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5.05.2021 – Interviewed for a BBC News article ‘Drain-spotting: The people who keep their minds in the gutter’

On May 5, 2021December 23, 2022 By amirdIn Uncategorized

I was interviewed for a BBC News article about manhole covers and the people who find them a fascinating (who doesn’t?!). The cover image is my photo-survey of Stoke Newington coalhole covers and my collection also makes an appearance! Check it out.

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