The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 158 Hawker Street

After Louise and I broke up in 1980 I moved to a downstairs flat on Hawker Street. It was the first time I’d flatted on my own and I loved it. It had a couple of small rooms and a good-sized lounge where I set up my bedroom/studio.

Over the period I lived there I went through plenty of changes in my life – Negative Theatre split up, I got involved in liv…