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Out of Time: Clockmakers of Clerkenwell

A quest to get a watch repaired

Jan 14 • Caroline Howard

Farewell to Old Haunts: Angerstein Wharf to Thames-Side Studios

A wander amongst abandoned buildings and disused wharves.

Jun 10, 2025 • Caroline Howard

Where The Light Cannot Go: A Mysterious Corner of Mayfair

Blacked-out windows, velvet ropes, a disembodied voice.

Aug 27, 2025 • Caroline Howard

End Times at the Meat Market: A Visit to Smithfield

Capturing the spirit of a London institution soon to disappear

Aug 13, 2025 • Caroline Howard

One Soho Evening, in an Upstairs Room

A scrawled note; electric candelabra; an eccentric cabaret.

Dec 31, 2025 • Caroline Howard

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