The Quiet One on the Bench
A man on a bench at Coventry station, fully absorbed in his newspaper while everyone else strides past with suitcases and rucksacks, making for the platform. He's wearing a shirt, shorts, and a shoulder bagwhose strap cuts across his chest. A huge Paul Hollywood stares down from an advert for the "only baking book you'll ever need", entirely ignored. The "Gentlemen" sign on the right, the "COVENTRY" lettering on the brickwork, the queue of travellers walking past and it all frames up nicely […]

















