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Contents include:

Chair’s Introduction Peter Murray

FEATURES

  • Planning Is Political Darryl Chen
  • Too Early For Last Orders Rob Fiehn
  • Don’t Lose The Plot Barry Coidon
  • Actresses, Artists & Aristocrats Sarah Yates
  • Shooting The City Grant Smith

OPINION

  • A Public/Private Balance Nicolas Bosetti
  • Heritage & The High Street Emily Gee
  • Talkin’ Bout Regeneration Martha Grekos
  • Revival Strategies Lucy Bullivant
  • Hiding In Plane Sight Matt Brown

CASE STUDY

  • Regent Street Alistair Barr
  • Walthamstow Roland Karthaus
  • Bankside Artur Carulla
  • Barking And Dagenham Diane Cunningham

REGULARS

  • A London Notebook Geoff Tuffs
  • From The Archives Mark Prizeman
  • 20 Best London Films Your top choices

BOOK REVIEWS

  • A Short History of London By Simon Jenkins
  • London Made Us By Robert Elms
  • Hidden London: Discovering the Forgotten Underground By David Bownes, Chris Nix, Siddy Holloway and Sam Mullins
  • Designing London’s Public Spaces: Post-War and Now By Susannah Hagan
  • Restoration Stories By Philippa Stockley
  • The Painted Hall: Sir James Thornhill’s Masterpiece at Greenwich By Anya Lucas, Richard Johns, Sophie Stewart & Stephen Paine
  • Charles Booth’s Poverty Maps By Mary S. Morgan

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