Passport to Norton Folgate
This is Norton Folgate looking into the City. It’s all po-mo stuff, the Gherkin, Broadgate on the right with its huge steel and glass blocks.
But if you look the other way, the view changes. Small Victorian houses, little shops, some fantastic old pubs with those old style decorated frontages, all curlicues and pinnacles.
It’s a step back into the old days. And it’s a view that’s going to disappear if the developers get their way.
Naturally, there’s a residents’ group opposing the plans. So far, it’s a typical story of developers versus residents, new building versus history.
But there’s a surreal twist. The …read more
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