Tag: london
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Looking for the gravestone of Raffles: A walk through Dollis Valley Greenway, Dollis Brook Viaduct, and St Mary’s Hendon
One dreary winter morning I decided to walk from Totteridge & Whetstone to Hendon, following the Dollis Brook southwards. The […]
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This Day Last Year: Highbury Fields, Arsenal Stadium, Gillespie Park, and Finsbury Park
THIS DAY LAST YEAR: 20 FEB 2017 – I walked around Highbury Fields, Arsenal Stadium, Gillespie Park, and Finsbury Park. […]
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Parks of Enfield: Grovelands Park, Arnos Park, and Broomfield Park
One afternoon I decided to take a walk through several of Enfield’s parks… I walked from Winchmore Hill Station to […]
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That Black Box on Kensington Gore
I’m currently working on an “index” or documentation of 10 years of the Design Interactions Department (Royal College of Art) […]
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Parameters for a Windmill, Maritime Insurance, and A Trip to the Caird Library
HELLO WORLD! I’ve actually got several important announcements to make and projects to document here, but before I do that, […]
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A Visit to the Bishopsgate Institute Library
Located in a prime spot opposite Liverpool Street and on the A10, I have walked past this place countless times, […]
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Tally Sticks, Parliamentary Scrolls, and Vellum: A Visit to the Parliamentary Archives
I was very fortunate to have had the chance to visit the Parliamentary Archives, which holds the official records of […]
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A Chinese Gatecrasher at the Great Exhibition: A Visit to the National Art Library (Victoria & Albert Museum)
During my student days I felt too intimidated to try to access the National Art Library, despite my countless visits […]
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General Colonial History, Explorations and Voyages, and Richard Hakluyt: A Visit to the Institute of Historical Research Library
This week I’ve been at a course at the Institute of Historical Research, and I wish I had done something […]
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The Mysterious Bus 52 Tunnel
One day I was leaving college to eat lunch in Euston, so at 12.15pm I boarded the Bus 52 going […]