Author Archive: View from the Mirror

Time Out blog: A complete history of Paddington station

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My latest piece for Time Out takes a look at the long history of Paddington station, featuring riots, royalty, ghost-trains and, of course bears…

Paddington bear tube

Please click here to read more.

Paddington station concourse

Paddington station concourse

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Candid Capital: Phone Box Lineup

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Phone Box Lineup

Phone boxes

A row of iconic red telephone boxes in Covent Garden, January 2016

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Time Out blog: Cold War London

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To coincide with the finale of German drama ‘Deutschland 83‘, my latest Time Out blog takes a look at 15 Cold War connections in London …including spies, sirens and bunkers. Please click here to read more.

The BT Tower

The BT Tower

 

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