Time Out blog: 12 Londoners that will give you nightmares
My latest article for the Time Out London website is a Halloween special looking at 12 characters from London-based films, legends and literature…including pig-faced hybrids, razor-wielding barbers and much more. Please click here to read.
Candid Capital: The Garlic Seller
The Garlic Seller
A man peddles his wares on Newport Place, Chinatown. September 2016
Glimpse of the past… Parking on Belgrave Square, 1965
Belgrave Square, 1965 (image: London Illustrated News)
Snapped for the London Illustrated News in December 1965, this image of Belgrave Square shows just how much of a free-for-all parking in London used to be. Notice how many of the vehicles are boxed in; a common situation which, as the article accompanying this image says, often left drivers trapped “for hours.”
The image below depicts the approximate area as it appears today.
The cluttered parking spot today (image: Google street view)
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View from the Mirror 