Millennium Bridge

The best of London lifts (or ‘elevators’, for our Stateside cousins).

More Londony trivia for a Monday morning.

The Millennium bridge between St Paul’s and Bankside, everybody’s favourite unsteady Thames crossing, is in need of repair work totalling £750,000, says the Corporation of London.

Dannii Minogue walking for life (possibly walking at speed from the gawky kids) You may have seen the London Marathon last weekend and thought “I can’t do that”. Well, setting aside the fact that we think you could (perhaps with a little more time doing …

Taken from the lowest viewpoint on the Millennium Bridge, you can’t but help let your eyes wander through the passing crowd until you see it, the familiar dome of St. Pauls. That is, after you study the wonderful geometric detail of the bridge itself. Photo …

But this time it’s for nothing as arousing as lateral excitation. Tis being inspected for Mr Health & Safety and cleaned up for Joe Public. The bridge is closed to pedestrians until Friday 24th at 16.00h so take an alternative route over Blackfriars or Southwark …

After yesterday’s news about Eurostar settling well into its new home, here’s another cheery account of a London landmark that has us thinking we might not be as bad at this construction thing as T5 would suggest. Though it may have opened years late and …

Honestly, did you really ever expect to see that headline? This is what London does better than anybody: ballsing up big civic projects. Think of the Dome, or the Millennium Bridge. It wouldn’t be a proper London opening if chaos and confusion weren’t part of …

At first glance, this looks like a rather pleasant alternative to the Millennium Bridge – a verdant, undulating span like nothing else in London. But look at what’s written along the side and you may feel your gorge begin to rise. The Diana Memorial Bridge …

What were we saying? What were we saying? The Guinness Book of Records, or whatever it calls itself these days, seems to be degenerating into a compendium of stunts and antics. Dedication’s what you need? No. What you need is a product to sell and …