Preview of my talks in Glasgow (1 Nov) and Exeter (8 Nov). Links to details and how to book:

- Glasgow - gwulo.com/node/61694

- Exeter - gwulo.com/node/61695

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I bought this photo as a cheap & cheerful view of Hong Kong’s old City Hall, but once it arrived and I could take a closer look it’s the fountain that’s the star of the scene.

Full story at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKmN...

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This week's video visits 1960 Hong Kong via twenty colour slides. As always, lots of clues to explore, plus a mystery with the Furama Hotel.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Md1...

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Explore 1909 Hong Kong island in this high-resolution panorama:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MsH...
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Revisit Hong Kong harbour in 1970 via this set of colour slides. It’ll be two more years before the first cross-harbour tunnel opens, so we’ll be travelling by sampan and ferry.

youtu.be/uIVVyqSWFiA

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It’s a small photo, just 8cm / 3in wide, but there’s enough detail for us to investigate who and what we’re looking at, where and when the photo was taken.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qftx...

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A second 1909 panorama, but this time taken in the opposite direction. It looks north from Hong Kong island and so gives us the chance to explore Kowloon in 1909:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Ce...
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Learn to spot the little clues that help pin down a photo’s location, then see how we use them to show a century of changes along Pottinger Street:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5avz...

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Something unusual about this rickshaw will help us work out When the photo was taken, and other clues will shed light on the photo’s Who, What, and Where:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLMT...

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