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London
London’s Marshland: An Electronic Exploration by Andrew Weatherall
MUSIC: Andrew Weatherall. This atmospheric mix by Andrew Weatherall first appeared on the Rotters Golf Club website. It was inspired …
The North London Museum of Native American Culture: A Southeastern Rail Shaggy Dog Story
LOCATION: Southeastern Rail, London, Hastings WORDS: Ben Thompson The first time I saw Tex (and although at that point I …
Enon Chapel: death, horror and dancing in Victorian London
LOCATION: London WORDS: Alex Cochrane Victorian London was a charnel house of the dead; a city oozing horror and nowhere …
An Unreliable Guide to London
LOCATION: Erm…. WORDS: Gareth E Rees If you’re a regular reader of Unofficial Britain, you’ll know that I like to …
Streatham Common Boundary Ditch
LOCATION: London WORDS: Ben Austwick Streatham Common Boundary Ditch Rivers of the southern Thames basin, the Wandle and the Graveney …
The Überpanopticon
WORDS: Michael Hampton LOCATION: London Terry Farrell’s MI6 building, aka 85 Vauxhall Cross, occupies a major traffic intersection beside the …
Hunter and the Giant
WORDS: Mark Blackmore In London, 1783, there occurred a battle of wills between the personal surgeon of King George III and …
The Dying Lady of Soho
LOCATION: Soho, London WORDS: Will Burns interviewing Robert Rubbish Robert Rubbish is an artist and filmmaker based in London and hailing …
The Filth and the Fury on Billy Fury Way
LOCATION: London WORDS: James Stirling IMAGES: Jamie Rowlands Saturday morning, late March. I rise early and drift along to Ciaran’s …
Lost London: a Victorian Street for Friggers and Radicals
LOCATION: London WORDS: Alex Cochrane Now a street in London’s lost history, Holywell Street was a narrow alleyway once notorious …