The City of London Corporation has in the last week of January 2021 green-lighted the planned construction of a new 30-storey office development at 55 Gracechurch Street. This is the Square Mile’s first tall building approval of 2021 and demonstrates the Corporation’s optimistic outlook for the post Brexit and post-Covid future of the City.
Following on from the late summer media frenzy, over the problem of the “Solar Death Ray” being reflected from 20…
With the sudden media interest following an incident reported in the press in the last day or so regarding a Jaguar car being partially melted whilst parked on Eastcheap in the City of London, I thought I’d pop over and take a look for myself this lunch-time.
Almost opposite the building I am currently working in is another fine example of Art Deco architecture. It’s modest size and location, next to a complex and busy road junction, perhaps causes it to be ignored among other buildings of the same period in the city, such as nearby Adelaide House mentioned in an earlier post. However, on closer inspection it reveals a wealth of interesting Art Deco ornamentation that possibly warrants an elevation in it’s status and interest.
I had been meaning to write a post on Adelaide House since I first took notice of it a few weeks ago, whilst out one rare and sunny lunch-time looking for remnants of Roman London. What prompted to get it done today was some seeing this incredible vintage film footage which is doing the rounds on-line this week.
I noticed this rather attractive office building situated at 117 Fenchurch Street, London, during my lunch-time stroll the other day.…