Locations of the 12 London “High Lines”
To aid virtual exploration of the twelve possible “High Line” elevated walking routes in inner-city London, that I’ve highlighted in my series over the last couple of weeks, I’ve created this map on...
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The View from the Shard for Londoners
There’s currently a great deal for Londoners who are keen to see the city from the highest viewpoint possible. The View from the Shard currently has a “Love London” pass for sale for just £20.16. This...
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TubeHacker: 10 Things to Optimise Travel in London
1. Tube trains do run to a strict timetable, rather than just “saturating” the tunnels with trains, as can appear to be the case on many lines during the rush hour. This is not normally useful because...
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A Glimpse into Walthamstow Wetlands
I was on a guided tour of the Walthamstow Wetlands today, a huge area of 10 historic reservoirs that has long been the preserve of fishermen, birdwatchers and water company workers, that is about to...
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Open Doors: 22 Bishopsgate
It’s Open Doors week this week, where the public get a glimpse into many construction sites, and this morning I visited the site of 22 Bishopsgate, in the City of London. The site itself has an...
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Open Doors: Battersea Power Station
I’ve been slow to write about all my Open Doors week construction-site visits back in June, but as well as seeing a soon-to-be-skyscraper, I also made it to two other sites, the largest of which...
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Open Doors: Bermondsey Dive-Under
The third tour I managed during the Construction Open Doors week of events back in June was to the site of the Bermondsey Diveunder. After visiting the (re)beginnings of a skyscraper, and a huge...
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Crossrail: Tottenham Court Road Station
Thanks to spotting a notification for a tour of several Crossrail stations as part of a get-parents-and-kids-into-construction day, I was able to visit deep beneath Oxford Street and Tottenham Court...
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Open House London 2016: City of London (East)
A couple of weekends ago it was Open House London, two days where hundreds of London’s more interesting buildings open up, for free, for curious passersby (and organised pre-bookers). The capital fills...
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London City Race Mega-Map
Below is a low-resolution view of the London City Race orienteering maps that have been used since the race was first held in 2008, arranged geographically to show their relative position. The maps...
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Construction Open Doors 2017 is almost here – various building sites and other construction projects are opening up to the public next week. Many sites are still bookable. I’ve booked five sites to...
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Crossrail Opening Sequence
Crossrail’s Elizabeth Line will launch in the following stages: Phase 0 – May 2015 – TfL takes control of the Liverpool St (high level) to Shenfield line, a single section with no forks. Phase 1 – May...
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Camden Highline
A couple of years ago, I wrote about a number of possible London “High Lines”, London’s own raised “rail trail” to New York City’s High Line and Paris’s Promenade Plantée. Now it looks like the best...
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You Take The High Road…
Just a quick update on High Lines and other lines: The Camden Highline has smashed its crowdfunding round, which aimed to fund a formal feasibility study and architectural plans for the project, along...
View ArticleModal Choices for the London Commute
..and why I’m excited about the rollout of dockless bicycle sharing systems in London. My commute is around 11km long, it is Zone 3 to Zone 1. Generally I avoid peak times. Ofo and Urbo are the...
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London Borough Challenge
Is it possible to visit all 32 London boroughs (& the City of London) in a day? How quickly can you do it? The “London Borough Challenge” has been on my to-do list for a while, and I finally got...
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Crossrail Preview – Whitechapel
Crossrail, who are building the Elizabeth line railway across London that is due to open this December, held “sneak preview” open days recently at two of their stations – Whitechapel in east London,...
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Reopening of the Painted Hall in Maritime Greenwich
This Saturday, the 300-year-old Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, reopens to the public, after a two-year, £8.5 million restoration. To help preserve the painted walls and...
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London’s Most Easterly Point
…is, roughly, at the small bush in the middle of this photo, on the corner of a field, around 100m south of Fen Lane. It’s a very rural spot – certainly far, in terms of distance and feeling, from the...
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Camley Street Future Development
The Camden High Line makes a small appearance in the Camley Street Neighbourhood Plan published by Camden Council in July 2019. The eastern entrance to the High Line is on the northern end of Camley...
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