After the Second World War, London looked to the future. Recovering from the destruction of the blitz and seeking to finally banish the decrepid Victorian city, in the 1950s and 60s the city embraced modernism and embarked on a great project of reinvention. Taking the best ideas from Europe, keeping pace with America and grappling with soaring taffic , the Square Mile remade itself through new buildings and landscapes fit for a confident new age. From modernist icons and brutalist skyscrapers to aerial walkways, bogus roadways and curious underpasses, this walk pulls together the fragments of The City’s once bold future to chart the architecture and spaces of what was, what remains and what might’ve been.
A walking tour by The London Ambler – Mike Althorpe.