# West Brompton

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#215 - The Woman in Red - Part Two of Two (West Brompton, London, UK)

This is Part Two of Two of The Woman in Red. At 5:40am on Thursday 6th May 1948, on the basement steps of 17 Finborough Road in West Brompton, the broken body of 26-year-old part time waitress and prostitute Winifred Mulholland was found. The Police initially assumed that she had been murdered else…

#191 - Lyn, Jan & Him (West Brompton, London, English)

Back in 1962, Flat D on the ground floor of 60 Redcliffe Square was a one-roomed lodging which was once the home and workplace of Lyn Bain & Jan Blake - two ladies with too many secrets. Given the era, they disguised their illegal lesbian relationship as merely a tempestuous friendship, but it woul…

Dance in the Media

It's time we spoke about models in pointe shoes, and dance movies. We cannot sit here silent anymore, our voices and opinions are being voiced... whether you wanted to hear them of not, and of course who else would we trust to gossip and complain with but our fantastic Damien Lee Stirk

Steam Dreams come through!

Heritage railway enthusiasts enjoyed a rare treat today (17th May) as a heritage steam locomotive chuffed through the Petersphere. The Hampshire Hills Lunchtime Tour - hauled by ex-LNER B1 class 61306 Mayflower - set off from West Brompton in south west London this morning before taking part in an…

#214 - The Woman in Red - Part One of Two (West Brompton, London, UK)

This is Part One of Two of The Woman in Red. At 5:40am on Thursday 6th May 1948, on the basement steps of 17 Finborough Road in West Brompton, the broken body of 26-year-old part time waitress and prostitute Winifred Mulholland was found. Missing for four days, and dead for almost one, the position…

#215 - The Woman in Red - Part Two of Two (West Brompton, London, UK)

This is Part Two of Two of The Woman in Red. At 5:40am on Thursday 6th May 1948, on the basement steps of 17 Finborough Road in West Brompton, the broken body of 26-year-old part time waitress and prostitute Winifred Mulholland was found. The Police initially assumed that she had been murdered else…

#191 - Lyn, Jan & Him (West Brompton, London, English)

Back in 1962, Flat D on the ground floor of 60 Redcliffe Square was a one-roomed lodging which was once the home and workplace of Lyn Bain & Jan Blake - two ladies with too many secrets. Given the era, they disguised their illegal lesbian relationship as merely a tempestuous friendship, but it woul…

Secondhand Embarrassment

Have you heard of secondhand embarrassment? Imagine you’re sitting on a train next to a toilet with an automatic opening door.  And then, for no reason, it starts to open.  Think this could never happen?For more information, check out show notes at https://www.battingthebreeze.com/secondhand-embarr…

#341 - London's Forgotten 'Gay Slayer' (W2, SW6, SW1 and SW10)

From the 31st of January 1980 to the 1st of August 1983, on neighbouring streets across the London postcodes of W2, SW6, with two in SW1 and two in SW10, six gay men were murdered - Henry Carr, Dr Richard Mercy, Carlos Mery-Squella, Anthony Bird, Harry Williams and Peter Arne. They were linked by d…

#341 - London's Forgotten 'Gay Slayer' (W2, SW6, SW1 and SW10)

From the 31st of January 1980 to the 1st of August 1983, on neighbouring streets across the London postcodes of W2, SW6, with two in SW1 and two in SW10, six gay men were murdered - Henry Carr, Dr Richard Mercy, Carlos Mery-Squella, Anthony Bird, Harry Williams and Peter Arne. They were linked by d…