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Housing & housing standards, architecture, further education, Cambridge, the sea, historic buildings, 8-bit, & railways. UK
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Be careful what you wish for. The Philippines tried that then asked them to come back.
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What you said www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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When did that last happen?
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Another benefit of our (my) 1960s childhood when somehow despite the war, the post-war settlement, the council house building and the welfare state; the Government found the money to fund the arts. Aren't we the lucky generation?
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Quite apart from the beautiful design I like the opportunity provided for fleeting encounters across the light well, a wave or a cheery hello, and the difference in levels provides additional interest (not an architect)
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What the other guy said. Not with EM responsible for the new party because he has all the wrong instincts
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I've put it here in case your location prevents a BBC download drive.proton.me/urls/DK3H51N...
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Probably this www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Here's much missed #CABE on the same subject webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/201101...
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I heard something on Radio 4 (BBC) the other day that said people recover more quickly from some operations if they can see a tree from their window (i.e. against windowless hospital rooms). Makes sense. The Victorians (UK) put asylums on south facing slopes in the countryside for nature to help
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You've only missed the kickoff. It's clear the game itself will continue to play out for days
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How about #IKEA? singleaspect.wordpress.com/2017/11/02/i...
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I have spoken to Paul Watt at length a couple of years ago
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Ok, never mind, somebody somewhere on X did a satirical take on "This sceptred isle" about planning. It was very good even if it wasn't you
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The suggestion of "social housing" without actually having to breathe the same air ... 🥱
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You did a planning rif on "this sceptred isle"
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One for the luvvies to see how the poor used to live. All a bit embarrassing frankly. Should have binned it with the rest. Not even a full reproduction of a flat. I can imagine how I might have felt about a remainder of #ParkHill as an exhibit, if demolished.
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That would be more at home in Essex
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ACTUAL LINK www.compassonline.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Please consider adblock ultimate and ublock origin if they are available on your device. They will assist in removing the clutter
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That has a finite capacity, and stops in bad weather
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So that could be a long term win if bus use through the ST increases and traffic decreases. Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat?
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Bring back #CivicRestaurants for all. Food at cost on a non-profit basis, then perhaps nobody will go hungry any more
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I don't even need British. Travel a bit and you can see we are one world, with cultural differences.
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That's a misunderstanding then. Look how Mandela treated the whites after his release
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alondoninheritance.com/london-stree...
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The homeland of the resistance will be Essex. If you doubt this, visit Clacton. Farage's opposite number had balls.
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The historic changes between 1952 and 1981 are worth an article of their own, from a postwar mindset still firmly rooted in collective endeavour to the neoliberalism of 1981. A period in time wider than its alloted span.
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www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/...
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"completed in two phases (the Western side can be seen completed in this photograph) and although it started producing energy in late 1952 the building was not completed until 1963. The power station closed in 1981 and the building has been home to the Tate Modern art gallery since 1995." ->
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I know what you mean
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I'm glad it's been tried. Mill Road needs a traffic reduction solution and has done for decades. However, I do not believe mayors are the solution being by nature undemocratic and open to corruption as an individual rather than a committee. I support the closure. [My home city.]
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I only looked up the OS ref because I wasn't sure I ought to be calling them TQ but it's right for London because TQ covers all the London we're interested in. However, the NLS appear to have dropped the frame of reference which makes them harder to find now, which I find annoying hence the links
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About the kitchen
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Nothing wrong with a card index. Helped me in life in 1974 and I remember it well.
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My Brother printer will simply print it in black providing the cartridge is not empty, can you not simply select black?
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It's social media's loss that Hatherley decided to pack it in... unless he's on some other platform that I'm not.
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Or this -> c20society.org.uk/building-of-...
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It is possible to have those magic moments occasionally in foreign cities that meander like Cadiz and Seville where perhaps for a minute or two you genuinely lose your bearings. More difficult in London with so many reference points