81 Bonnington Square

Living in 81 Bonnington Square

Andy, Derek, Iggy, Chumbawamba members

Andy, Derek, Iggy, Chumbawamba members. 81 Bonnington Square

Lived in a wooden house in a yard. I borrowed Roland Barthes books from him.

Andy

Andy

Hamid

1985-Hamid's Passport Photo-Bonnington-Square

1984-Hamid-Derek-and-Lucys-baby-at-Bonnington-Square

Tony who ran the corner shop

Tony who ran the corner shop and sold single cigarettes.

Bonnington-Sq-Cat

1984-Bonnington-Sq-Cat

Bonnington Square Sketchbooks

1986 Sketchbook

1987-Bonnington-Square-Sketchbooks

Vauxhall Tavern

1987-03-Vauxhall-Tavern-taken-by-Joyce

Bonnington-Square-House-Cake

1984-Bonnington-Square-House-Cake

Bonnington-Square-Roof-Garden

1984-Bonnington-Square-Roof-Garden

Bonnington-Square-Squat

1984-Bonnington-Square-Squat

References

Bonnington Square is right in the heart of London, just two minutes walk from the river and just ten minutes from the Houses of Parliament. In the early eighties the one hundred houses of the Square were all squatted, forming a bohemian community from all around the world.The squat had two community gardens, a cafe, a wholefood shop, a nightclub, a newsletter and even a milkbar. Although it is no longer squatted, there are still many low rent housing cooperatives, and the cafe and the gardens are still collectively run, and the Square is now a model of a modern sustainable urban community.