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June Holroyd obituary

16-04-2024 18:39

My friend June Holroyd was an architect who, late in her career, established with her husband and elder son a Hispanic-Mediterranean style centred on Santa Barbara, California, having moved to the US with her family in the 1960s.June, who has died aged 97, met Geoffrey Holroyd when they were both architecture students at Sheffield University, where she enrolled in 1944 – she was one of only three women in a class of 80. Continue reading...

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Artworks carried to safety as fire blazes at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange

16-04-2024 14:50

Spire collapsed as fire engulfed landmark in Danish capital, which houses one of country’s most valuable art collectionsEurope live: Copenhagen old stock exchange fire – as it happenedFirefighters at Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange have been battling a huge blaze that has engulfed the 17th-century building’s roof, toppled its distinctive spire and threatened one of Denmark’s most valuable art collections.“We are witnessing a terrible spectacle. The

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Moment spire collapses at Copenhagen's old stock exchange – video

16-04-2024 11:34

A fire has broken out at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange, one of the Danish capital’s most famous buildings, engulfing its spire, which collapsed on to the roof. There were no reports of injuries. The historic building, whose spire is shaped as the tails of four dragons entwined, had been under renovation when the blaze broke out. The Dutch Renaissance-style building no longer houses the Danish stock exchange but serves as headquarters for the Danish Chamber of CommerceSpire collapse

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Spire collapses after fire breaks out at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange

16-04-2024 11:31

Plumes of black smoke rise as blaze engulfs one of Danish capital’s most famous landmarksEurope live: Copenhagen old stock exchange fire – latest updatesA huge fire has broken out at Copenhagen’s 17th-century former stock exchange, one of the Danish capital’s most famous landmarks, engulfing the historic building’s roof and toppling its distinctive spire.“We are witnessing a terrible spectacle. The Bourse is on fire,” the Chamber of Commerce, which occup

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