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scheme for london greenwich peninsula
one of the schemes for the greenwich peninsula
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February 14th, 2009, 02:53 PM
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East London Line Extension - Phase II Approved
Some good news - the government has stepped up and put money forward for Phase II of the East London Line Extension which runs from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction. Phase I (the red line) is due to be completed in 2010, while Phase II (blue line) would be completed in 2011. The majority of infrastructure for Phase II is mostly in place, but a few sections of work need to be (new fly-overs, platforms, etc...) done to connect the dots. Once finished it will not create a second circle line, but an orbital rail service starting/finishing at Clapham Junction - the busiest train station outside Japan. However, one of the initial stations on the line: a new station called Surrey Canal Road (which would be located on new track between Surrey Quays and Queens Road Peckham) has not been included in the plan. Construction work will however allow for a future station to be built on the site at a later date. Interestingly Phase II (inbetween Clapham High Street and Denmark Hill) goes past/over two other stations which would create important interchanges. The proble however is that at Brixton (interchange for Victoria Line, Chatham Main Line), the ELLE platforms would be located on a viaduct above another viaduct (which house the CML platforms). At Loughborough Junction (interchange for Thameslink and other suburban train lines) the situation is similar as found at Brixton. Fortunately part of the works includes creating the necessary ammendments to allow for future stations to be slotted in [img]   [/img]Queens Road Peckham Station  Peckham Rye Station  Denmark Hill Station   Brixton Station  Clapham High Street Station  Wandsworth Road Station  Clapham Junction  The little used northern entrance. The platform immediately above the entrance is presently disused, but wil be brought back into use for the ELLE  Wimbledon Centre Court With the retractable roof pretty much complete, the only work left is the reinstalling of chairs for this Summers' tournament  Giant horse to become £2m artwork http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7880889.stm A giant white horse has been chosen as a new £2m art commission for south east England dubbed "Angel of the South". The design, by former Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger, was selected from a three-strong shortlist as part of the Ebbsfleet Landmark Project.  His design for the public art commission will see a horse standing on all four hooves at 33 times life-size. Once built, it will dominate the north Kent landscape, standing as high as Nelson's Column at about 164ft (50m). The announcement was made at Swan Valley Community School in Swanscombe in Kent, which overlooks the Springhead Park area where the giant statue will be built. The landmark, which will be close to Eurostar's international station, is intended as an iconic symbol representing the regeneration of north-west Kent, and the eastwards growth of London. Mr Wallinger, who was chosen over artists Daniel Buren and Richard Deacon, described it as a "tremendously exciting project". "There was some very tough competition and I am honoured that the horse has won through," he said. His team will be involved in an application for planning permission from Gravesham Borough Council, which is expected to take about 12 months. The Ebbsfleet Landmark Project has been dubbed the "Angel of the South", in reference to Antony Gormley's Angel of the North sculpture which overlooks the A1 motorway in Gateshead. A prancing white horse is the logo for the county council and has been the symbol of Kent for hundreds of years. However, a sculpture of the Invicta, supported by Kent County Council in response to Mr Wallinger's entry, was rejected by judges last year. Victoria Pomery, chairman of the Ebbsfleet Landmark Project's selection panel, said their decision was based on "artistic merit". She added: "Mark is a superb artist of world renown and his sculpture will become a real landmark for Ebbsfleet and the whole region." Last week, organisers of the project said they were still hoping it would be in place for the London 2012 Olympics, despite the recession. Project manager Mark Davy revealed to the BBC that there could be short-term funding problems for the Ebbsfleet scheme. Following Tuesday's decision, he said: "The 2012 Olympics is a significant milestone but outside of our control. "The project is such a complex one that it will be difficult to set a specific deadline until we have undertaken the significant technical studies and costing investigations." It was commissioned by Eurostar, London & Continental Railways and Land Securities, the developers of Ebbsfleet Valley. 81 Black Prince Road A mid-rise for Lambeth Embankment (close to London Waterloo station)   The 2010 DLR Network With the recently opened extension to Woolwich Arsenal now open, work is progressing well on the Stratford International extension which will open in 2010. After 2010, there are extensions in the pipeline to Dagenham Dock, Charing Cross and other feasability plans in the work. Diagram by mackenzie_blu at flickr.  Olympic Park/Stratford City post London 2012 A few excellent pics of the post-2012 London Olympics site. 1 - Looking south roughly along the GMT line (02 in the background, Canary Wharf just to the right). South Stratford City is the area with towers and the golden structure. North Stratford City (or the Olympic Village during the games) is to the left next door to the Velodrome.   2 - Closer view of the River Lea, and the Olympic Park in legacy mode, Olympic Stadium with Canary Wharf are visible.   3 - Similar as above, but further out - the Olympic Park will for comparisons sake be slightly larger than Central Park, New York.   4 - Another view of the park - all the residential and commercial development around the park steps down so as to give the impression that the park is more wilderness, than slap bang in East London.   London King's Cross Northern Ticket Hall A few pictures from www.contractjournal.com of the Northern Ticket Hall at King's Cross that will provide another link between the Tube, King's Cross and St Pancras termini. 1 - King's Cross is to the left, St Pancras to the right. New ticket hall in the centre.   2 - Same view, but at night   3 - Ground view of the several levels for the ticket hall (there will also be a large semi-circular glass roof that follows the curve of the Great Northern Hotel and the station to the left   4 - A new connecting passage   5 - A better idea of how big the ticket hall will be   6 - Where new escalators down to the Northern Line platforms will reside   7 - King's Cross St Pancras is the busiest tube station on the network, and will get bigger when Crossrail 2 arrives in a few years   Heron Tower Update, 246m This one is shooting up, pics by LONDON STAR     London Bridge Tower, 310m Work continues to progress on demolishing the foundations of the old 100m Southwark Tower (PWC's former HQ). In the background of the pictures you can see London Bridge Station - the world's oldest train terminus which will all be renovated/replaced by 2015 (Mace will start work on the station once finished on the Shard). Work also has to be careful as there is a tube ticket hall beneath the site. Pics by fitz44 (first four) and SE9 (last pic)      And once finished:  Also some new renders of LBT and the redevelopment of London Bridge station.    Also a picture of the interior of the terminus platforms. The LBT construction site is immediately behind the white hoarding to the left. Technically the station is split in two - 9 terminating, and 6 through platforms. With the redevelopment of London Bridge station to coincide with the Thameslink line and construction of LBT, there will be 9 through and 6 terminating platforms. The entire station will be renovated in areas or rebuilt as it is starting to show its age.  (there are 9 terminating and 6 throuCentral St Giles, various low-rise towers Pics by chest of this development next door to Tottenham Court Road tube station and Centrepoint. The immediate area will be given an overhaul in conjunction with the arrival of Crossrail. Pics by chest       100 Middlesex Street, 105m An excellent update from LONDON STAR     Strata, 147m An update by SE9    London Cannon Street Redevelopment, 42m Cannon Street is located immediately on the north bank of the Thames in the Square Mile, but all trains run over the Thames towards SE London and Kent commuter settlements. The station used to be quite grand, with a Victorian frontage and a railway arch right on the riverfront. The roof was taken down prior to WW2 with the aim to serve it, unfortunately with a sick twist - the factory it was being stored in was destroyed. Without the roof, the station also took several direct hits and was 're-built' afer the war with a disgusting box atop. As part of a £400mn redevelopment project, a new development will go atop the station, but the station itself will be given an overhaul, new retail area and greater access to national rail and tube platforms. The present station handles 80,000 each day (with a smaller number using the tube station). Update pics by PFarrey   What the finished article will look like  The old station frontage  The rear of the station (the Thames would be to the right and left) - the only remaining sign today other than the trains and platforms are the retaining walls with the towers.  Bishopsgate Tower, 288m Construction continues on piling work.  [size=4][b]Royal London Hospital Towers, 2x100m      Islington offers TfL £5m to lose Highbury gyratory Filed 12/02/09 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5598 Islington Council in north London has offered Transport for London £5m to help pay for improvements to the area outside Highbury and Islington station. The local authority says it is willing to put up half the cost of the Highbury Corner regeneration scheme, which would replace the existing road gyratory system with a conventional road junction, freeing up space to relieve overcrowding at the station. Council chief executive John Foster has written to TfL commissioner Peter Hendy to formally offer the money, which would require TfL to match the funding. Highbury and Islington station is expected to see an increase in passenger numbers following its connection to phase one of the new East London Line extension in 2011. The local authority hopes works to relocate the post office and improve the public space in front of the station could begin in 2011/12 and says the cost would be between £6m and £11m. Cllr James Kempton, leader of Islington Council, said: "By managing our money carefully, we've been able to put aside funding for this large-scale project. I believe residents would much rather see this cash invested in the borough - in a scheme that will create jobs and apprenticeships - rather than sitting in the bank earning paltry sums of interest. "Highbury Corner is routinely described as 'one of the worst places in the borough'. We want to change that and provide a legacy for future generations."  The former station that was on Highbury Corner - the station exists, but not in this state...  [b]The Landmark, 140m + 98m[b] Cladding rising up quickly, pics taken by naturalBlues     Regents Place West Quarter Update pics by fitz44     Bombardier salvages train order with Stansted Express Filed 12/02/09 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5600 Train manufacturer Bombardier Transportation is poised to secure a deal to build 120 new train carriages for the Stansted Express service connecting London Liverpool Street station to Stansted Airport. The announcement came on the day Bombardier heard that the Express Rail Alliance, of which it is a member, had lost out to rival consortium Agility Trains in the race to clinch a £7.5bn contract to build a new generation of inter-city trains for Britain's main railway lines. However, news of the Stansted Express order will bolster Bombardier's Derby assembly facility, which is already busy with six production lines working on trains for Southern/First Capital Connect, London Overground and the London Underground Victoria and sub-surface lines. Last month Bombardier's director of communications Neil Harvey told Transport Briefing that despite record production levels at Derby the company had capacity available for further orders. Transport secretary Geoff Hoon this week said the Department for Transport was in advanced negotiations with National Express East Anglia, which operates the Stansted Express service, to order the new carriages. Bombardier has preferred bidder status and Hoon said the contract award would safeguard jobs in Derby. The new Stansted Express trains form part of the government's plans to introduce 1,300 new carriages on Britain's rail network over the next five years, which followed a commitment in the 2007 Delivering a Sustainable Railway White Paper. Last year the Department for Transport published a Rolling Stock Plan which said that the East Anglia rail franchise would receive 188 new electrical multiple units. This anticipated leasing Class 321 trains from London Midland and ordering new EMUs for the Stansted Express route to release Class 317 carriages to lengthen other services. ------ The present trains (at Stansted Airport station - under the terminal designed by Sir Norman Foster) that are used - showing their age a bit.  BBC Broadcasting House Extension Pics by chest     Park House The below 'delightful' 60's stump on Oxford Street has now bee demolished to allow for an 8 storey building that is more asthetically pleasing to rise in its place. There are a few unfortunate post-Blitz building mistakes along Oxford Street, so this is a start to rectify that issue. Update pics by fitz44     Cotswold rail double-tracking sets July start date Filed 10/02/09 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5588 Work on site to redouble the Cotswold railway line will begin in July after Network Rail announced the project had reached the final design stage. The Cotswold redoubling scheme will reinstate dual track between Evesham and Charlbury to help raise train punctuality on the line from 76% to 92%. The capacity enhancing scheme will also enable more passenger trains to run on the line. A key element in the scheme is the restoration of a total of 20 miles of track across the Evesham to Moreton-in-Marsh and Ascott-under-Wychwood to Charlbury sections. At present these lengths of single line are limiting capacity growth and train movements, causing congestion and further delays if services are disrupted for any reason. Mike Gallop, route enhancement manager for Network Rail, said: "This is an exciting milestone for a scheme that has come far. In this final stage of design, detailed improvement work for the next two-and-a-half years will be nailed down. We have a big task ahead to bring the scheme to commission, and we will continue to work hard to progress these improvements. We are also really grateful for the support from the industry and community and this is vital for the future success of this scheme." The first intensive work is planned for 18 July-30 August this year when the track, and underground signal cables between Evesham to Moreton-in-Marsh and Ascott-under-Wychwood to Charlbury will be re-aligned. The improvement will help create space for the new tracks and for engineers to access the railway without having to close the line for subsequent track work. Delivery of the work will be phased so that parts of the railway line can remain open while improvements are being carried out. However the line will be closed for several weeks in July and August. The majority of the subsequent improvement work will not affect train services and will deploy efficient engineering techniques to reduce construction time on site. ------ The Cotsworld Line is a branch off the line connected Oxford to London Paddington and serves West England providing connections into Wales. Noho Square Sandmaiden @ flickr took a picture of Candy & Candy's (the ultra-rich property developers) Noho development. There is to be a square and path through the site of the former Middlesex Hospital (hence the chapel in the centre of the site that isn't going anywhere). Comletion is due in 2011.  Tottenham Hale Regeneration Tottenham Hale is located in North London, this large redevelopment project is focused around the the transport interchange of the Victoria tube line, West Anglia Main Line, Stansted Express and bus station which forms one border. The River Lea forms a parallel border to this extensive project that will have 1,250 homes, office space, a hotel, retail units, a primary school and extensive student accomodation, Pictures taken by Medo.       £7.5bn Intercity Express order will be built in Britain Filed 12/02/09 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5593 Hitachi has been selected by the government to build a new generation of 'Super Express' trains for Britain's inter-city railway lines as part of a £7.5bn contract, the largest ever rolling stock order placed for the UK rail network.   Confirmation of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) order represents a coup for the Japanese electronics giant, which narrowly beat a consortium including train manufacturers Bombardier and Siemens to clinch the business. It is also good news for British firms Barclays and John Laing which, through the Agility Trains consortium, have teamed up with Hitachi to set up a new train manufacturing plant and depots in the UK. The government admitted that it had been difficult to separate the winning bid from the alternative submitted by Express Rail Alliance, a consortium comprising Bombardier Transportation, Siemens, Angel Trains and Babcock and Brown. It said both bids were deliverable and "substantially compliant" with the IEP Invitation To Tender, Train Technical Specification and associated procurement document published in March 2007. Hitachi's decision to team up with John Laing and Barclays in June 2008, after having already been shortlisted in its own right, now appears to have been a masterstroke enabling it to secure the contract. John Laing's infrastructure expertise will enable the consortium to establish a new train manufacturing facility in the UK. Currently, the only volume train production plant in Britain is Bombardier's Derby works. The location of the new facility has yet to be revealed but new depots are planned for Bristol, Reading, Doncaster, Leeds and west London with upgrades to existing depots across Britain. By ensuring the new trains are built in the UK around 12,500 jobs will be created or safeguarded.   However, in a warning to Agility that ministers expect it to be accommodating in final contract negotiations, the Department for Transport has asked Express Rail Alliance to maintain its status as reserve bidder in case the DfT is unable to reach satisfactory terms with its first choice. The contract structure passes the responsibility for constructing depots and maintaining trains to the successful bidder. Train operating companies will pay the successful bidder 'Set Availability Payments' for each train that reports for duty each day and remains reliable during the operational period. The DfT has not said precisely how many train carriages will be ordered. The original IEP specification talked of between 500 and 2,000 but this week's announcement said only that there would be "up to 1,400" carriages. Secretary of State for Transport Geoff Hoon said: "This announcement demonstrates that this government is prepared to invest, even in difficult economic times, by improving our national infrastructure. It is good news for the British economy that over 12,500 jobs will be created and safeguarded; good news for the regions that the government is supporting significant inward investment; and good news for passengers that we are taking the steps necessary to improve their rail journeys." Assuming the contract goes ahead as planned, Hitachi will have dramatically consolidated its presence in the UK rail industry after winning its first British train order only five years ago. The company is currently supplying new 140mph 'bullet' trains for domestic High Speed 1 services from Kent to London St Pancras International which will enter passenger service in December this year. However, unlike the Super Express trains ordered this week, the High Speed 1 trains are being built in Japan.   The first Hitachi trains are already commencing test runs, for public operation in December. Note that these versions are dual-voltage (for OHLE and 3rd rail), while e ICE trains will be hybrids or full-OHLE.  Arsenal Developments To help fund their move from their historic Highbury stadium to the Emirates, Arsenal FC turned to property to fund the stadium construction work. Most of the work is either completed (1, 3, and 5) close to being finished (4) or to see work start shortly (6). Pics by henry and flickr.  1   2 - Emirates Stadium     3   4 - The Stadium (Highbury: the former art-deco home of Arsenal)     5    6 - Queensland Road   Various Hackney-Shoreditch Developments A small development that incorporates several of the latest development trends, found in Hackney. All pics by fitz44   Dalston Square - This is a very dense project located north of Shoreditch where the present North London Line and soon-to-open East London Line Extension converge. The development is being built above the actual station, includes 550+ homes, a major new public library and a new square that runs the length of the site (and the station below).       Queen's Market Redevelopment,96m Demolition has begun on the current buildings which will see the re-housing of the Queen's Market, and several large residential blocks and an open space   
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February 16th, 2009, 03:01 PM
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A joint venture between MacDonald Egan will lead a £165 million redevelopment of Lewisham College's campus. Currently the College operates from two sites - in Lewisham Way and Deptford Bridge, but will relocate all its activities to a new state-of-the-art 350,000 sq ft campus at Deptford Bridge when construction of two new buildings is completed by September 2012. Once the campus is finished, the joint venture, known as Deptford Bridge Developments, will also develop surplus land sites vacated by the College's move. The approximately 7 acres of surplus land has the potential for about 500 homes and commercial space to complement the College and contribute to the wider regeneration of Deptford and Lewisham.
 http://www.stanhopeplc.com/index.php...487&Itemid=497 http://www.macdonaldegan.co.uk/
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#1354
February 16th, 2009, 07:03 PM
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Zupermaus & Nick Taylor.
If you are going to reproduce news, projects & info can you please credit the people you have got the info from. I see an awfully lot of stuff you have posted here that I know full well you have not found yourselves. Other than that it is a very nice & concise thread. Cheers
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February 17th, 2009, 10:37 AM
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It's a rule of this Forum to post links / credits of copyrighted articles & pictures:
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February 17th, 2009, 02:42 PM
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Percentage of users who do? Percentage who dont who get called on it? I never do it and I never called called on it. Its one of those rules that would be a full time job to enforce. I would say its pretty much just a disclaimer for Ed. To credit every image some of these guys post would be very prohibitive to them posting in the first place.
I take special issue with people who dont own the copyright but complain that THEIR copyright infringement isnt being credited. If they cared so much they would have posted the images personally in the first place.
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February 17th, 2009, 07:54 PM
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We've been embarrassed by copyright owners who've come on here to complain. It would be a poor excuse to say to such a person that hardly anyone complains. It's especially indefensible when it involves a rendering, which is professional work.
Besides not acknowledging ownership, hotlinking the images robs them of bandwidth without the benefit of traffic on their site, which is why they post the work in the first place.
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February 18th, 2009, 05:54 AM
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Its pretty clear that the images did not belong to the person who complained. From my point of view the person who complained has done just what Nick or Zupermaus had done on another site but wanted to whine because he put the images together elsewhere and wanted credit for that. He wasnt complaining about copyright IMO, because all those images come from so many different sites he couldnt possibly have rights on them all.
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February 18th, 2009, 10:07 AM
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The rule would be easy to enforce. Delete Post > PM. It's also easy for everyone else to just ignore the one-in-a-thousand post where a complaint is made. But bringing it up forces us to restate the policy. Some members post a lot of images, and credit every one of them.
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February 19th, 2009, 10:09 AM
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March 3rd, 2009, 11:38 AM
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Been busy recently - money to be made even in these most difficult of times! Will follow up with an update (fully credited of course), but in the meantime - a taster....I was just taking a look at my future apartment (
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March 16th, 2009, 05:55 PM
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East London Line Extension
Pictures provided by TfL, sourced from londonreconnections.blogspot.com Dalston Junction - 4 platform station. The platforms are located under the concrete slab. Residential developments are planned on either side of the submerged line, which will have a park running above.  Hoxton Station - Moving southwards towards the Square Mile, we come to Hoxton Station which shows the incorporation of the historic brick viaducts and the modern track.  Shoreditch Station - While above ground, Shoreditch station will be a fully enclosed structure. This box is intended to protect those using the station while several tall buildings are built above and around the station, essentially enclosing it.  The outside illustrating the enclosed elevated station  The bridge that connects Shoreditch station and the old East London Line further on, with the old Broad Street viaduct pictured in previous images  Whitechapel Station - New access stairway at the end of the ELLE platforms. Whitechapel currently also serves the Hammersmith & City and District lines. In 2017 it will also serve the Crossrail line.     New Cross - South of the Thames, the ELLE will take over local stations to West Croydon ensuring that other train services can provide express services to Central London. This image illustrates a fly-over in New Cross to ensure that services don't conflict.  London Bridge Tower Mace (master contractor) and Stent (piling contractor) are now on site. Full steam ahead, pictures taken by jimbo at SSC! A few notes: - The station is still in use despite the work going on around - Parts of the original brick vaults that support the station are clearly visible - these go back to its opening in 1836 (173 years ago!). Technically this is the oldest terminus in use on the planet, and also the oldest elevated railway as the brick viaducts stretch for several miles through south-east London - Once London Bridge Tower is finished, work can progress on the complete re-build of the station itself (LBT works will see a new concourse) as Mace move on to complete that     55 Baker Street Located in London's West End this 60's refurbishment job by MAKE (the architecture firm headed by Ken Shuttleworth who was part of the brains behind most of the works labelled under Foster) of the old Marks & Spencer HQ is now finished. Pictures taken by fitz44 at SSC.       1 New Change Shopping and office complex designed by Jean Nouvel - next door to St Paul's Cathedral is now fully u/c. This is low-rise - 8 storeys due to the close nature to St Paul's. The first pic still shows that despite the recession, construction continues apace in the City. Pic from above St Pauls by lath75, others taken by jimbo over at SSC.      Riverside South Work on Richard Roger's two towers (236m + 189m) on the bank of the Thames gathers pace. JP Morgan are looking to occupy this in 2013. Aerial picture from skyscrapernews.com. Site plan and covered walkway pics uploaded by london lad (the Jubilee line is visible running under the site and explains the 'concrete bunker' to the right of the site)        Imperial Wharf Station A long delayed station on the West London Line. Pictures by irstan74 on SSC.   Pan Peninsula Towers Now externally complete, the finishing touches to the lighting scheme is going ahead. Pictures taken by wawd      And a night image taken by [c]chest[/b] - the green laser represents the Greenwich Meridian from the Royal Observatory  100 Middlesex Street 105m tall tower on the City fringe. Pics taken by Comdot from the local neighbourhood.     Bezier Apartments Pics taken by GazKinz at SSC of the Bezier Apartment towers at Old Street. The area is a tip, pretty much re-built after the Blitz. Locals don't like towers and use the argument that it has a 'village atmosphere'...village of concrete crap more like. These aren't too tall, but both look like giant eggs.    Bishopsgate Tower - The Pinnacle Amazing pictures taken by jimbo (SSC) of the Pinnacle site - piling work continues. The 288m tower will rise in the foreground. The 225m Richard Rogers Leadenhall Tower will rise immediately behind facing the wonderful Lloyds of London - a view that you won't see for long! Behing that is Fosters' Willis Building. The Gherkin is off to the background left   As posted by london lad over at SSC, Arab Investments have revised (and gained approval) to add balconies to the top 15 floors of the tower.  Strata Tower - The Shaver At 147m tall, this curved black and white shaver-like tower continues to grow in the Elephant & Castle area. Hopefully this is the catalyst to spur on the massive regeneration project for the local area which is much needed. Pictures taken by SSC forumer fitz44.          Thameslink Programme Thameslink is a massive multi-£bn project to create a 24tph central corridor line that connects commuter settlements to the north and the south. Due to the complexity of the project (it could be argued more so than Crossrail due to the immense station rebuilds required), it has been divided into three Key Outputs as to not conflict with other transport projects and the 2012 Olympics. Key Output 0 - Going live on the 22nd March will see additonal services running through the central corridor providing 15tph. Key Output 1 - The main product from this scheme will be to enable 12-carriage trains to run across the majority of the network, which also includes the complete re-building of Farringdon and Blackfriars Key Output 2 - The final phase will see London Bridge station completely rebuilt in tandem with the final construction on the London Bridge Tower, and the finalisation of the 1,100 new carriage order supplied. The peak capacity of the Central London route will be 24tph. The map of the Thameslink network at Key Output 0 is below. Map and picture by mackenzieblu (flickr.com)  The rebuilding of Blackfriars - note the new entrance to help during the rebuilding (the Underground station below ground will be closed to help construction) - also of note is that the gap in the background is where Thameslink crosses the Thames - the new station will span the entire length of the river.       The below map is from Joe Brown's London Railway Atlas illustrating the railways around St Paul's and the Thameslink line which runs north to south. Its an excellent book, now on its second edition (London's railways don't stop changing), if you're a rail nut and want an atlas on all of the railways in London, pre-order it now! http://www.amazon.co.uk/London-Railw...7151260&sr=1-4  Of interest to New Yorkers may be the connection that Thameslink (currently offered - but frequencies will improve) has: connecting London Luton Airport (north) and London Gatwick Airport (south). A similar idea could be implemented for Newark - JFK with a wee bit of engineering work. Eagle House Rising slowly, this is a tower in Hackney to the north of the Square Mile. First picture taken by fitz44 and others by Comdot    Battersea Reach Tower Smallish tower (59m) on the Thames in the London Borough of Wandsworth - this is pretty much finished now.     Broadgate Tower & 201 Bishopsgate This is now a completed project, with tenants moving in. Pictures taken by DarJoLe over at SSC. This is an excellent addition to the Broadgate complex, and creates a new avenue up into Shoreditch (below the site are the approach tracks into London Liverpool Street station).       Britain's Biggest Bus Garage On a massive site in East London, close to West Ham station, and south of the Olympic park a vast new bus garage is being built. With a capacity for 300 buses, and 650 drivers, the building resembles the barrel-vaulted Victorian train stations or a time gone by. The modern adaptation however is to cover the entire roof with grass, and incorporate a biomass generator and wind turbines to create a depot with probably the greenest credentials. Picture from londonreconnections.blogspot.com  London - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger David Hubert has compiled an amazing video of some 3,000+ photos taken in London.... definately worth a glance. http://vimeo.com/2169237 St Botolphs' House Prior to the Credit Crunch, there was an excellent slender tower named Minerva planned for this site. However the developers were ignorant in seeking a single tenant, rather than tapping into the multi-tenant market which is the driver for most towers rising in Central London. The result is a rather fat sulking blob of a groundscraper. Pics taken by Comdot at SSC.    100 George Street - Chroma A mid-rise for Croydon is now u/c. Images sourced by csk at SSC.    Arundel Great Court Various group of low-rises (no taller than 14 storeys) filling a block from the Thames up to the Strand. According to london lad at SSC, the scheme is split into two - with what looks like the higher quality development being designed by Wilkinson Eyre (no guessing which one that is below), with Horden Cherry Lee doing the rest. Pics sourced also by london lad. This plan went to planning, but was turned down because of the bulk, height and design of the lessor-known architect's part.     Future Circle Line On the present tube map, the Circle Line is represented as a yellow circle, but there are several issues with he service which impact its performance. To overcome this issue, the Circle line will be re-worked to run from Hammersmith, go around the present Circle line route, but terminate at Edgware Road instead of continuing to go around and around. The situation should ensure that the service is more efficient, although it could become a bit confusing for those at Edgware Road, where you could get four Circle Line trains in the station at the same time (a similar issue as found at Earl's Court where all the district line spurs converge). Mackenzie Blu on his flickr account has drafted a tube map (minus National Rail and DLR lines) illustrating the change.  Merchant Square Paddington Basin has had a few projects on the go for a while. Conveniently located next door to London Paddington station (terminus for the Heathrow Express meaning Heathrow is only 15minutes away non-stop), so good for commuters, but also pleasant because of the regenerated Paddington Basin which dominates the locality. When all the projects are finished this will be a really lively and vibrant quarter. That and it has the coolest bridge ever.... Pics taken by fitz44 in February.      [img][/img] Watermark Place Right on the Thames in the Square Mile is this mixed bag of architecture - glass, steel and wood. First four pictures taken by chest via a river boat, later pictures taken by Nihil Dicit, the last of which gives a good view with pretty much the only remains of the original London Cannon Street Station (the rest is under an office development.        One Hyde Park - Most Expensive Apartments on the Planet Work on the world's most expensive apartments continues apace. SSC forum member henry managed to get a few shot of this development which looks on to Knightsbridge on one side, and Hyde Park on the other.          DLR Updates South Quay Station - Work progresses on the new South Quay DLR station. Picture by sirstan74  Tower Gateway Station - Now re-opened, this former two platform terminus station has been re-built to allow for passengers to board from both sides, which will allow for an increase in capacity on the line. Pictures by bowroaduk from flickr. Note the sea of portacabins on the back! Stratford International Extension - Pictures taken by kpmarek on flickr.    7 More London Next door to the Greater London Authority Building (aka the Testical) is this low-rise with an interesting atrium. Pics by Nihil Dicit.     Pioneer Point Out in Ilford (London Outer Borough's) is another 100m+ tower - this has been stop starting for the last few years, but despite the current climate is actually now in full flow. Pictures from SSC by PFarrey   St Giles Court Located in London's West End close to the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street - a multi-mid-rise tower development. The wacky coloured Renzo Piano cladding makes its appearence! Photos taken by fitz44 at SSC.     London Overground Here is an interesting map of the London Overground services, including the East London Line Extension, but not including Phase II of the ELLE which should be built by 2011. Phase II would leave Surrey Quay to the bottom of the map and link Clapham Junction on the right spur, effectively creating a complete orbital service bypassing Central London.  Heron Tower Pictures by ghost101 of the 246m tower that is rising very quickly - this is just visible from certain angles on the relatively low-rise city skyline.   The Wallbrook Picture taken by Nihil Dicit shows this low-rise in its curvy glory.  Street level pictures taken by fitz44     Wenlock Street Development Interesting colours for this development to the north of the Square Mile! Pics by fitz44.    Lots Road Towers + Power Station Lots Road Power Station used to power the London Underground system. When the system was connected up to the National Grid in 2002 it's requirement was no longer needed. The plans are pretty similar to that for the Battersea Power Station with several mixed uses, but this development will include two towers. Permission was granted back in 2006, but construction won't occur until the site is fully de-industrialised from any possible harmful substances. The developers are aiming for a 2013 opening. (first two)Pictures from london lad and fitz44. London definately has a fascination with converting its dis-used power plants: Bankside Power Station - Tate Modern Modern Art Gallery Battersea Power Station - Multi-use development (awaiting approval) Lots Road Power Station - demolition/de-industrialisation      The Stonebridge Centre Lowrise development in north west London. Pics taken by fitz44    fitz44 also managed to get a few shots of the modern take on a pair of town houses.    And now to start on project updates, proposed and approved!
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