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    A London modernist icon: Isokon Flats
    London On The Ground
    • Mar 28
    • 3 min

    A London modernist icon: Isokon Flats

    Britain's first modernist block of flats was home to intellectuals, spies and Agatha Christie. The strikingly sleek and simple 1930s...
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    Seven Ages of Man: Shakespeare, BT & brutalism
    London On The Ground
    • Feb 11
    • 2 min

    Seven Ages of Man: Shakespeare, BT & brutalism

    Shakespeare's 'All the world's a stage' inspired a 22ft sculpture at BT's brutalist City of London building. The statue, entitled 'Seven...
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    Bracken House: The Financial Times, Churchill And The Sun
    London On The Ground
    • Jan 28
    • 6 min

    Bracken House: The Financial Times, Churchill And The Sun

    Named after a friend of Winston Churchill and designed by an architect who preferred candles to electric light. Bracken House, the City...
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    Knights of the Round Church at London's Temple
    London On The Ground
    • Jan 21
    • 5 min

    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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    The Beatles, the rooftop & London
    London On The Ground
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Beatles, the rooftop & London

    London was the Liverpool band's backdrop and stage. This picture, taken by photographer Ethan Russell on 30 January 1969, combines two of...
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    Number 1 Poultry: Stirling work divides opinion
    London On The Ground
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 6 min

    Number 1 Poultry: Stirling work divides opinion

    A postmodern City of London building shows how the Establishment can assimilate outsiders. Number 1 Poultry was designed by the...
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    City of London: dragons' den
    London On The Ground
    • Oct 4, 2021
    • 6 min

    City of London: dragons' den

    Dragons guard the City of London and are to be found on its streets and buildings. The City of London coat of arms The City of London's...
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    St Mary Axe: what's in a (street) name?
    London On The Ground
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 6 min

    St Mary Axe: what's in a (street) name?

    The City of London's blend of old and new is a defining feature. Ancient Roman origins, highly recognisable modern buildings. And strange...
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    Crutched Friars create frisson. A little known City of London carving
    London On The Ground
    • Sep 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Crutched Friars create frisson. A little known City of London carving

    A sculpture of two friars in the City of London casts light on the medieval City, the sculptor's sense of humour and the nature of...
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    Norman Foster vs the tree & Wren
    London On The Ground
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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