him a ballad she had begun writing a couple years ago about a boy, which he felt needed to be stronger and more aggressive in its arrangement. With Epworth's help they channeled the anger she felt from her recent split and used some guitar riffs he had previously written down. As the two worked together, Adele began to feel her heart race, which became the beat of the song. The two of them came up with the verses and the chords of the song in under 15 minutes, with the rest only taking about two hours. This is the true story of Adele's iconic song 'Rolling in the Deep' with newly unearthed footage from Adele herself! Also contains clips from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_mj1CuXrPE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1wjMGosYa8  

We are pleased to bring to you the August 2023 guest speaker from the Whitechapel Society: Trevor Spinage-Paradise by way of Kensal Green In this VIDEO PODCAST presentation, Trevor Spinage takes us on a tour of the Big 7 London cemeteries-Kensal Green, Brompton, West Norwood, Nunhead, Tower Hamlets, Abney Park and Highgate. www.whitechapelsociety.com

Our Special Guest this week is Richard Garlick, Editor of Planning Resource Magazine. Decisions of the Week: Decision of the Secretary of State dated 26th August 2022 on a recovered appeal granting planning permission for the use of a site in West Norwood as a metal recycling and management facility in the London Borough of Lambeth. Decision of an inspector dated 2 September 2022 dismissing an appeal of Cooper Estates Strategic Land Ltd against the refusal by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council for the development of a C2 care community for 108 units of accommodation on a greenfield site in the Green Belt. VSC not found. Decision of an inspector dated 31st August 2022 allowing an against the refusal of Central Bedfordshire Council for a C2 Care village of up to 181 dwellings on a greenfield site, raising issues about impact of the landscape and 5 yr housing land supply. Decision of an inspector dated 25th August 2022 allowing appeal against the refusal by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council of an application by HG Group on a brownfield site for its redevelopment for 289 C3 units and community hub (Use Class E/F) landscaping, access & car parking. Issues raised around design, character & appearance, impacts on designated heritage assets, mix & sustainability. For more information and resources, please visit our website.

Shadow Education Minister Helen Hayes says it's not about the ministerial code - Conservative MPs need to refer the Prime Minister to the standards committee. The Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood tells Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts, Boris Johnson's government is 'utterly vacant'. Plus, how would Europe cope with the sudden termination of Russian gas and what would be the knock-on effect for the U.K.? Caspian Conran from energy consultancy Baringa Partners tells us in the short-term the mutual dependence will probably continue, as the costs would be so prohibitive for both sides. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new series in which Millwall fan and journalist Neil Fissler discusses two early Millwall Athletic pioneers - Bill Voisey and Bert Lipsham - with yours truly ...SHOW NOTESBill Voisey 1891-1962Right-half ‘Banger Voisey'Born on the Isle of DogsTenacious ball winner with a fierce shot Decorated in the RFA in Belgium DCM, MM & CdeG BEngland Victory international v Wales 1919Scored Millwall's first goal in the Football League 1920FA tour of South Africahttps://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2019/09/19/bill-voisey-the-millwall-footballer-from-cubitt-town/Bert Lipsham - 1878-1932 (Herbert Broughall Lipsham)Born in Chester - educated at the King's School in Chester - founded by Henry VIIIWon the FA Cup with Sheffield United 1902England international v Wales 1902Football League v Irish LeagueSigned for the Lions in time for the start of 1910-11 (last games on the Isle of Dogs - played on the wing in the first game at Cold Blow Lane 0-1 v Brighton)Outside-Left - 85 apps - 13 goals.Millwall Player Manager 1910 - 13Then manager to 1918Richard Lindsay describes his appointment as being seen as ‘significant' at the time.‘A quiet, unassuming and well-behaved young man, he was famous for his hard-hit crosses, which produced a lot of goals for his central strikers. ‘His first game as Millwall Manager was a 0-3 loss to Clapton Orient in the Dubonnet Cup, played in Paris 1910As a manager Lipsham steered Millwall away from Southern League relegation to 8th position 1911-12, then 6th 1912-13.Made some important signings as manager, inc full back Jack Fort and goalscorer Wally Davis.He managed the club during the difficult years of the First World War, playing in the London Combination.Served briefly post-war at Millwall ‘in an advisory capacity', before leaving for West Norwood, Northfleet then on to Canada where he became involved in the development of football. He had no luck across the ocean and lost a hand in a timber-yard accident, before dying in a train crash 1932.He also had a tobacconist shop at 142 Bramall Lane.Lipsham was a member of the first management committee of the PFA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new series in which Millwall fan and journalist Neil Fissler discusses two early Millwall Athletic pioneers - Bill Voisey and Bert Lipsham - with yours truly ...SHOW NOTESBill Voisey 1891-1962Right-half ‘Banger Voisey’Born on the Isle of DogsTenacious ball winner with a fierce shot Decorated in the RFA in Belgium DCM, MM & CdeG BEngland Victory international v Wales 1919Scored Millwall’s first goal in the Football League 1920FA tour of South Africahttps://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2019/09/19/bill-voisey-the-millwall-footballer-from-cubitt-town/Bert Lipsham - 1878-1932 (Herbert Broughall Lipsham)Born in Chester - educated at the King’s School in Chester - founded by Henry VIIIWon the FA Cup with Sheffield United 1902England international v Wales 1902Football League v Irish LeagueSigned for the Lions in time for the start of 1910-11 (last games on the Isle of Dogs - played on the wing in the first game at Cold Blow Lane 0-1 v Brighton)Outside-Left - 85 apps - 13 goals.Millwall Player Manager 1910 - 13Then manager to 1918Richard Lindsay describes his appointment as being seen as ‘significant’ at the time.‘A quiet, unassuming and well-behaved young man, he was famous for his hard-hit crosses, which produced a lot of goals for his central strikers. ‘His first game as Millwall Manager was a 0-3 loss to Clapton Orient in the Dubonnet Cup, played in Paris 1910As a manager Lipsham steered Millwall away from Southern League relegation to 8th position 1911-12, then 6th 1912-13.Made some important signings as manager, inc full back Jack Fort and goalscorer Wally Davis.He managed the club during the difficult years of the First World War, playing in the London Combination.Served briefly post-war at Millwall ‘in an advisory capacity’, before leaving for West Norwood, Northfleet then on to Canada where he became involved in the development of football. He had no luck across the ocean and lost a hand in a timber-yard accident, before dying in a train crash 1932.He also had a tobacconist shop at 142 Bramall Lane.Lipsham was a member of the first management committee of the PFA. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

JANA (JANAGAN) ALAGARAJAH was born in Sri Lanka to Tamil parents. In the 1990s they fled to London on an emergency visa from Amnesty International. Jana was 3 years old. He grew up in the UK and is a doctor of medicine. In 2016 he cycled the Pacific Coast from Vancouver to Tijuana with an urn and a pannier full of tea. He raised over £3,000 for the Save The Children’s Child Refugee Crisis Appeal and through drinking tea, a strong link to a shared humanity, he facilitated discussions with people along the Pacific Coast with the aim of debunking some of the myths surrounding migration. He believes most people have some kind of migration story in them.   THIS IS JANA’S UNIQUE STORY ABOUT LONDON, THE WORLD AND LIFE.   “It’s a hard city to be in unless you have your tribe, Or you have a sense of the people that you can trust, And people that you enjoy spending time with, Whoever you are, there’s going to be a space for you.”   JANA’S SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS… Jana can be found on Instagram: @regfugeecycleride https://www.instagram.com/refugeecycleride/?hl=en Jana’s Just Giving page was: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/refugeecycleride  You can DONATE to SAVE THE CHILDREN at https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/   ABOUT THIS PODCAST... Information About Your Podcast Host Emma, and Travelling Through can be found at: https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/ The Travelling Through Jingle was written and produced by the lovely Mariska Martina https://www.mariskamartina.com/ Show notes 007 JANA ALAGARAJAH can be found at this link https://travellingthrough.podbean.com   Thanks to The Great North Wood Pub – in West Norwood - for hosting this week's podcast recording location. https://www.thegreatnorthwood.co.uk/

While practising social distancing, Steph and Andrea have been exploring local sites in London such as one of the the Magnificent Seven cemeteries in West Norwood. After taking a photo in the cemetery, the discussion turned to photo etiquette; when is it OK to take a photo and when is it not?If you want to help our podcast grow, you can subscribe, leave a 5-star review, follow us on social media and become a Patreon donor. Every little bit helps us grow!- Patreon: www.patreon.com/ShitIveLearnedAbroadPod- Facebook: www.facebook.com/shitivelearnedabroadpod- Twitter: www.twitter.com/shitabroadpod- Instagram: www.instagram.com/shitabroadpodTheme music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lisa chats to South London girl Poppy, owner of Hairdresser's and pop-up art gallery POP West Norwood in South London. We discuss how loads more women are embracing going grey and if you want to, How to do it. We talk about hot hair trends for 2019 and the best products to use for untameable Hair.

S3, Ep 6. In this episode: Social clubs Cider at the Rusty Bucket Free games at the Montague Arms A night in Madrid Holiday in Hyrule Skehan's The search for paid employment The Corporate Deserter on finance A Moment of Silence Pub and beer news from Kidbrooke, Catford, Peckham, Brockley, West Norwood, Hither Green, Streatham and East Dulwich Other news Book Corner: Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Deserter School: Work Letter from the World Social Media Scene Something about Goldilocks This podcast incorporates audio from the following contributors to Freesound: Robinhood76 freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/97915/ soundmary freesound.org/people/soundmary/sounds/196671/

An hour long special for Christmas. This episode features interviews with photographer Peter Ashworth who photographed some of the most iconic 80's album covers. Garry then talks to Antonio who was one of the members of staff who helped with the move into the new Thamesreach Hostel, Martha Jones House. Over in West Norwood, we talk to Ross the Manager of the homeless charity Emmaus and finally over in Mile End, Garry visits Barts Hospital Radio to talk to the Manager Ian about how hospital radio has changed over the years. Music and this episode are from Tony and the Garry Gooden singers. Merry Christmas.

In this episode, Garry talks to Lesley from the unique Puppet Planet shop on the Wandsworth Road. This is followed by a trip to West Norwood to visit ex Thamesreach resident Clint who has recently moved into shared accommodation. Then we hear from Yvonne, an outreach worker at the Waterloo Project. Finally, another trip to Trafalgar Square to hear from an amazing street performer Jonathan. Performances this episode are from Peter and Mark.

The "Everything you need to know about raising testosterone" episode with West Norwood, MPA-C. Includes a punch list of 5 natural testosterone boosters, along with an outstanding overview of testosterone, how it works, and how you can raise your levels naturally or with professional help.See the show notes, links and resources at https://dirobi.com

Finally, on October 24 with only two days to go in the book, we get to discuss the actual riddle of ‘The Riddle of the Sands’. Lloyd notDavies uses his train timetables to get us to Esens. Minus a moustache, Tim notCarruthers points out the cultural highlights of this ancient Frisian town. And then both men argue at length about the proper use of canals. Finally the talk turns to the significance of submarines. First, a plug for our Unbound project. Just £25 will get you a beautiful ROTS Handbook, an ebook, an audiobook and access to the month-long online adventure in September. (02:00) https://unbound.co.uk/books/riddle-of-the-sands We start the podcast proper, as we often do, by referring to train timetables (05:19). We discover it isn’t as easy to get to Esens by rail as it was one hundred years ago. We find the humblest guesthouse in Esens where we can eat wurst and drink beer (10:29); Tim notCarruthers tells tales of the Frisian pirate Junkers Balthasar (16:35) and, friend of Wagner, Theodore Thomas (17:29). A long conversation about canals ensues (20:35) including: memories of the newsreader Peter Sissons (21:32); the geological history of Frisia (23:20); a canoeing trip down the Bensertief (27:30); German enthusiasm for navigable canal-building (29:15); the plan to ‘kill’ Rotterdam (30:42); how to get from Bensersiel to Aurich by barge (the long way round) (32:43). We return to last podcast’s subject - the villainous engineer Böhme (38:12). If he hails from Bremen and is a submarine engineer, he can only have worked at one place. Tim notCarruthers follows this clue back to West Norwood (41:58), and ends up talking about an American-Irish engineer who imust have been known to Childers(43:03). Club Business: Brian offers us a chance to row in the North Sea (45:18); Pat also talks rowing, and his brief time as a hero (47:33); Jeff gives us a chance to tell you about the mysterious annotated 1920s edition of ‘The Riddle of the Sands’ which has inspired this whole project(49:07). MUSIC CREDITS Great Open Sea by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society/none_given_1098/12_-_Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society_-_Great_Open_Sea Flying Dutchman Overture by Wagner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqezCR_XzaI

How's it going? Hoje eu falo pra vocês sobre uma pessoa que conheci no fim de semana: a black cab driver. Transcrição How's it going? This is the new episode of the Inglês Online podcast. Please subscribe to this podcast using the Podcasts app for iPhone or iPad, or listen to the episodes using the Inglesonline Android app. a black cab in London Thanks for all the comments at the iTunes store and if you haven't yet left a comment for this podcast please do so: the more comments for the Inglês Online podcast, the more people will find out about it and listen to the episodes. Thank you for telling your friends, your neighbours, your family and keep listening. Today I'm gonna tell you about an acquaintance I made over the weekend. I went for a guided walk in central London, with a group, and as we waited for other people to arrive at the meeting point I struck up a conversation with this guy David. He was born and raised in London, and now lives near Heathrow airport. He told me that he will soon be moving to a nice area further up north. I then asked him about what his commute was going to be like after he moved house, and he said that it doesn't really matter since he drives a black cab. So that's his occupation: he drives a black cab. He told me that he had to pass a test in order to be qualified as a black cab driver. He studied for three years - yes, that's three years - to prepare for the exam. Just to give you an idea, David had to memorise over three hundred routes in London. Basically, you've got to know the map of London by heart, as well as all the important landmarks and buildings. Twenty-five thousand streets... How about that? In London you have the choice of black cabs and mini-cabs. Black cabs are the more expensive option and now I understand why. The driver of a black cab is highly qualified and chances are better that, you know, you're not going to be ripped off or run into any sort of trouble. With that said, there are good reputable minicab firms as well - but it's a lot easier to become a minicab driver than it is to be licensed and qualified to be a black cab driver, so... It's just less risky to hop into a black cab than a minicab. While we were walking, I told David where I live in London - it's an area called West Norwood which most people haven't heard of, but he obviously knew immediately where it was. Not only that, but he knew there was a somewhat famous cemetery in West Norwood, and he ended up giving me a few tips on local attractions that I could visit. David then told me about his trip to the United States a while ago. I think he visited seven or eight cities, and his favourite one was New York, and the least favourite one was San Francisco. So there you go: now you know a little bit about the life of a black cab driver in London. What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments and talk to you next time!   Vocabulário a guided walk = uma caminhada com um(a) guia, que vai comentando os pontos de interesse durante o passeio struck up a conversation = comecei a conversar after he moved house = depois que ele mudasse de casa commute = "viagem" ou trajeto, geralmente para o trabalho (e do trabalho para casa) be ripped off = ser explorado   Further reading about The Knowledge, London's legendary taxi-driver test Como taxistas adquirem The Knowledge (exame de qualificação) Photo credit: James Barrett under Creative Common  

How's it going? Hoje eu falo pra vocês sobre uma pessoa que conheci no fim de semana: a black cab driver. Transcrição How's it going? This is the new episode of the Inglês Online podcast. Please subscribe to this podcast using the Podcasts app for iPhone or iPad, or listen to the episodes using the Inglesonline Android app. a black cab in London Thanks for all the comments at the iTunes store and if you haven't yet left a comment for this podcast please do so: the more comments for the Inglês Online podcast, the more people will find out about it and listen to the episodes. Thank you for telling your friends, your neighbours, your family and keep listening. Today I'm gonna tell you about an acquaintance I made over the weekend. I went for a guided walk in central London, with a group, and as we waited for other people to arrive at the meeting point I struck up a conversation with this guy David. He was born and raised in London, and now lives near Heathrow airport. He told me that he will soon be moving to a nice area further up north. I then asked him about what his commute was going to be like after he moved house, and he said that it doesn't really matter since he drives a black cab. So that's his occupation: he drives a black cab. He told me that he had to pass a test in order to be qualified as a black cab driver. He studied for three years - yes, that's three years - to prepare for the exam. Just to give you an idea, David had to memorise over three hundred routes in London. Basically, you've got to know the map of London by heart, as well as all the important landmarks and buildings. Twenty-five thousand streets... How about that? In London you have the choice of black cabs and mini-cabs. Black cabs are the more expensive option and now I understand why. The driver of a black cab is highly qualified and chances are better that, you know, you're not going to be ripped off or run into any sort of trouble. With that said, there are good reputable minicab firms as well - but it's a lot easier to become a minicab driver than it is to be licensed and qualified to be a black cab driver, so... It's just less risky to hop into a black cab than a minicab. While we were walking, I told David where I live in London - it's an area called West Norwood which most people haven't heard of, but he obviously knew immediately where it was. Not only that, but he knew there was a somewhat famous cemetery in West Norwood, and he ended up giving me a few tips on local attractions that I could visit. David then told me about his trip to the United States a while ago. I think he visited seven or eight cities, and his favourite one was New York, and the least favourite one was San Francisco. So there you go: now you know a little bit about the life of a black cab driver in London. What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments and talk to you next time!   Vocabulário a guided walk = uma caminhada com um(a) guia, que vai comentando os pontos de interesse durante o passeio struck up a conversation = comecei a conversar after he moved house = depois que ele mudasse de casa commute = "viagem" ou trajeto, geralmente para o trabalho (e do trabalho para casa) be ripped off = ser explorado   Further reading about The Knowledge, London's legendary taxi-driver test Como taxistas adquirem The Knowledge (exame de qualificação) Photo credit: James Barrett under Creative Common

Here's a quick question that will make you wonder: which son of Maine has affected more lives upon the planet than any other? Seems like a silly idea, really, perhaps because there is no real way to answer such a subjective question. In the arts we have Stephen King, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edwin Arlington Robinson. In sports we have Louis Sockalexis, Cindy Blodgett, and Joan Benoit. Our political influence includes Lincoln's first vice-president, Hannibal Hamlin, the hero of Little Round Top, Joshua Chamberlain, and Margaret Chase Smith. For inventors, though, I believe there is a clear choice. Yes, Milton Bradley was born in Vienna, Maine. He invented games we still play and was the first person to print kindergarten materials in the country. Yes, we have Chester Greenwood, our beloved inventor of the earmuff. We even have Alvin Lombard, who invented the rolling track we see on snowmobiles and tanks. Of course, we can't forget L.L. Bean, the fellow who finally invented a waterproof boot. But to say that any of these inventors' creations changed the world for the majority of humans on the planet might be forcing the issue. There is one man, however, whose life changed the world for almost everyone. His contribution impacted peoples' lives so intensely, so devastatingly, that many will never be able to forget, or even to forgive him. His name is Hiram Maxim. During his time on earth he was responsible for 221 patents. Named a knight by by Queen Victoria and knighted by King Edward, he was known to royalty and world leaders. H.G. Wells was a great personal friend. He knew and spent time with the Wright Brothers. His patents include curling irons, amusement park rides, steam pumps, light bulbs and flying machines - all fairly important and mostly benign inventions, making the world a better place. So what on earth could this inventor from Sangerville, Maine have created that links him so inextricably with human suffering and bloody death? The same invention that links him inextricably with national defense and sovereignty. Hiram Maxim is the inventor of the first portable, fully automatic, self-loading and self-firing machine gun. How a poor boy from the wilds of Maine could have invented such a device and how he rose to such prominence is a fascinating tale, a true Horatio Alger story. Born in a humble shack by the side of the road near a brook at Brockway's Mills, Maine,  Hiram began life as the son of a poor farmer and found as he grew that he was good at working with his hands, tinkering and making things work. Born in 1840, he and his brother Hudson lived in the wilds of the northern woods and found that hunting, fishing and farming were his main interests as he grew. There wasn't much else to do. He was adept with his hands and the use of tools. One day, he and his brother stood on a boulder on the edge of the family farm in Sangerville and each vowed that one day, they would be successful and wealthy men, a vow that ultimately saw fruition. At fourteen, he apprenticed out to a carriage-maker in East Corinth and was a handy hand at small boat-building. He invented a new mousetrap that kept the grist mill in Abbott free from vermin. But was too humble and quiet a place for his roaming mind and he left it to move to Fitchburg, Massachusetts to work at his uncle's machine works. During his time in there, he found work as a draftsman and an instrument maker and it seemed that nothing he put his mind to eluded him. He disliked working with others and found solace only in situations where he was ultimately in charge. When the Civil War broke out, Hiram refused to enlist. He would not become involved in that conflagration for moral reasons. He did not believe in war as a way to solve humanity's problems.  How strange that in years to come,  in the war to end all wars, his contribution would lead to more casualties than any other human on the planet. His brother Hudson Maxim was a skilled inventor in his own right, but his specialty was explosives and he put his considerable talent to the task of solving one of the most perplexing problems of modern war. At the time, gunpowder produced a cloud of impenetrable white on the battlefield and very soon after the firing commenced, confusion ensued. Soldiers could barely see the person next to them, let alone the enemy a hundred yards away. The gunpowder also left heavy residue that could gum up the workings of the mechanism. The government was eager to find a replacement for the old recipe for gunpowder, one that would give them the advantage on any battlefield. Hudson delivered and we do not know how much he was assisted by his brother Hiram, but there was a major falling out between them over the patent. Hudson had the greater knowledge when it came to chemicals and ordinance, but when the patent was applied for from the patent office, the applicant only wrote the name "H. Maxim" was on the form. Hiram claimed smokeless powder for his own. Hudson disagreed, claiming that he was the rightful inventor. Though we may never know which of the brothers created smokeless powder, it was enough to split the two men apart for the rest of their lives. Shortly after this, Hiram Maxim left the shores of America to work for the US Electric Lighting Company in London. He found life in Britain very much to his liking and he would eventually give up his United States citizenship to become a naturalized British citizen. His fortunes grew, as did his creativity. He created the world's first automatic sprinkler system that not only put out the fire but notified the local firehouse, though there was little commercial interest in the invention. Riveting machines, inventions that prevented the rolling of ships at sea, and pine-menthol inhalers to assist those with asthma were all ideas he brought to the world. He dabbled and tinkered and was generally successful, but he was still restless and nowhere near as wealthy as he would like. But then, in 1882, he met another ex-patriot while visiting Vienna, Austria who gave him a piece of advice that would change the world. He said to Hiram, "Hang your chemistry and electricity! If you want to make a pile of money, invent something that will enable these Europeans to cut each others' throats with greater facility." It was the seed that grew into a nightmare. Maxim lived in a rather palatial country house in West Norwood. It was there that he threw his mind to the task of creating an efficient killing machine, one that would make him fabulously wealthy. The Gatling Gun, invented for the Union Army during the American Civil War by Richard Gatling, was the world's best known rapid-fire weapon. It's cyclical nature meant that the barrels did not overheat as long as it was not fired any higher than a certain rate. Perhaps its most problematic issue was that it was extremely heavy and once in place, it tended to stay there for the duration of the battle. Something lighter and faster was in Maxim's mind. Hiram Maxim had spent his youth hunting bears in the Maine woods and he recalled the kickback that the large caliber rifles gave his young shoulder whenever he fired. His genius lay in the idea that the force of the kickback, if properly harnessed, might be used to load the next bullet. It might even be used to have the gun actually fire itself, in effect, pulling its own trigger. The new smokeless powder that he may or may not have had a hand inventing meant almost no gumming up of the mechanism and with the later addition of a water jacket to act a radiator of heat for the barrel, Hiram Maxim found himself the proud inventor of a rifle that was capable of firing bullets over and over again with accuracy until the bullets ran out. Maxim founded his company based upon the promise of this new weapon. With financial backing from railroad tycoon and steel foundry owner Edward Vickers, "Maxim, Son & Vickers" began creating the gun in the mid 1880s. The American friend's advice had been sound. European governments bought so many automatic machine guns that the foundry ran day and night. Though he lost credit for the invention of the light bulb to Edison, he would now forever be remembered as the man who singlehandedly created the automatic rifle. Hiram Maxim had made the fortune and gained the fame that he and his brother vowed to achieve long ago on the boulder on the edge of property in Sangerville, Maine. In June of 1890, the tall, white-haired and nearly deaf inventor and entrepreneur found his way back to his roots. He returned to the place where he grew up to meet with old friends and show the folks how he had fared in life. He brought one of his automatic rifles with him. Word of his visit quickly circulated and a rather large crowd gathered on the June day on the hill looking down on Dexter's Lake Wassokeag. His aim was a demonstration of his invention to the locals, but this would also notably be the first time an automatic self-loading, modern machine gun would be fired anywhere in North America. With a grateful crowd's silence, he announced that he would discharge the weapon first, and then others could have a 'shot' at it. All was ready and he gently squeezed the trigger, pointing the weapon at the same spot on the ground without moving it, effectively digging a hole. The gun fired at a rate of 666 shots a minute, a truly coincidental number for an invention that would later be called, "The Devil's Paintbrush." Then, he told the audience to imagine an army trying to run up at them from the edge of the lake. He squeezed the trigger again, but this time he swept the aim of the weapon back and forth along the shore, shots ringing, water splashing, clods of dirt flung high into the air. One gun, he claimed, could lay an invading force low very quickly. Though it had not yet been used in battle, his prediction was frighteningly accurate. Next, he asked for Mrs. Bryant to come try her hand at the machine gun, probably because she was the oldest person present from the town. Then, his cousin Caroline Maxim True, had her turn at the trigger. Then, the show was over. He informed the crowd that it was expensive to fire the thing, costing him over $14.00 a minute.  He traveled the landscape of his youth for another week or so before returning to England where, in 1900, Queen Victoria would recommend him for a knighthood, though it was her son Edward who would eventually knight the boy from Sangerville. His weapon had proven itself in the Russo-Japanese War and several smaller British conflicts. Those in power who had possession of the new weapon were confident that it would give them the advantage in the next conflict. Soon enough, the Great War would begin. Since his machine gun had been in service for over twenty-five years, it had been made and copied over and over again by other arms factories throughout Europe and America. Variants of the Maxim gun were used by both sides in World War I.  Though his invention would be used by the ground troops extensively, it would be attached to the newly invented tank and to the the aircraft flying the skies above the lines in France.How does one calculate the amount of human carnage caused by a weapon that could also cut down trees? How many of the 9 million combatants and 8 million civilian casualties of that war died from a bullet fired from a Maxim-designed gun? One need only look at the Battle of the Somme. On the first day of this battle, over 60,000 men died, 85% of them by machine gun fire. The other battles follow suit. Some historians have subtitled World War I as the "machine gun " war.  The boy from Sangerville who as a lad had designed a mousetrap that rid the mill in Abbot, Maine entirely of its infestation, was the man who also made it possible for the nations of Europe to embark upon wholesale slaughter on the battlefield. Most of the deaths of World War One can be directly attributed to machine gun fire and man's blind indifference to his fellow man. As he sat at his table sipping his coffee and reading the lists of the fallen from his morning paper in West Norwood, did he ever cast his mind back to the quiet, tranquil setting of Sangerville Maine? Did he recall the pleasure with which he hunted bear and deer and did it ever concern him that his invention was at that moment taking the lives of millions? We will never know. Maxim was a man of his times and as a power-player, it is easy to think that he had no qualms about his invention. He might have liked the modern adage, "Guns don't kill people; people kill people." Sir Hiram Maxim died in his adopted homeland at Streathan on Nov. 24, 1916, at the age of 77. The only formal education he ever had was from five years in the one-room schoolhouse of Sangerville, Maine, but his informal education made him the epitome of the term 'damned Yankee.' It can be easily argued that no other son of Maine has ever affected the world to the extent that this one man has with his creative mind and his gift of the automatic weapon, the "Devil's Paintbrush." Bibliography Bangor Daily News "Maine's Hiram Maxim lead rags to riches life but remembered Yankee roots" 11-19-1975 Sir Hiram Maxim Biography - Sangerville Public Library Hiram Maxim - Wikipedia Article Encyclopedia Britannica Article - Hiram Maxim PBS - They Made America Series entry - Hiram Maxim PHOTO CREDIT: Wikipedia Commons

In Episode 21 of Breaking Walls, we sit down with London-based graphic designer and visual artist Kieron Lewis for a chat about the many interests he’s followed that have helped him push his career forward. It’s always good to be diverse. If you’ve got multiple interests, follow them! Sure, we definitely need to earn a living to survive, but it stands to reason that the more we follow things we’re interested in, the better chance we’ll have of using that inspiration to monetize our lives. If you’re working a job that you dislike, then it’s a “job.” If you’re earning a living doing something you love, then it’s just part of life. So follow those passions! At worst case, they’ll lead to fun extracurricular activities. Highlights • How Kieron’s upbringing helped him become confident and open-minded • What Kieron’s earliest artistic memories are • Why it’s so important to do things that you like to do and how it’s easy to forget that • Why so many of us are seeking adult-parallels to our collegiate experience • How you can take things you do in your free time and apply them to your job • Kieron volunteers at a monthly West Norwood market called “Feast.” How did he get involved? • Why is Feast so important to Kieron • Why getting out there and spending time with people is always a good thing • How being more fulfilled in his personal time has helped Kieron get new gigs • Why it’s so important, no matter how much you love your job, to diversify your interests • What’s next for Kieron and how he tries to plan ahead Kieron’s links: West Norwood Feast: http://westnorwoodfeast.com Feast’s twitter: https://twitter.com/WN_FEAST Feasts FB: https://www.facebook.com/wnfeast Kieron’s site: http://kieronlewis.com Kieron’s twitter: https://twitter.com/kieronanthonyl Follow The WallBreakers on soundcloud: @TheWallBreakers Subscribe to Breaking Walls on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wallbreakers/id924086880?mt=2

Many of the thousands of people buried under this South London Hill are people you've heard of. Find out about one of the Magnificent Seven Victorian burial plots and find your way down some overgrown steps to the catacombs.