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richard branson | The Great Wen
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BOOK: Up In Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Tag Archives: richard branson. Never mind the Balearics: London and the hippies of Ibiza, Formentera and Deia. August 3, 2016. I have a piece in the current issue of Uncut. To get an idea of what life was like in Ibiza and Formentera in the 60s, you should watch. The film by Barbet Shroeder which had a soundtrack by Pink Floyd. “The film. The Floyd crew spent time on Formentera in the 1960s, with Syd Barrett. Aubrey Powell, co-founder of De...
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Summer on the canal | The Great Wen
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BOOK: Up In Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Killing Joke at Trafalgar Square. The legacy of the Blitz →. Summer on the canal. August 6, 2015. I wrote a piece for Waterfront about the serene and occasionally hedonistic pleasures of living on a narrowboat in the summer. You can read it here. I also took part in a podcast talking about canals for Waterfront, which you can listen to here. Slopes for horses that slipped into the canal. Ghost sign, of recent vintage. Enter your comment here.
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Kensal Green | The Great Wen
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BOOK: Up In Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Tag Archives: Kensal Green. Summer on the canal. August 6, 2015. I wrote a piece for Waterfront about the serene and occasionally hedonistic pleasures of living on a narrowboat in the summer. You can read it here. I also took part in a podcast talking about canals for Waterfront, which you can listen to here. Slopes for horses that slipped into the canal. Ghost sign, of recent vintage. June 13, 2013. Raymond Revuebar, Soho, 1989. Great Fire...
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canal | The Great Wen
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BOOK: Up In Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Summer on the canal. August 6, 2015. I wrote a piece for Waterfront about the serene and occasionally hedonistic pleasures of living on a narrowboat in the summer. You can read it here. I also took part in a podcast talking about canals for Waterfront, which you can listen to here. I recently walked one of my favourite sections of the canal, from Kensal Green to Little Venice, for the first time in years. This is what I saw on the way.
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Justice on the Strand | London Historians' Blog
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London Historians' Blog. Random musings about London's history. Laquo; The Wallace Collection. C A Mathew in Spitalfields. Justice on the Strand. 27 February, 2014 by Mike Paterson. A guest post by talented artist and London Historians Member, Liam O’Farrell. And an offer to buy the painting or limited edition print at a special London Historians cut price rate. See below for details. The courts were designed by architect George Edmund Street. Our guide for the day was Colin Davey. A qualified City of Lo...
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narrowboats | The Great Wen
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BOOK: Up In Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Summer on the canal. August 6, 2015. I wrote a piece for Waterfront about the serene and occasionally hedonistic pleasures of living on a narrowboat in the summer. You can read it here. I also took part in a podcast talking about canals for Waterfront, which you can listen to here. I recently walked one of my favourite sections of the canal, from Kensal Green to Little Venice, for the first time in years. This is what I saw on the way.
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regent’s canal | The Great Wen
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BOOK: Up In Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Tag Archives: regent’s canal. Summer on the canal. August 6, 2015. I wrote a piece for Waterfront about the serene and occasionally hedonistic pleasures of living on a narrowboat in the summer. You can read it here. I also took part in a podcast talking about canals for Waterfront, which you can listen to here. Slopes for horses that slipped into the canal. Ghost sign, of recent vintage. December 22, 2014. April 2, 2014. My business partner...
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Little Venice | The Great Wen
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BOOK: Up In Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Tag Archives: Little Venice. Summer on the canal. August 6, 2015. I wrote a piece for Waterfront about the serene and occasionally hedonistic pleasures of living on a narrowboat in the summer. You can read it here. I also took part in a podcast talking about canals for Waterfront, which you can listen to here. Slopes for horses that slipped into the canal. Ghost sign, of recent vintage. London’s floating world. January 25, 2010. For a coupl...
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Mike Paterson | London Historians' Blog
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London Historians' Blog. Random musings about London's history. Https:/ londonhistorians.wordpress.com. Originated in Zimbabwe, lived in London since 1980. BA(Hons) History, Royal Holloway, 1993. Likes: history, scuba diving, golf. Posts by Mike Paterson:. 23 August, 2016. Everything You Know About London is Wrong. 22 July, 2016. 1666 and All That. 18 July, 2016. 13 July, 2016. 8 July, 2016. 7 July, 2016. 30 June, 2016. Happy Birthday, Royal Holloway. Older Posts ». 1666 and All That. Miss B Takes A Walk.
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slopes | The Great Wen
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BOOK: Up In Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Summer on the canal. August 6, 2015. I wrote a piece for Waterfront about the serene and occasionally hedonistic pleasures of living on a narrowboat in the summer. You can read it here. I also took part in a podcast talking about canals for Waterfront, which you can listen to here. I recently walked one of my favourite sections of the canal, from Kensal Green to Little Venice, for the first time in years. This is what I saw on the way.
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