02 / Index6 Locations

PLACES.

A COLLECTION OF LOCATIONS, EACH VISITED OFTEN ENOUGH TO BE REMEMBERED.

Portrait in Elephant and Castle at dusk
Fig. 01THE PUB
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MY FAVOURITE PLACE ON EARTH TO SIT AND PEOPLE WATCH

No. 01

THE PUB

A LONG DAY'S REST.”

Every eve, on my own i head here to sit and enjoy the company of others who choose to do the same. Meeting people so alike.

Street mural in Elephant and Castle
Fig. 02WHERE WE SHOP
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A street that fits inside a single morning's errands.

No. 02

WHERE WE SHOP

EVERYTHING YOU NEED.”

THE Chinese supermarket to go to, friendly staff, and everything a second generation Chinese immigrant could dream of having. Shopping Home away from home.

Bar interior with soft pink walls and stools
Fig. 03EATERY
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The smell of the room, before the first cup is poured.

No. 03

EATERY

A TASTE OF SOUL.”

Pale sacks stacked against a warm wall. The same person, most mornings, weighing beans without looking up.

Cherries scattered on bright teal fabric
Fig. 04The Elephant Statue
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The meeting point that always makes you arrive first.

No. 04

THE ELEPHANT STATUE

WHERE I MATTER.”

Held up on red columns, looking south. A landmark you stop noticing, then notice again the day a friend arrives.

Modern Elephant and Castle building facade under blue sky
Fig. 05Mercato Metropolitano
Caption

A long table that keeps making room for one more chair.

No. 05

MERCATO METROPOLITANO

LIFELONG FRIENDS.”

String lights, long tables, a low ceiling of voices. You arrive for one thing and stay for the room.

Two people indoors holding a blender with fruit
Fig. 06Local Independent Businesses
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The shops that learn your order before they learn your name.

No. 06

LOCAL INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES

FRIENDLY NEIGHBOUR.”

Handwritten signage, a doorbell that needs a particular touch. The kind of places that remember what you bought last time.