IVERPOOL STREET station, described in 1972 by Sir John Betjeman as ‘the most picturesque and interesting of the London termini’, was the subject of a major conservation victory in 1978 after a plan by British Rail to replace it with modern office blocks was finally defeated. The restoration that followed in 1985–91 marked a turning point in attitudes, when old railway).
The future as a footstool
Jan 10, 2024
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