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We need to talk about capitalism

18.10.11
As the numbers of anti-City protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral continue to grow, Richard Godwin asks the crowd - including the odd ex-banker - what they ultimately hope to achieve... more

A new star rises in London's square mile

07.09.11
Starchitect Rem Koolhaas's first London building is a gleaming HQ for Rothschild that adds a lot more than glamour to the City... more

New wing for a World Heritage site

06.07.11
Our critic has first look at the £35m Sammy Ofer Wing of the National Maritime Museum and finds a discreet addition to Greenwich's historic buildings... more

Restored St Paul's unveiled in all its power and glory

15.06.11
City workers, tourists, and worshippers will soon be able to get their first 'clean' sight of St Paul's Cathedral as the landmark completes its makeover... more

It’s not quite what Wren had in mind... Shard towers over St Paul's

12.01.11
A photograph taken from Parliament Hill — one of six protected panoramas — shows how Europe’s tallest building dramatically compromises views of London’s greatest landmark, St Paul’s Cathedral... more

The Old Brewery has real quality with a dash of real ale

22.07.10
The Old Brewery is Greenwich-based microbrewery Meantime's latest venture: a café by day, restaurant and bar by night... more

Kensington Palace ‘garden shed’ rejected

13.07.10
Plans for a new visitors’ entrance to Kensington Palace are rejected by councillors... more

Tour of St Paul's dome skips the stairs

13.07.10
Visitors to St Paul's are set to be whisked up into the cathedral's dome and taken thousands of years back in history without leaving the ground... more

Long-lost sketch of medieval St Paul’s Cathedral for sale

01.07.10
A rare, long-lost drawing of the old St Paul’s Cathedral made less than a decade before it was destroyed in the Great Fire turns up for auction... more

Opening time for historic brewery that was a tonic to Greenwich's old sailors

22.03.10
Old brewery at one of Greenwich's most historic sites has been brought back to life and is set to start serving beer made to ancient recipes... more

Chelsea Barracks chapel will not be listed but will survive

26.11.09
Victorian garrison chapel on the site of Chelsea Barracks will not be given listed status, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw has decided... more

You cannot build great cities by consensus alone

25.08.09
When you want to drain a marsh," declared the late President Mitterrand, "you don't consult the frogs"... more

The influences of twee Americana, glassy towers... and snails

12.08.09
The list includes a number of Prince Charles's favourite architects but his desire to return to traditional styles may yet be thwarted... more

Why you must pay attention to me and Prince Charles

17.06.09
Prince Charles just doesn’t fit with London, if you ask me. See, London was built a long time ago, wasn’t it? It’s old. Really, really old ... more

V&A's Baroque exhibition proves a point

07.05.09
Just as Germans can actually make jokes, so the English could do Baroque, in their own way, a fact honoured by an exhibition at the V&A.... more

Architects unite to fire barracks salvo at Prince

20.04.09
The Prince of Wales has come under renewed fire from the world's leading architects over his attempt to interfere in the Chelsea barracks development... more

Prince Charles risks diplomatic row over Chelsea Barracks

06.04.09
Prince Charles has intervened in the £1billion Chelsea Barracks scheme sparking fears that it could spiral into a political and diplomatic row... more

Bow Bells won't let you down

28.01.09
It looks a bit dingy on the outside and the surrounding area is a bit off-putting but Bow Bells makes up for it on the inside.... more

Bring on the Boris chutney empire: that's the way ahead

24.12.08
What we need are useful, productive jobs that genuinely add value to our society, says Will Self... more

St Paul’s hits £40m target for cleaning and restoring

26.11.08
Church leaders at St Paul’s Cathedral announced that they have reached their £40 million restoration fund target to coincide with its 300th anniversary... more

Discovering the lost City

26.09.08
The City's Heritage exhibition at the Guildhall tracks artefacts that began life in London but ended up elsewhere.... more

Time to roll out old tars' barrels again

25.07.08
A brewery is to be built at the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich - on the site of a Georgian brewhouse that once supplied retired sailors with their daily ration of five pints... more

New St Paul's cloister garden traces outline of medieval cathedral

04.06.08
The latest phase of the £40million restoration of St Paul's Cathedral opens to the public tomorrow... more

Church loses battle to halt lapdance bar

30.05.08
Leaders of a historic City church have lost their battle against plans for an all-day lapdancing club nearby... more

Stamps celebrate St Paul's with Wren epitaph

13.05.08
The 300th anniversary of the completion of St Paul's Cathedral has been celebrated on a set of stamps... more

Doing the Marathon

02.04.08
With 30,000 runners raring to go the 2008 Flora London Marathon is fast approaching. But you don't have to be in the race to get in on the action.... more

Less is best for revised St Paul's office scheme

17.03.08
An eight-storey office block next to St Paul's Cathedral which has breached guidelines to protect the London skyline is to be demolished... more

Film gives Greenwich an added dimension

30.11.07
Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College has impressed visitors for more than 200 years and now has a starring role in The Golden Compass.... more

St Paul's opened up to help preserve masterpiece

07.11.07
A £40 million regeneration project will give visitors unprecedented access to parts of St Paul's Cathedral.... more


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