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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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    Old Queens: Ten of Six in the City
    London On The Ground
    • Feb 4
    • 7 min

    Old Queens: Ten of Six in the City

    The Queen's Platinum Jubilee prompts a look at ten public statues of six past queens in the City of London. By my count, ten statues of...
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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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    London knights: Cnihtengild statue guards Devonshire Square
    London On The Ground
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    London knights: Cnihtengild statue guards Devonshire Square

    Unusual bronze sculpture evokes a guild of knights of 1,000 years ago. This impressive work of art in the east of the City of London was...
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    Monument to the slave trade: Gilt of Cain in Fen Court
    London On The Ground
    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Monument to the slave trade: Gilt of Cain in Fen Court

    A poem and sculpture hidden away in the City of London commemorates the abolition of the slave trade. Sculpted by Michael Visocchi with...
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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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    Walbrook Wharf: the river, rubbish and Romans
    London On The Ground
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    Walbrook Wharf: the river, rubbish and Romans

    City of London's only working freight wharf has Roman origins. Walbrook Wharf is the only freight wharf still operating in the City of...
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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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    London's livery lampposts: The Great Twelve at the Royal Exchange
    London On The Ground
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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    Magnus, the Monument and me
    London On The Ground
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Magnus, the Monument and me

    The once prominent church of St Magnus the Martyr and the Monument to the Great Fire of London inspired me to become a City of London Guie
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