Martin Paley
‘My young mother was sent up to Aberdeen for me to be born in 1948, then came back to Hornchurch, Essex where I was adopted by Doris and Tom Paley. I grew up in Hornchurch but Doris died when I Read more »
Daily Archives: 19/10/2015
Every Object Tells a Story
Row upon row of gleaming firemen’s helmets, a bug-eyed fire engine called Barkis from the 1930s and another, older vehicle, made just as the 19th century turned into the 20th, gaze out across each other behind plate glass. It’s an Read more »
Laterally Speaking
As I write, we’re in the middle of a late summer sporting flurry including Britain’s remarkable progression to our first Davis Cup tennis final since 1978 and the on-going adrenalin rush of the Rugby World Cup. Coming on the heels Read more »
Cultural Assets
David Worthington visits Hauser & Wirth and sees the commercial reality that Government is missing For the international art gallery Hauser & Wirth, one of the most important events of the year is not a glamorous private view in New Read more »
My Mentors
This is about teachers and lecturers who have influenced me. The reason for writing it now will become clear in the last paragraph. One of my schoolteachers, Mr Scruton, still remains in my memory, in that I can rehearse his Read more »