Entries from Londonist tagged with 'sirgilesgilbertscott'
November 14, 2007
A week after opening for the Queen, St Pancras International is finally ready for the likes of us. The station has been restored beyond its former glory. Britain's answer to Central Station is ready for business. Everyone knows by now that the sumptious Euston Road frontage to the station was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. But what else in London did the Great Scott design? Time to dust off our old 'Stalks' series,......
Continue Reading "Londonist Stalks: Sir George Gilbert Scott"March 23, 2007
Battersea Power Station’s future remains in doubt as the fantastic hulk of the art-deco building itself remains in sorry dereliction. Yesterday, the Guardian reported that the new owners of the £400m prime 36+ acre riverside site, Treasury Holdings, had scrapped development plans approved by Wandsworth Council in November last year and speculated whether London might be about to lose the four iconic chimneys altogether to yet another bland, luxury, residential development if the Power......
Continue Reading "Pigs Might Fly"June 8, 2005
In another blow to London’s industrial heritage, yesterday’s Guardian reports the looming demolition of the Guinness brewery in Park Royal. Brent Council, in collusion with Diageo, the owners of Guinness, plan to clear the site for redevelopment. Whilst this is a valuable tactic to players of Sim City, in real life a full public consultation on the matter would seem in order. Skulking in an unspectacular Brent industrial estate, the buildings might not have......
Continue Reading "Great Scott! Wrecking Ball Set For Landmark Building"