Hidden London: An Appreciation
The HLH Team live and in person I can’t remember how I found out about Hidden London Hangouts. There was an exhibition at the Museum about disused stations and parts of other places that were not publicly seen. And then Covid-19 hit more or less at the same time as the Youtube show began on April 4th 2020—with a look at Aldwych, which closed in 1994. However I got to know about it, I knew I was going to love it. It goes out on Youtube on Saturday evenings, presented by the London Transport Museum’s Chris Nix, Siddy Holloway and Laura Hilton-Brown along with Alex Grunden, a producer with a phenomenal talent for presenting if this series is anything to go by. It was a difficult and at times terrifying time, and Alex’s sign-off “have yourself a great day and stay safe” actually felt like the most heartfelt words of wisdom and care. Because although I was very lucky and I have nothing but respect for those in harms way during this time, I also didn’t go anywhere and lived and worked...