Balham ¦ (2/6) ¦ Love Your London ¦ Tooting Bec, London Sewing Machine Museum, the Commons and Lido

We're back in Balham. Well, Tooting Bec to be precise. Tristán White and Sharon Crawford tell you about Tooting Bec station, and then visit the fascinating London Sewing Machine Museum (part of the Wimbledon Sewing Machine Company) where we are shown the two most expensive sewing machines in the world: one owned by Princess Victoria, the other one of the first to be invented (by Barthélemy Thimonnier). This is a really fascinating place and even if you couldn't care about sewing machines you will still enjoy it, thanks to the bubbly Lauren Rose who showed us around. We then visit the Heaver Estate, talk about muralist Richard Bagguley, and visit Tooting Commons, where we discover a piece of petrified forest dating from the late Jurassic period, and chat about the history of the famous Lido, the largest outdoor swimming pool in the UK.

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LINKS:

There are two ways of visiting online the London Sewing Machine Museum and the shop next door: https://www.craftysewer.com/ and http://www.wimsew.com/

To book the Lido or double-check the opening hours see https://www.placesleisure.org/centres...

Or if you would like to join the South London Swimming Club, go to https://www.slsc.org.uk/

Remember to check #SLSCLIDOTEMP on social media to find out the temperature of the water!

Artist Richard Bagguley's website is https://muralpainter.co.uk/
There is a two-part documentary about his on YouTube called "Heaven, Hell and Bagguley", check it out here:
Pt 1:    • Part 1. Heaven, Hell and Bagguley  
Pt 2:    • Part 2. Heaven, Hell and Bagguley  

To listen to the full version of Hanoi Rocks' "Tooting Bec Wreck", see here:    • Hanoi Rocks - Tooting Bec Wreck  
The clip from their gig in Tavastia that we use is incomplete but can be seen here:
   • Hanoi Rocks 10.4.2009 Tavastia - Tooting b...  

Our review of The War of the Worlds Immersive Experience can be seen here:
   • The War of the Worlds special ¦ Love Your ...  

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro - Balham episode 2 (Tooting Bec)
00:35 Tooting Bec station
07:45 London Sewing Machine Museum
20:39 Sewing and Craft Superstore
22:18 Heaver Estate and local legend Richard Bagguley
23:54 Tooting Commons
26:37 Petrified tree stump in the Common
28:11 Tooting Bec Lido

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