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London On The Ground
Feb 173 min read
Ward Lock's City of London 1929
A 95 year old illustrated guide book shows many recognisable views. Ward, Lock & Co began publishing a series of illustrated guide books...
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London On The Ground
Nov 25, 20224 min read
The City of London's only modern sculpture of school children
Andrew F Brown's bronze on Newgate Street immortalises the 470 year old 'Bluecoat school'. The sculpture commemorates Christ's Hospital,...
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London On The Ground
Oct 21, 20225 min read
Downing Street: "shaky" like its "rogue" developer
Does the street Churchill called "shaky and lightly built" take after the developer Pepys called "a perfidious rogue"? Downing Street's...
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London On The Ground
Jan 21, 20225 min read
Knights of the Round Church at London's Temple
12th century Temple Church is one of the most historic and architecturally significant churches in the City of London The church was...
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London On The Ground
Sep 2, 20214 min read
Norman Foster vs the tree & Wren
A City building pays its respects to Christopher Wren and a London plane tree. The City of London contains some of the most expensive...
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London On The Ground
Aug 19, 20218 min read
St Paul's and the Phoenix and Wren
The story of St Paul's Cathedral's relationship with fire and how Sir Christopher Wren caused it to to rise like the Phoenix from the ashes
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