The land of the dead
In Closed for Good? The “Retail Apocalypse” in Britain since 2005, I mentioned Thanet’s expanding retail estates around Westwood Cross, opened…
Category: History
Shabby stores and rip-off prices
I didn’t even coin this post title: it’s a quotation. The cover photo on Closed for Good? The “Retail Apocalypse” in…
A fact of life
I wanted to sell Closed for Good? The “Retail Apocalypse” in Britain since 2005 for less than my other books,…
Closed for Good?
Closed for Good? The “Retail Apocalypse” in Britain since 2005 was supposed to be a palate-cleanser and a distraction while I…
“Iconic” kitchen design
Here’s the full text of my piece for kbbreview. The magazine suggested the topic – one with which I don’t…
Lamson Systems
Sometimes my interests coincide. I found myself in Dartford a few weeks ago, and found a really nice one-room museum…
Pillbox Country
A century ago, Britain braced for invasion. Twice. To defend against new weapons and new tactics, almost any idea seemed…
Unexpectedly in Spain…
My pillbox visits for some time have been toward writing a book about them. But last week I stayed in…
After the Apocalypse
Battery remains at Warden Point on the Isle of Sheppey.
The Zeppelin Building
The Zeppelin Building in Farringdon Road. “The World War” – because who’d have thought there might be another one?