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MokAsh

What is your favourite public space?

Posted by MokAsh over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 8 responses

Either inside or outside. For the first time ever – I am ashamed to say – I visited the British Library, to see the maps of London exhibiton before it closed. The exhibition itself was pretty good but what left more of an impression on me was the building itself. At least, I like the interior – ...

RandomEvents

London: A Life in Maps

Posted by RandomEvents over 3 years ago
Last active over 3 years ago 6 responses

usual apologies if it has been posted before…. ...but this is great! British Library (Euston Rd. near Kings X) It’s an exhibition of maps of London going back to the earliest through to present day. Absolutely fascinating – particularly if you happen to live or work in the more central ar...

Britlib1_medium

Skins Vs Academics At The British Library

Posted over 2 years ago 1 response

Not content with their squat parties and countryside raves, it seems Britain’s army of hormonal teens have now moved in on our national library. According to a number of novelists and academics, feral undergraduates are apparently abusing those most hallowed seats of learning, the reading rooms of the British Library, by texting, flirting and … high-fiving. Read More

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