Alongside the Routemaster, the Crystal Palace, and basic civil manners, the Grecian arch at Euston is among the most lamented of London’s lost landmarks. The popular propylaeum, which was destroyed in a fit of Sixties planning madness that nearly claimed St Pancras station as well, …
Photo by Matthew Piper Queens Market in east London has been saved from the wrecking ball. The 110 year old market in Upton Park was under threat of being demolished and replaced with yet another tower block until yesterday, when planning permission was vetoed by …
To SE1 last night, as the ribbon on the brand-new Bermondsey Square development was cut. The old medieval square, formerly a clunic abbey, has been overhauled entirely and now boasts your standard modern mix of cutting-edge restaurants, luxury flats, bars, a pricey hotel and, ticking …
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Burgess Park by treborr Two of our green spaces are happy today – Victoria Park and Horniman Gardens have received Lottery funding for major restoration work meaning Vicky Park has its Olympic sized video screens in the bag for 2012. Which made us wonder what …
Image by OwenBlacker Nothing to do with Dr Who, alas. Tonight’s Big Ideas session in the Wheatsheaf (Rathbone Place) tackles the redevelopment of run-down areas. The format sounds juicy: Sessions generally start with a question. Someone who has some relevant expertise gives a very brief, …
Hot on the heels of Heygate, the infamous Aylesbury Estate flanking the Walworth Road is
The BBC is often accused of being London-biased and besmirching the country’s northern climes, but Auntie has nothing on a report which reckons that cities such as Liverpool, Sunderland and Bradford are ‘beyond revival’. Policy Exchange, a favoured think tank of David Cameron, believes that …
There’s nothing shabby about Derelict London, a thoughtful compendium of unloved and forgotten buildings, the necrotic ulcers in London’s hidden underbelly. Photos from the author, some taken in locations where we wouldn’t want to risk an expensive SLR, are backed up with illuminating research and …
Lewisham is a bit harsh, innit? Wot wiv all the crime an’ all. Well. That’s true. But there is also another side to Lewisham; one in which Victorian buildings co-exist with shiny regenerated areas, and where farmers’ markets and leisure centres are available for all …
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