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The Golden Lane Estate: modernist architecture with colour and flare
The residential estate in the City of London is "arguably one of the country’s most important early 1950s housing estates". So says English Heritage in its Grade II listing of the estate. It is certainly one of the more imaginative examples of modernist residential architecture. Commissioned by the City of London Corporation and completed between 1952 and 1962, it stands between Golden Lane and Goswell Road at the northern border of the City. Built on a bomb site, the esta
London On The Ground
17 hours ago5 min read
Whitecross Street: from Priss and a prison to street food and street art
The Islington street with one foot in the City of London has many fascinating guises. Whitecross Street Whenever I find myself on...
London On The Ground
Oct 5, 20257 min read
Dorothy Annan’s “striking and highly distinctive” murals
The 20th century ceramic murals in the Barbican Estate celebrate technological advancement. The Dorothy Annan murals on Cromwell Highwalk...
London On The Ground
Apr 12, 20254 min read
Shakespeare, the First Folio and the City of London
The first ever collection of William Shakespeare's plays was published 400 years ago this year. Known as the First Folio, it was...
London On The Ground
Apr 14, 20236 min read
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