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The Barbican – culture, cacti & Cripplegate

October 11, 2011

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On my first visit to the Grade II-listed Barbican several years ago, I found the concrete behemoth disorienting and a little overwhelming. It was hard to find a way in, hard to navigate once inside, and hard to know where one section ended and another began. The structure sprawls vertically and horizontally, performing a plethora of functions, […]

The London Stone – a Roman relic, or just a rock?

May 15, 2011

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There is a myth that the London Stone was once part of an altar built by Brutus of Troy, descendant of Aeneas and founder of London. There is even a proverb to go with this story: “So long as the stone of Brutus is safe, so long shall London flourish.” The stone is thought by some to […]

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