You’re a ghost on the highway And I’ll love you forever Ghost Highway by Mazzy Star The derelict station at the corner of Melton St. and Drummond St. is partially hidden behind construction fencing. The craftmanship on display is worth a closer look : purple red sang-de-boeuf terracotta tiles cover the boarded up ticket hall.… Read More
You haven’t been to London yet
I have been asked recently to reveal my top 5 places someone should be visiting in London in 2018. London is not just about the Big Ben (whose tower will be wrapped in scaffolding for another 3 years) or the Tower of London (I make some allowances, though, for those who like ravens), or even… Read More
The Walking City : How Futurism and Cold War paranoia inspired London’s most visionary architects
“…emerging through a cloud of fumes, the Hayward Gallery rose up on its giant insect-like legs, dust and debris crumbling around it, water from the severed pipes and electric cables crackling in the darkness below. Then a primal roar sounded from the building’s massive ventilation shafts, the sound of a concrete and steel beast, rising… Read More
The Other City : a poignant and thought-provoking walk around London’s Isle of Dogs
A poignant and thought-provoking walk around London’s East End Read More
A Clockwork Cabbage : London’s unusually scary museum dedicated to childhood
London’s unusually scary museum dedicated to childhood Read More
Le Châtelet Vanishings : Tales of darkness and mystery with a renowned vampirologist in Paris
Tales of darkness and mystery with a renowned vampirologist in Paris Read More