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Archives for March 2018

SKYSCRATCHERS II

26th March 2018 By Eddie Lerner Leave a Comment

We were inside the City in the last post.  This week I look at modern buildings outside the financial centre of London.  We start with he tallest building in Western Europe: THE SHARD                           It was originally going to be called London Bridge Tower but […]

Filed Under: London Tagged With: BT Tower, Canary Wharf, Centrepoint, The Ark, The Shard

SKYSCRATCHERS I

26th March 2018 By Eddie Lerner Leave a Comment

                  London is basically built on mud which made it relatively easy to dig down to build tunnels for the tube system but much harder to build upwards for skyscrapers.  Skyscratchers, I call them, for many years the tallest being the old NatWest building.  For years the […]

Filed Under: London Tagged With: BLOOMBERG, Cheesgrater, Gherkin, Lloyds, Tower 42, Walkie Talkie

SUPREMEMLY APPEALING

12th March 2018 By Eddie Lerner Leave a Comment

                                      What do the carpet at the Supreme Court building in Westminster and the cover of the Sergeant Pepper album have in common?  The were both designed by Peter Blake.  The cover may be better known but […]

Filed Under: London Tagged With: Magna Carta, Middlesex guildhall, Supreme Court

GENTLEMEN AND AMATEURS

12th March 2018 By Eddie Lerner Leave a Comment

Here are a couple of questions for you.  No prizes – I cannot afford them at this time of year when there is very little work around. 1. Who ran the first four minute mile? 2. Who ran the first sub ten second 100 metres?                     […]

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: four minute mile, Oxford, Roger Bannister

SHAKESPEARE IN WORDS AND PICTURES II

12th March 2018 By Eddie Lerner Leave a Comment

WHAT DID SHAKESPEARE LOOK LIKE? If we accept that Shakespeare wrote the plays attributed to him then it might be worth wondering what he looked like.  There is a good deal of uncertainty on this and a lot of speculation.                     The Droeshot Engraving This is […]

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: Chandos, Droeshott, Shakespeare

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