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See inside Crossrail’s Farringdon StationAn almost modest ticket hall conceals a marvel deeper underground as Crossrail gave the public their first chance to see the massive platforms that will soon throng with paying passengers.
Peckham’s own “highline” moves forward to being builtA mini-Highline is a step closer to be being built in Peckham following the completion of the crowdfunded feasibility process.
City office block swapping cars for bicycle racksA sign of the times, as a large office in the City of London wants to get rid of most of its car parking space, and replace it with bicycle racks and cycling facilities.
Queen Anne’s Summerhouse – a 300 year old folly you can sleep inHidden away in a private wood is a 300 year old folly, Queen Anne's Summerhouse. Queen Anne never visited it, but you can.
City of London mulls making Bank traffic ban permanentSafety improvements at the road junction outside Bank tube station have reportedly seen casualties reduced by 52% since they were implemented last year.
Consultation on redevelopment of Tesco KenningtonThe sprawling Tesco superstore and car park in Kennington could be replaced with blocks of flats, if approval is given to redevelop the site.
Disused tube station cleared ahead of construction worksThe derelict site of the former Aldgate East tube station, which closed in October 1938, has been cleared ahead of construction works which will see the area covered over once more.
Have you seen the Metropolitan Arcade at Liverpool Street Station?An early precursor of the modern shopping centre is the Arcade, and a rather fine example can be found just outside Liverpool Street station.
Westminster Abbey gets a new towerSlightly hidden away, Westminster Abbey has gained a striking new bronze tower that sits well against its ancient stones.
Concrete Dreams at the Southbank CentreTo mark its reopening following refurbishment works, the brutalist heart of the Southbank has thrown open its backstage to the public for an artistic minded tour.
East London’s Minnie Lansbury suffragette Memorial ClockA grand green clock hangs off the side of an otherwise unremarkable block of flats in memory of a quite remarkable woman.
Lego, postboxes and 3d maps – 150 years of the Chartered SurveyorIf you've ever seen people in hi-vis standing on street corners holding rulers and odd looking contraptions, then you've seen a surveyor, the people who measure things.
A stone obelisk with a hidden secretJust outside Finsbury Circus near Liverpool Street station is a small stone obelisk that looks like just another city monument, but in fact conceals a hidden purpose.
London’s Pedways are back – and they’re magnificentLong maligned as bad planning done worse, the pedways are making a triumphant return to the City of London. Away with windswept concrete plazas that sat leaden upon the land and hello to filaments of steel dancing around buildings.
The ancient Stationers’ Hall opens up for public toursLong hidden behind other buildings, Stationers' Hall is one of the largest and most opulent of City livery halls, and they've just started holding regular public tours.
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