January 2023 – Connections

City Corporation stands down its Culture Mile team and offers public realm designs to business

January 20, 2023January 23, 2023 David Wilcox

Update1 : I’ve located a recording of the City residents meeting on January 11 where policy chair Chris Hayward promised more consultation in future with residents on changes in Culture Mile. I’ve added more on that below and here. Update2: following committee discussion on January 23 it is clearer that the offer to the Business … Continue reading “City Corporation stands down its Culture Mile team and offers public realm designs to business”

Save the Museum building gets more support – now ideas needed on how to retrofit and refill

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 David Wilcox

Some 400 people packed St Giles Cripplegate earlier this week for the latest campaign meeting against proposed office development on the site of the now-closed Museum of London. Back story on the plans and campaign here. The Barbican Quarter Action campaign highlighted the decision of the Twentieth Century Society to put Bastion House and the … Continue reading “Save the Museum building gets more support – now ideas needed on how to retrofit and refill”