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River Way from Blackwall Lane, taken in autumn 1998. The Pilot would have been out of shot on the right, I think. River Way, some time in 1998 – the Pilot would be on the left. Less than two years later, the Greenwich Peninsula was chosen as the site for the Millennium Experience. Two years after that, the street was gone, although the pub and the cottages remain. ![]() Remarkably, the Pilot’s landlord resisted offers to sell the place until well into the 21st century – it’s now owned by Fullers and was refurbished last year. The Pilot’s not marking the anniversary of its little entry into British pop history – it’s staging Shakespeare in its beer garden instead. Left and centre: The Thames-side end of River Way, spring 1998. The arrow was left behind by the Parklife crew. It’s hard to imagine what the peninsula was like before the turn of the century – and trying to get an accurate “then and now” record of what’s changed is impossible as the most of River Way is now being built upon. So the Parklife video is a reminder of a Greenwich that’s being erased before our eyes. This is River Way looking away from the Thames – you can see the silo of Tunnel Refineries in the background, which were demolished in 2010. Here’s an odd one out – this is the Sun-in-the-Sands roundabout at Blackheath. The pub and cottages are just behind, the buildings on the right are the remains of Blackwall Point Power Station. These shots were filmed on Ordnance Crescent, which was an emergency escape route for traffic which couldn’t fit in the Blackwall Tunnel. In some of these shots, you can see the grey hoardings of the Jubilee Line construction project, which had just begun. The street was closed off a few years back, and it’s now used as a vehicle inspection station. In those days, the Thames Path didn’t run all the way around the peninsula – walkers had to go via River Way and cross the A102 at the footbridge. There was a sign outside the pub reading “Riverside Walk East/ Riverside Walk West”, which inspired the sign in this scene. Don’t go for the beta version of the operating system that is not released yet.This is Boord Street, close to the Blackwall Tunnel approach. Well, the wisdom here is that if you depend on third-party drivers for normal functioning of your Mac. Thankfully, I had a second Mac that allowed me to create a bootable drive of macOS Catalina, and I went through the entire process again. After going through the installation process, I realized that the WiFi adapter drivers are not compatible with the new operating system. You can just go through the first tutorial and do both factory reset and fresh installation of the macOS operating system.Ī problem which is not related to Apple that I encountered was that I first tried installing macOS Big Sur Beta. So, I had to first create a bootable drive and then erase the Mac. The major issue with my computer was that I was using an external WiFi adapter. It might seem a bit hard at first, but if you follow the steps correctly, you won’t encounter any problem. My Experience on going through the ProcessĪpple has made the process seamless. Now boot your Mac while holding the option key, and it will show you the option for reinstalling the operating system. Just shut down your Mac and plug in the drive. Using the drive to reinstall macOS is simple. Release the keys when the Apple logo appears on the screen.Ĩ. To do that, shut down your Mac and then restart it while holding the CMD+R keys. ![]() The first step is to start your Mac in Recovery Mode. With that warning out of the way, let’s get started:ġ. And you won’t be able to recover the deleted data. That also means that you should create a backup of your data before proceeding with this tutorial as you will lose all your data. This is also handy when you are selling your Mac to someone as it ensures that no personal data is left on the device. If your Mac is showing its age or having problems, and you have tried all the troubleshooting methods, the final step is to reset it to its original state. ![]()
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