The massive street level led advertising "towers" can get in the sea too

This cottage in Hertfordshire is yours to rent for £1450pm... ...as long as you don’t register to vote. What a red flag – landlords can't deny your democratic rights. The big surprise is that the letting agent thinks it’s okay to include in the advert www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

It's been reported that Red Dwarf creator Rob Grant has died. Well, smeg. :( www.ganymede.tv/2026/02/rob-...

"Labour will support the transition to electric vehicles by accelerating the roll out of charge points" (Labour 2024 manifesto). Still time though...

Rumours that Labour are bringing back Help to Buy. A moronic, idiotic policy that benefits volume developers and screws younger people as it pushes house prices far faster than wages. If they do it, shame on the likes of Matt Pennycook. He will deserve to lose his seat. Reprehensible policy.

A few photos from today

I've been out today taking hundreds of photos for posts on the website. Yep, hundreds. For me it's a source of pride to have genuine photos. Then you see big corporate sites use Google images. I do it on occasion but christ for them (Newsquest and Reach) it's all they do. Never out on the ground

Rumours that Labour are bringing back Help to Buy. A moronic, idiotic policy that benefits volume developers and screws younger people as it pushes house prices far faster than wages. If they do it, shame on the likes of Matt Pennycook. He will deserve to lose his seat. Reprehensible policy.

Rubbish pic but here's the towers on former biscuit factory in Bermondsey. Unlike vast majority of sites in London and the UK which are built out at a crawl, this is full on across the site. A welcome change. Like what we used to do post-war

Cllr Lawrence (Con) says the budget is "fiscally reckless" and "an insult to the taxpayers of Medway." We now have a cavalcade of Labour councillors talking up the budget, including plans to build a kennel and to celebrate Rochester Castle's 900th birthday. Hurrah.

They're happy to let in a convicted criminal who tried to previously enter the US illegally on someone else's passport? Shouldn't he be in the back of an ICE van for that?

Does he think they would get drugs like you get a letter from the King when you turn 100? "Happy 18th, here's your UK govt approved crack, love Keir"

Sir Keir reluctantly giving his son a big ol crack pipe for his 18th birthday because for some reason that’s now mandatory

Rapid daylight gains. Every day we’re gaining 3 minutes 52 seconds of daylight in London and therefore ~28 minutes every week. Not far away from max rate which is 3 minutes 58 seconds through mid March.

Thameslink rule out stopping at three skipped stations on the Woolwich line in areas of new housing. They said last year one of the three may be possible. www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/24/t...

Thameslink rule out stopping at three skipped stations on the Woolwich line in areas of new housing. They said last year one of the three may be possible. www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/24/t...

Greenwich reveal the location of 50 secure on-street cycle hangers. Not to be confused with e-bike parking locations also recently revealed www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/24/s...

New plan for housing at Aladdin's Cave site in former Lewisham Hill station www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/24/l...

New plan for housing at Aladdin's Cave site in former Lewisham Hill station www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/24/l...

It happened whilst he was still alive, that's lightning quick for a member of the ruling class

Greenwich reveal the location of 50 secure on-street cycle hangers. Not to be confused with e-bike parking locations also recently revealed www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/24/s...

Station upgrade at Hither Green

So... Sulis Hospital, Bath, providing NHS services. An out-of-town site, an unused bus stop in the road outside it & despite various web sites saying the hospital is on half a dozen bus routes, all but one of those involve a ¾ mile walk from where said buses actually stop.

Contactless rail journey zone is being expanded to more Greater Anglia stations from next month - including to Stansted. www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/23/g...

A rare trip on the Bakerloop bus. It was dark so no pics but a few developments stood out. Work on site opposite Lidl (where a Bakerloo line station proposed) underway for approved towers. Also site near Asda has come on a long way. Tube extension really is needed

The 1989 Sony D-Z555 is gorgeous

I was listening to RadMac on catch up and they played REM. Now listening to a playlist and christ what a wonderful band. I saw them only once around 2008. I'd LOVE to see them again. More than any band. Just a sublime back catalogue (ignore around the sun)

Retail park in Lewisham set for redevelopment. Keep searching Lewisham planning site for details but as yet no luck.

Remember a documentary on the breakup of Yugoslavia. One of the interviewees had been a nightclub DJ. He spoke about how they used to laugh at all these macho medallion men in the club, and then one morning they woke up and these guys were in the street with guns and they ran the country now.

Station upgrade at Hither Green

Been a busy week out and about researching and taking photos for the website. Much going on. Managed to write up lots about what councils are getting up to. Support independent sites like the Murky Depths covering things no one else is www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

Been a busy week out and about researching and taking photos for the website. Much going on. Managed to write up lots about what councils are getting up to. Support independent sites like the Murky Depths covering things no one else is www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

* that * is a landmark? hmm. and also illustrates how the 'pedestrian safety' idea of having a barrier at the kerb for a long stretch can have unintended consequences of people being stuck outside the barrier...

Greenwich Council to privatise parking and traffic enforcement. A recently elected Labour govt. A Labour council. Privatisation goes on. Labour/Tory same old same old? www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/19/g...

Free bus use on three routes through both the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels extended www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/20/t...

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Hither Green station upgrade coming along well. One of a few towns I've been today taking photos for the Murky Depths. If anyone can donate to support the site please do. Ad income is awful

Out a few times this week for research on future website posts. If you like the Murky Depths please do help support the site here www.patreon.com/c/themurkyde...

Good news! The grotty streets and public realm around Plumstead station are to be improved after 10-15 years of talk. www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/20/s...

Went to see Lewisham public realm changes are shaping up. This is a stinker. Grotty brown fence AKA a "landmark" welcome sign. It aint

Hither Green station upgrade coming along well. One of a few towns I've been today taking photos for the Murky Depths. If anyone can donate to support the site please do. Ad income is awful

Out and about today enjoying a wonderful new mud-free central London walk from Bazalgette Embankment at Blackfriars to Battersea Power Station via Tyburn Quay, the Isle of Effra, Effra Quay and Heathwall Quay. Rain mostly held off. New spaces, art and sculpture really fab.

Had to chuckle as Greenwich Council leader presented a little video about yet another plan on Abbey wood, Thamesmead + Plumstead's future. Standing at a public realm upgrade installed in 2015. Greenwich Council set about ruining it in 2016. Dumped asphalt down rather than maintain.

Good news! The grotty streets and public realm around Plumstead station are to be improved after 10-15 years of talk. www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/20/s...

Out a few times this week for research on future website posts. If you like the Murky Depths please do help support the site here www.patreon.com/c/themurkyde...

Free bus use on three routes through both the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels extended www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/20/t...

Greenwich Council look set to privatise parking and traffic enforcement according to a report that appeared today www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/19/g...

Greenwich Council look set to privatise parking and traffic enforcement according to a report that appeared today www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/02/19/g...

A 1990 plan for north Thamesmead. Ideas about a cinema, ice skating, club, bars, bowling etc. Car centric retail sheds very much the plan too (much of that was built). New homes in the north are also nothing new. Before that in the '60s a marina was planned.

A 1990 plan for north Thamesmead. Ideas about a cinema, ice skating, club, bars, bowling etc. Car centric retail sheds very much the plan too (much of that was built). New homes in the north are also nothing new. Before that in the '60s a marina was planned.