Posted by damson about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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Last year, I was lucky enough to go inside Battersea Power Station, when they opened it to the public for two weeks. Now, it seems those ambitious redevelopment plans could all be lost, along with the famous chimneys (article here). This being the case, let’s get our heads together – what’s the b...
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Posted by cfalconer about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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Did anyone else catch that the military clothes shop at Laurence Corner shut down at the weekend after 50-odd years? Yet another place I meant to go to and now its too late. I often used to go past by bus, and it must have been sudden as there’s not even been a Closing Down note.
Apparently the man who se...
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Posted by ZoZo about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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As it’s my second-to-last Friday in the office tomorrow before I go and work for a London-based website, my colleagues have decided the theme for the day is I AM LONDON.
We have to come to work as a London landmark (like the Time Out feature).
Bear in mind I have less than 24 hours to sort this, can anyo...
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Posted 7 months ago 3 responses
Back of the net! Londonist’s favourite gargantuan timepiece, Big Ben, is basking in glory this morning, after being voted Britain’s most-loved landmark. Beating off the prehistoric monument and UNESCO World Heritage site Stonehenge into second, The Clock Tower was one of six London attractions to make the top 10. Read more
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