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• The London Buzz – 26th September 2024

  26-09-2024 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  A man has admitted murdering and dismembering Sarah Mayhew, whose body parts were discovered around south-west London earlier this year. The Guardian
  Plans to build a new home in the garden of a Victorian house in Woolwich have been approved, despite the applicant reportedly not owning the land in question outright. South London Press
  A man with a facial disfigurement says he was asked to leave a restaurant in south London because staff said he was “sca
  
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• Major closures affecting Liverpool Street and Paddington stations over Christmas

  26-09-2024 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Substantial disruption to some of London’s main railway stations over Christmas will occur, with closures of Liverpool Street and Paddington station and engineering works outside London affecting Euston and St Pancras.Paddington station
  The closure of Paddington station over Christmas had already been announced, with the station closed between Friday 27 and Sunday 29 December inclusive.
  Most Paddington services will start or stop at Reading or Ealing Broadway — but two GWR long dista
  
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• Major overhaul approved for Pontoon Dock DLR station with six new escalators

  26-09-2024 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Pontoon Dock station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is set for a major overhaul now that planning permission has been granted by Newham Council.
  The station today (c) ianVisits
  Upgraded station plans (c) Weston Williamson+Partners
  The approved scheme retains the bulk of the station but adds six escalators from ground level up to platform level to reduce the use of the lifts, which people often prefer to the long walk up the stairs. The redevelopment also aims to enhance the ground-level co
  
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• Historic England opens 90,000 historical records to the public for free

  26-09-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  For the first time, a huge database of London’s history has been made available to the public for free.With nearly 90,000 entries collected over 40 years, the Greater London Historic Environment Record (GLHER) is a tool for protecting the capital’s past and a first point of call for heritage and development professionals.
  Now, anyone interested in London’s history can use the GLHER on a new and improved online platform to search for and explore information on archaeological sit
  
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• Tickets Alert: Climb the Caledonian Clock Tower

  26-09-2024 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A tall clock tower that was once in the middle of a huge cattle market, but now stands alone in a park will resume tours next month.The Caledonian Clock Tower underwent several years of restoration work and opened to the public to climb to the top in 2019, but funding for the free tours expired last year and the tower has been locked ever since.
  This is a pity as the clock tower offers the perfect balance between a slightly challenging climb to the top and richly rewarded views across much of th
  
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• London’s newest museum – the Chelsea Pensioners opens next week

  26-09-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  London is getting a new museum next week, dedicated to the history of the Chelsea Pensioners, and it’s inside their recently restored stables block.The stables block isn’t just a former horse stables though (although it was), but a grand set of stables designed by Sir John Soane, and they’ve undergone a £12.2 million refurbishment project. As part of that, the stables now include a new museum, which will be free to visit six days a week.
  It is candidly a fairly small muse
  
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