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• TfL snaps up block of land next to Brixton tube station

  03-11-2025 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A prominent block of shops next to Brixton tube station has been acquired by Transport for London’s property arm, Places for London, prompting inevitable speculation about its long-term future.
  Places for London site in red overlay on Google maps
  The site, currently home to retailers such as HSBC UK, Five Guys, Sainsbury’s and Argos, was previously owned by the Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme. Originally a row of smaller units, it was redeveloped into a single structure aroun
  
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• Metropolitan line to remain blocked at Baker Street all week due to track fault

  03-11-2025 09:47 via ianvisits.co.uk
  There won’t be any Metropolitan line trains between Baker Street and Aldgate for the rest of this week, due to a fault at Baker Street.
  Baker Street station’s Metropolitan line platforms
  The problem is due to a track fault at Baker Street, which has been impacting Metropolitan line services. TfL says that stopping all Metropolitan line services at Baker Street eases pressure on the track while its engineers repair the fault.
  The fault is reportedly a crack in the points, which are th
  
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• London’s Alleys: Greystoke Place (redux), EC4

  03-11-2025 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  This is an alley I’ve written about before, but it recently underwent substantial change. With some additional information about its history, it’s time to have a look again.
  Then
  Now
  The alley is one of the ancient alignments, appearing in the middle of the 1600s, and although the area changed a lot over the centuries, it remained very much a cluster of smaller buildings surrounding the alley.
  Until WWII, when a bomb flattened the entire site.
  It turns out that the alley was culverte
  
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