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AVENUES & ALLEYWAYS: ME OLD CHINA
12 September 2021
By Bruno Diaz
History

AVENUES & ALLEYWAYS: Me old china

London has racked up quite a number of ‘firsts’ over the years – ice rinks, machine guns, television, to name just three – so few will be shoc

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEORGE FORMBY, BRITAIN'S FIRST POP STAR
26 June 2019
By Bruno Diaz
History

The Life and Times of George Formby, Britain’s First Pop Star

The current popularity of the ukulele with everyone from retired Home Counties housewives to uber-cool East London hipsters makes it surprising that t

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UNCOVER LONDON: HOW VERY A-MEWSING
7 November 2018
By Bruno Diaz
History

Uncover London: How Very A-Mewsing

Once upon a time, back in Georgian and Victorian days, the London mews behind fancy houses in grand neighbourhoods provided stalls for horses, servant

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UNCOVER LONDON: EAST IS THE NEW WEST(FIELD)
28 June 2018
By Bruno Diaz
London

Uncover London: East is the new West(field)

Approach Westfield Stratford City from London’s Olympic Park, and you’d be forgiven for feeling dizzy, practically vertiginous...

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UNCOVER LONDON: A TALE OF TWO BOOKIES
24 February 2018
By Bruno Diaz
Society

Uncover London: A Tale of Two Bookies

Let’s take a minute to probe beneath the superficial sheen of this William Hill’s interior, and see what floats to the surface...

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UNCOVER LONDON: THE SUBTLE ART OF SELLING FLATS
2 October 2017
By Bruno Diaz
Society

Uncover London: The Subtle Art of Selling Flats

So what product, opportunity and future self is being sold to the viewer by the image above of a flat in London’s exclusive Nine Elms development? A

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