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Introduction
About Arlington House
Redemption: Return from the Abyss
Redemption: Return from the Abyss
Interview with Danny, who came back from a life on the edge, a life as a street drinker
jim mccool
May 18, 2020
Have You Ever Killed a Man?
Have You Ever Killed a Man?
From patrolling with the L.A.P.D. to homelessness in London
jim mccool
May 6, 2020
Work-camps, Whiskey Paddy, and The Elephant John
Work-camps, Whiskey Paddy, and The Elephant John
A Life On the Buildings
jim mccool
May 13, 2020
Showbands and Dancehalls
Showbands and Dancehalls
Interviewed in his room in Arlington House, 27.11.98, Dan was anxious to show off his books, and the neat collection of vases and…
jim mccool
May 6, 2020
The Rocker from Limerick
The Rocker from Limerick
Kevin had been a rocker with a cool Norton motorcycle and a leather jacket, but an accident at a plastics factory radically changed his…
jim mccool
May 22, 2020
From the Glens of Antrim, to the Ends of the Earth
From the Glens of Antrim, to the Ends of the Earth
Adventures in the Merchant Navy
jim mccool
May 19, 2020
Jimmy, the Sea Dog
Jimmy, the Sea Dog
From rivers of whiskey on the deep blue sea, to amphetamines in London’s underground of the swinging sixties.
jim mccool
May 6, 2020
Hothouse Flower
Hothouse Flower
From a childhood on the islands, to a recovery from life as a street drinker in London
jim mccool
May 6, 2020
Digital archaeology — the retrieval of Camden Town’s lost stories
Digital archaeology — the retrieval of Camden Town’s lost stories
Resurfacing after twenty years, interviews with the Irish residents of Arlington House, London’s biggest hostel for the homeless.
jim mccool
Jul 20, 2020
Jim the Radiographer
Jim the Radiographer
Trained in the Army, moved to the pipelines
jim mccool
Jul 21, 2020
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