The Brunswick Centre, a residential and shopping centre in Bloomsbury, London. Equally loved and hated for it’s modernist architecture, the 1960’s concrete structure is a listed building containing 560 flats. In 2002 the centre received a much needed £24 million facelist which brought many businesses into the area. It is now a popular shopping andContinue reading “Brunswick Centre”
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Screen on the Green
Screen on the Green, Islington, London. One of the lovely cinemas owned by Everyman, Screen on the Green offers superior comfort and service to the usual multiplex, and a glass of wine as you watch your film to boot. It shows mainstream, art house and classic films and often hosts Q&A’s with directors. Surprisingly it’sContinue reading “Screen on the Green”
Abbey Road
Abbey Road, St Johns Wood, London. This zebra crossing has been made famous by The Beatles iconic Abbey Road album cover, taken by Iain Macmillan. The crossing is a popular tourist destination though also busy traffic thoroughfare, (you’ll see drivers getting frustrated at people marching back and forth over the crossing getting their photo taken).Continue reading “Abbey Road”
John Rylands Library
John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. A stunning Victorian Gothic building that was opened to the public in 1900. The library has the appearance of a church, though the actual concept was of an Oxford college library on a larger scale. It contains medieval manuscripts and examples of the earliest forms of European printing. Time OutContinue reading “John Rylands Library”
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London. The ICA was founded by a group of radical artists in the 1940s and ‘exists to challenge the foundations of contemporary art’. It contains galleries, a theatre, two cinemas, a bookshop and a bar. It’s a lovely space, you should go. Time Out London Shortlist 2012
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