Joseph MacDonogh
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Londoner, Archaeologist-in-Training
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On the other side of the Thames, the new Battersea Power Station was beginning to appear. Built in two phases, from 1929 to 1935 and 1937 to 1941, its four chimneys would become an icon of the riverside. Now a shopping and apartment complex 8/9
December 1, 2024 at 11:19 AM
On the other side of the Thames, the new Battersea Power Station was beginning to appear. Built in two phases, from 1929 to 1935 and 1937 to 1941, its four chimneys would become an icon of the riverside. Now a shopping and apartment complex 8/9
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1929 also saw the construction on a few buildings that would come to be some of the most emblematic modernist designs in Britain. In Fleet Street the Daily Express Building was being built. Initially designed by Ellis & Clarke, it was given a sleek overhaul by Owen Williams 7/9
December 1, 2024 at 11:16 AM
1929 also saw the construction on a few buildings that would come to be some of the most emblematic modernist designs in Britain. In Fleet Street the Daily Express Building was being built. Initially designed by Ellis & Clarke, it was given a sleek overhaul by Owen Williams 7/9
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On Great Marlborough Street, Ideal House was completed as offices for the National Radiator Company. Designed by American architect Raymond Hood, the 7 storey building is clad in black granite with art deco detailing at street and roof level 5/9
December 1, 2024 at 11:09 AM
On Great Marlborough Street, Ideal House was completed as offices for the National Radiator Company. Designed by American architect Raymond Hood, the 7 storey building is clad in black granite with art deco detailing at street and roof level 5/9
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1929 also saw the completion of a number of other buildings in the capital that heralded the coming age of modernity; Bechstein Hall, now Greybrook House, showrooms for the piano manufacturers, designed by Thomas Tait of Sir John Burnet & Partners 2/9 www.modernistlondon.co.uk/greybrook-ho...
December 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM
1929 also saw the completion of a number of other buildings in the capital that heralded the coming age of modernity; Bechstein Hall, now Greybrook House, showrooms for the piano manufacturers, designed by Thomas Tait of Sir John Burnet & Partners 2/9 www.modernistlondon.co.uk/greybrook-ho...
I rather like it. I looks strangely like Georgian script.
November 16, 2024 at 11:19 AM
I rather like it. I looks strangely like Georgian script.
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Feels like that story should sit alongside this one.
European cities reclaiming public squares from cars.
Incredible we ever let these spaces become car parks.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
European cities reclaiming public squares from cars.
Incredible we ever let these spaces become car parks.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
In pictures: Europe’s car-free plazas reclaim their former glory
Why are we so comfortable filling our most iconic public spaces with a bunch of metal boxes?
www.politico.eu
September 29, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Feels like that story should sit alongside this one.
European cities reclaiming public squares from cars.
Incredible we ever let these spaces become car parks.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
European cities reclaiming public squares from cars.
Incredible we ever let these spaces become car parks.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Site of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery as well.
August 19, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Site of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery as well.
Been a long time coming.
December 4, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Been a long time coming.