ben's interweb

[Jess send these emails and photos...]

It was tipping it down yesterday so I went over to Kilburn today instead. Sad to report that the rune graffiti has been scrubbed off the inside of the lift at Ryde house. You can just about make out the outline of where it once was below (it used to be painted in white):



I ended up wandering about inside the block and the surrounding areas and took some pictures on my camera - they're in this folder if you wanted to see: [Kilburn revisited] (I'm sure you'll recognise lots of it!) It was strange to walk around a place that was home for a while but it brought up some lovely memories.

Sending lots of love,

xxx Jess

Really good photos, Jess!! You compose them really interestingly, and make grotty, dirty Kilburn actually look bright and colourful and attractive...but also, as you said, heart-wrenching, especially the two of those top floor balconies...

Thank you Jess - I really appreciate them: do you think others who visited Ben in Kilburn would have the same reaction?  (I.e. shall I BenWeb them?)

Axxx

Happy for you to add to BenWeb if you think others might be interested. Your comment about making grotty Kilburn look bright and attractive sort of mirrors how living there with Ben made me see it. It was (and still is) very dirty and rather smelly but Bens affection for the place rubbed off on me. I felt a good deal of fondness for it wandering about yesterday, especially going up in the lift and seeing the old front door - heartbreaking though it was…

Jess xxx

¡Que haya luz! Kerenza ha yeghes da! Dad/Andrew x