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Trespass in Battersea

  Trespass in Battersea ‘London Reclaim’, the name on the tug proclaimed, (pulling yellow containers on barges). In this sentiment, I felt the same; so many pathways curtailed that  I couldn’t even walk down Pumphouse lane.   No passage through, to the development of “Phase 2”, Unless driving a lorry to the waste transfer station. No route to the Thames Path and riverside, Without hard hat and constructive intent. Otherwise ‘No Pasaran, down the Pumphouse lane.   "You can better your photos on the other side where stand 250 shops, some of them open". Outdoor tables covered in an Astroturf fuzz. Why not let me stand in a lane named Pumphouse It would give me such a buzz.   Notices and signs that change the chemicals in my blood Evict the endorphins and scatter the serotonins. Hoardings proclaim venues, culture and art from wood. Yet no history from the Covid-closed Heritage Centre, and no chance of walking down Pumphouse (withou