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Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.

The Norton Folgate entrance to the Aquarium was probably about where number 20 appears today. Images from the time show a similar step-back in the facade.

The Burning Lions And Horrific Glass-Eating Bear Of Spitalfields

A long-lost tale of fire and destruction.

Men Of The City. (Well, three of them.)

Curious City: London-Themed Film And Chat In A City Church

Mark Mason talks the walk, and Marc Isaacs screens Men of the City.

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Pinnacle Could Be Replaced By ‘Austerity Tower’

Helter-skelter scuttled?

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Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast About London, 4 January 2013

A special episode in which N Quentin Woolf and guests look ahead to the next 12 months in London.

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Monday Miscellanea

More Londony trivia for a Monday morning.

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Weekend Round-Up

News. Because not everything grinds to a halt in the snow.

The changing face of Spitalfields, by M@.

Bishopsgate Voices: Recording The Memories Of East London

Lived or worked in the East End? This project is looking for interviewees to share their memories.

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New Restaurant Review: The Drift, Heron Tower

Hit and miss dining at the base of the city’s tallest building.

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Monday Miscellanea

More trivia for a Monday morning.

On the rooftop balcony, looking up to the spire.

The City’s Tallest Building: Inside The Heron Tower

We explore the first of a new generation of towers, currently changing London’s skyline.