Author: portalsoflondon

Working towards a catalogue of London's inter-dimensional gateways

by portalsoflondon December 29, 2020 6

Notes and ephemera on the Stoke Newington Nursery Vanishing

Rotherhithe Archive #P4862 Sub-archive: Paper Originator: Peregrine Cross ref: The Stoke Newington Nursery Vanishing PoL notes: We were honoured to discover thatContinue Reading

by portalsoflondon December 13, 2020 6

Gateway Timedoor

Winter paths: The Canonbury White Forest

We know we’re in for a story when a new email from Susan Macks pops up. Susan is Professor ofContinue Reading

by portalsoflondon December 1, 2020 6

Bio-contravention

Strange tail: The Gentleman Ferret of Mayfair

The story of the Gentleman Ferret of Mayfair was a newspaper staple for the best part of half a century.Continue Reading

by portalsoflondon August 31, 2020 8

Audio phenomenon

Weird riot radio: The Eldritch Broadcast

Nine years ago, 29 year old Mark Duggan was shot dead by Police, sparking riots in Tottenham which spread acrossContinue Reading

by portalsoflondon May 31, 2020 0

Spectral breach

Fiction or other: The Holland Park ‘May Trees’

In this post we examine Annabel Freyne’s short story ‘The May Tree’ (1923), and ask to what extent the authorContinue Reading