30^th July 2014

‘How those railings stir one’s blood!’

The iron railing is one of the most pervasive yet rarely remarked features of the London cityscape. A form of street furniture that proliferated in the industrial revolution, London’s railings mark … Read article

Matthew Ingleby will take up a lectureship in the English department at Queen Mary, University of London in September 2014, having taught previously at UCL. He has published several articles on the relations between urban space, the everyday, and cultural production, and is the co-editor of G.K. Chesterton, London and Modernity (Bloomsbury, 2013). @matthewingleby