Category Archives: Tales From the Terminals

My next book….

By View from the Mirror on April 10, 2019 | 4 Comments

I’m very pleased to announce that I recently secured a deal with the Crowood Press for my second book: a history of Waterloo station.

Waterloo station in the 1960s by Terence Cuneo

Due to the amount of writing and research this project will require, it is likely that my posts here will become less frequent over the next few months.

But please, fear not; I have not forgotten this site!

In the meantime, please click below to view a short, quirky film called ‘Rush Hour‘ which was made at Waterloo station in 1970:

Posted in: London History, London on Film, Tales From the Terminals | Tagged: London, London Taxi Driver, new book, Rush Hour 1970, upcoming book, waterloo station

Introducing the View From the Mirror Archive- a new contents page

By View from the Mirror on February 23, 2019 | 5 Comments

To date, I’ve written and posted over 270 articles on this site.

Due to the nature of blogging software these posts get pushed further and further back as time progresses meaning it can be tricky to discover older content.

To overcome this problem I’ve developed a new contents page where links and brief descriptions of every single article can be found.

Please click here or on the link in the menu bar above to access…

Enjoy!

Two mice eating cheese… see London’s smallest statue

The Sweeney… Euston Films’ Greatest Hits

The Battersea Peace Pagoda

Entrance to Lower Robert Street… see a Ghostly Tunnel in the Heart of London

The Caning on Conduit Street… see Lord Camelford: Gentleman Thug, Part 1

God’s Own Junkyard… see The Man Who Made Soho Glow

Jimi Hendrix posing on Montagu Place… see Jimi Hendrix’s London, Part 1

Quintessential London film, The Long Good Friday… see a Tribute to Bob Hoskins

Victorian depiction of the Waterloo & City Line… see Waterloo Station Part 3

George Washington’s statue… see Trafalgar Square’s American Patch

Bill Sikes… see Fear & Loathing in Shad Thames

Brydges Place… see Covent Garden’s Cramped Alley

Tube poster advertising ‘2001 a Space Odyssey’, 1968… see A Monolith in St Katharine Docks

Basing Hill, north London… see Suburban SOS: An Early Aviation Disaster

Artist, Francis Bacon drinking in The French House, Soho… see Disturbing Daubs: Francis Bacon’s London (image: The Guardian)

David Bowie Mural, Brixton… see

The Dublin Castle, Camden- see Euston Station, Part 1

An old London cab… see London Taxis in 1960

Tunnel on Abbey Street…see Secrets of the Viaducts, Part 2

Ship’s figurehead… see Tobacco Dock: Wapping’s Ghostly Mall

The Tower of London in the 1600s… see The Gunpowder Plot

Mural of Vincent Van Gogh, Stockwell… see Van Gogh’s London

St Alban’s Tower

Nelson’s Column… see Buffing Nelson’s Column

Posted in: Cabbie's Curios, Candid Capital, Glimpse of the past, In the Back, Legendary Londoners, London History, London Music, Metro Blogs, Roads of Renown, Spooky London, Stressful Streets, Tales From the Terminals, The Cruel Capital, Time Out blog, WW1 100: London's Memorials | Tagged: archive, contents, London, London cabbie, London Taxi Driver

Glimpse of the Past: Pete at Broad Street 1972

By View from the Mirror on July 17, 2018 | 4 Comments

This gloriously sharp- and very nostalgic image- was sent in by friends of the site, Brian and Pete and shows Pete standing on a platform at the now long-lost Broad Street station in 1972

Pete at Broad Street, 1972. Copyright Brian Henson.

Broad Street was a railway terminal which was located directly beside Liverpool Street station and served The City from 1865 until it’s closure and demolition in 1986. The area today is now covered by the large Broadgate office and leisure complex.

If you’d like to learn more about Broad Street please click here for an article which I previously wrote about the old terminal.

Many thanks to Brian Henson for his kind permission in allowing the use of this picture.

Posted in: Candid Capital, Glimpse of the past, London History, Tales From the Terminals