Tag Archives: London

All Change For Oxford Street

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

General On 25th April last, I published a blog about the proposal to pedestrianize Oxford Street in which I cast doubt about the practicability of such a scheme, whether or not it was actually desirable. By ‘practicability’, of course, I … Continue reading →

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Scotland Yard Move – a bit more than redecorating.

Posted on April 25, 2015 by

On 21 May 2013 I wrote a few words about Scotland Yard moving back to Scotland Yard, as it were. The move was precipitated by the existing building reaching that stage of its life when over £50m would need to … Continue reading →

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Extending the Underground – the numbers game

Posted on December 28, 2014 by

Introduction I have for some little while been writing a book about how London Underground has expanded since it was first built. You will already realize its origins came in two bursts: the first was 1863-1868 when the first steam-operated … Continue reading →

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