Look at this last article complaining about how a large power station proposed on the south bank will block the views of St. Paul's Dome. That very power station, constructed in 1947, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (architect of the Battersea Power Station, and also the iconic red telephone box), and in operation until 1981, is now home to the Tate Modern! I wonder how this journalist would feel about the 72 floor Shard building now under construction nearby.Today there exists protected viewing corridors to St Paul's from various view points around London where tall buildings are prohibited in order to preserve these sight lines.
There were so many other fascinating little snap shots of life in 1947 in the paper but today will be my last post from 1947. Other stories included those about:
- The rationing of meat and linen.
- A family returning to the UK from Canada as they felt it was 'too tough'.
- Guy's school of Dentistry lifting the ban on enrolling women students.
- The world record for the trans-atlantic flight being broken with a flying time of 9 hours 35 minutes (Now 7 hours).
- Planning approval being sought from the City Council for the Battle of Britain war memorial stained glass window in Westminster.
- A women in Camberwell being jailed for stealing a pair of stockings from someone's parcel at the post office.
- The Central line being extended from Stratford to Leytonstone
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