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Boris Anrep's National Gallery floor mosaics
Hiding in plain sight, mosaics of the Muses, Modern Virtues, Pleasures and Labours are among the gallery's best artworks. The entrance hall to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square contains four floor areas of mosaics created by Boris Anrep between 1928 and 1952. The Russian-born mosaicist mixed with the Bloomsbury Group of artists and writers, together with other noted 20th century intellectuals and socialites (some of whose faces made it into these mosaics). The entrance

London On The Ground
Dec 21, 20255 min read


One New Change: views, reflections, angled glass and hidden art
The City of London’s largest shopping centre offers stunning views of St Paul’s and beyond (it also has shops). One New Change Opened in 2010, One New Change occupies a whole block, bounded by New Change, Cheapside, Bread Street and Watling Street. It is the second post World War II building on this site, replacing offices built in 1957 (on what had been a bomb site) for the Accountant’s Department of the Bank of England. Walks available for booking For a schedule of forthcom

London On The Ground
Oct 18, 20255 min read
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