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Month: March 2017

The Conquest of Mexico

I do not expect anyone to read this. I wrote it as one of my coursework/exam pieces at University – it took me over a year to read a lot of fascinating books – none of which I can remember, and I don’t seem to have retained a bibliography (though Prescott loomed large) , which […]Read Post ›

Tessa

For all that knew her in Walford Tessa Channell  Wed, 1 May 2013 17:36:48 +0100 Theresa slipped away this afternoon at 3.46pm Spanish time Larger than life, funnier than most stand ups, adorable, independent, and gone. I used to work with her in Walford, that educational emporium which is no more, where she was a […]Read Post ›

Window Panes

For SI When I was eleven I went to Poland for the first time. My father took me by car and the journey took four days. It was all very exciting, though exhausting,but I thought it would be wonderful once we crossed the border. Especially after 24 hours in Prague which were the most frightening […]Read Post ›

Victoria Station

I was passing through Victoria Station yesterday on my way to Chislehurst and as I looked around me I began to remember various journeys I had made from there as a child. Back then of course the trains were steam powered and the noise and the dirt were terrifying. I remember going with my mother […]Read Post ›

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