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Goodge Street
A politics of formulas, reading from the same script, here and there a word has faded, or been erased and a new one fitted in; but it’s a schema. Faces are airbrushed from the record. There is a sub-text of the embrace of loneliness, the strange day dreams that so many conjure up but express…
Take to the Streets
There are three themes to this walk, housing, labour and capital. They will be interwoven into the fabric of the streets. We will visit four housing estates built by the London County Council and so we will start with a little history. 1 The London County Council A number of key determinants combined to facilitate…
London Belongs to Me – or does it?
London Belongs to Me is the name of a rather good book by Norman Collins. It’s a rambling novel about London life before, during and after the Blitz with a cast of strong and intriguing characters. Who could write a book today with such a name? The film of the book is much chopped and…
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