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Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Obelisk / Mitcham
"Erected by the Reverend Richard Cranmer, Lord of the Manor of Mitcham Canons to commemorate the finding of an artesian spring there after the dry summers" [source PMSA]. Channeled render, c.6m high, inscribed 25 September 1822. Grade II listed 1954, needs repair. London Borough of Merton.
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Diminishing Doric / SW1
Architects: John Nash, James Pennethorne, Decimus Burton et al., 1832. Greek Revival colonnade at the lower-frontage level of the Grade I listed Carlton House Terrace. The Mall, City of Westminster, London.
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Monday, 26 February 2018
ICA / Nash House
Architects: John Nash, James Pennethorne, Decimus Burton et al., 1832. The Institute of Contemporary Arts occupies part of the Grade I listed Carlton House Terrace. The Mall, City of Westminster, London.
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Sunday, 25 February 2018
St James's / Piccadilly
Architect: Sir Christopher Wren, 1684, original spire 1700. Spire and roof destroyed WW2 and rebuilt under the direction of Sir Albert Richardson. Red-brick with Portland stone dressings, Grade I listed. City of Westminster, London.
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Saturday, 24 February 2018
RND Memorial / Lutyens
WW1 memorial by Sir Edwin Lutyens, unveiled 1925. Dedicated to the Royal Naval Division's losses in the Gallipoli campaign. Portland stone, Grade II* listed. Image shows the Admiralty Citadel bunker behind. Horse Guards Parade, City of Westminster, London.
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Friday, 23 February 2018
Nova Victoria / SW1
PLP Architecture Ltd, 2017. Mixed-use development just north of Victoria station. Winner of Building Design's 2017 Carbuncle Cup. London Borough of Westminster.
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Thursday, 22 February 2018
Masons Arms / W1
The Masons' Arms public house has existed in Maddox Street since the 1720s [source: The London Encyclopedia], although now rebuilt in a mock-Tudor style. City of Westminster, London.
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Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Midland Goods Shed / Annex
Three-storey office annex added to the Midland Goods Shed after King's Cross station was completed in 1852. Prior to this, the 1850 building behind served as a temporary passenger terminal for the Great Northern Railway. London Borough of Camden.
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Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Clarges / Mayfair
Architects: Squire & Partners, 2017, facade of Portland stone and bronze. Includes 34 apartments over 10 floors. Seen across Green Park from Queen's Walk. City of Westminster, London.
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Monday, 19 February 2018
2 Granary Sq / N1C
Architect: Lewis Cubitt, 1850, originally as the principal Goods Yard offices. Rebuilt after WW2 bomb damage. Upper floors now used by the Art Fund charity; ground and lower-ground by the House of Illustration. Conversion architects: John McAslan + Partners, 2011. London Borough of Camden.
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Sunday, 18 February 2018
St John's / Islington
Architect: Joseph John Scoles, 1843 (towers slightly later), in neo-Romanesque style. Grade II listed RC church on Duncan Terrace. Showing the north tower and broach-spire. Church of St John the Evangelist, London Borough of Islington.
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Saturday, 17 February 2018
Old Torpedo Factory / Redux
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Lethaby Gallery / N1C
Conversion architects: Stanton Williams, 2011, for Central Saint Martins. Original architect: Lewis Cubitt, 1860s, adding extra office space to the 1852 Granary Building. Grade II listed. London Borough of Camden.
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Friday, 16 February 2018
Lancaster House / SW1
Architect: Benjamin Dean Wyatt, built 1826-40 in a neo-classical style using Bath stone with slate roof. Originally for the Duke of York, now managed by the Foreign Office. Grade I listed. City of Westminster, London.
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Thursday, 15 February 2018
Pierrepont Row / Sign
Sign for pathway created c.1800 off Camden Passage, prev. known as Little Pierrepont Row. The name — lit. Stonebridge — arrived with the Norman Conquest and Pierreponts were once prominent landowners and politicians. London Borough of Islington.
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Wednesday, 14 February 2018
The Link / City Rd
Architects: Tooley & Foster Partnership LLP for Sherrygreen Homes Ltd (Mulalley Group), 2013. Mixed-use block with 26 flats. 227 City Road, London Borough of Hackney.
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Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Central Market / Pavilion
Architect: Sir Horace Jones, 1868. Showing SE corner pavilion on east building of Smithfield meat market. Grade II* listed. City of London.
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Monday, 12 February 2018
Panoramic / Riverwalk
• Left: Green-glazed 'Panoramic' tower, originally British Gas Head Office designed by Chapman Taylor, 1971. Converted for residential use in 1999 by Formation Architects and Halpern Partnership [Source: The Skyscraper Centre].
• Right: new residential development 'Riverwalk' designed by Stanton Williams, 2016.
• Right: new residential development 'Riverwalk' designed by Stanton Williams, 2016.
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Sunday, 11 February 2018
St George the Martyr / Spire
Architect: John Price, 1736, Grade II* listed Anglican church. Showing Portland stone spire over tower. London Borough of Southwark.
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Saturday, 10 February 2018
Millbank Tower / Jupiter
Thames Clipper 'Jupiter' (Wight Shipyard Co Ltd, 2017) leaving Millbank pier. Behind, Millbank Tower (Ronald Ward & Partners, 1963, Grade II listed).
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Friday, 9 February 2018
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Defoe House / EC2
Architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1973. Grade II listed. Barbican Estate, City of London.
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Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Mountjoy / Lauderdale
Architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1970s. Grade II listed. Barbican Estate, City of London.
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Monday, 5 February 2018
The Postern / EC2
Architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1971. Grade II listed. Barbican Estate, City of London.
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Sunday, 4 February 2018
St Bride's / 2018
Architect: Sir Christopher Wren, steeple 1703. "Large tower and stone steeple of great distinction", Grade I listed. St Bride's is regarded as the church of the Fourth Estate, even though Fleet Street's newspapers have now been dispersed. City of London.
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Saturday, 3 February 2018
NT 2018 / I
Architect: Sir Denys Lasdun, 1976. Vista over the Bank of America Merrill Lynch terrace. National Theatre, South Bank, London Borough of Lambeth.
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Friday, 2 February 2018
33 Central / EC4
John Robertson Architects for property group H B Reavis, 2018. New office building at 33 King William Street, City of London.
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Thursday, 1 February 2018
Merano / Peninsula Heights
On the Albert Embankment...
• Left: New mixed-use — mainly residential — towers named Merano, in the familiar style of RSHP (G.Stirk, A.Morris), with EPR, 2018.
• Right: the former Alembic House of 1964 by Oscar Garry and Partners, remodelled 1996 into luxury apartments and still looking good.
• Left: New mixed-use — mainly residential — towers named Merano, in the familiar style of RSHP (G.Stirk, A.Morris), with EPR, 2018.
• Right: the former Alembic House of 1964 by Oscar Garry and Partners, remodelled 1996 into luxury apartments and still looking good.
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