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Number 1 Poultry, London
Date: 1999
Architect: James Stirling Michael Wilford (JSMWAL completed as MWPL)
photos © adrian welch
Notorious development in that the demolition of the previous building on the site - a stone-built Victorian stoe, Mappin & Webb - was strongly disliked by many. Moreover, Lord Palumbo had plans to place a Mies van der Rohe tower here with a windswept plaza in front of it, not exactly in the grain of the historic City of London. In the end we got a flowery Postmodern design by Jim Stirling.
photographs © Nick Weall
The building has none of the grace of the previous incumbent, in its favour one could say it is interesting and colourful, but very non-contextual. There's an obvious ship's prow metaphor and strong facade striation.
Building in context - No 60 lies at the cross roads of Queen St and Queen Victoria St
photograph © Nick Weall
photos © adrian welch
Number One Poultry architects - James Stirling Michael Wilford
The Guild Church - St Mary Aldermary
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taken from Queen Victoria St; Watling St also flanks it
Guild Hall
image © Nick Weall
Girdlers Hall
London Magistrates Court - Junction Queen Victoria St and Walbrook
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30 Cannon Street
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Number One Poultry context:
Tower 42 - formerly Nat West Tower
picture © adrian welch
Lloyds Building
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Leadenhall Market
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Swiss Re - 30 St Mary's Axe, City of London
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Number 1 Poultry photographs taken with Panasonic DMC-FX01 lumix camera;
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