Londonist: Time Machine

Londonist: Time Machine

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On-the-Spot History: Victoria Park

On-the-Spot History: Victoria Park

Every word, written on location.

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Aug 07, 2024
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The Burdett-Coutts drinking fountain. Image: Matt Brown

Welcome to Londonist: Time Machine. A bit of an experiment this week. Everything beneath this brief introduction was written on location; tapped into my phone from Victoria Park.

It’s something I’ve wanted to try for a while. How much history can we absorb simply by observing our surroundings, by rea…

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