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London On The Ground

May 124 min read

Art on a plate: Temple Bar's hidden treasures

Unique, architect-designed plates recognise support for the Architects Benevolent Society. City of London livery companies are known for...

London On The Ground

Aug 12, 20223 min read

The delicate terracotta Cutlers

An exquisitely shaped frieze depicting skilled craftsmen adorns a red brick Victorian building in the City of London. The building is...

London On The Ground

Mar 16, 202215 min read

Wall to wall: Britannia Row, Pink Floyd & the City of London

A quiet Islington side street tells of urbanisation, social history, post war reconstruction - and two walls. Britannia Row is a quiet...

London On The Ground

Aug 26, 20214 min read

London's livery lampposts: The Great Twelve at the Royal Exchange

Look carefully at the forecourt in front of the Royal Exchange and you notice that it is watched over by 12 ornate iron lampposts. They...

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