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Rolling Bridge
S Wharf Rd, London W2
Description
The Rolling Bridge is a type of curling movable bridge completed in 2004 as part of the Grand Union Canal office & retail development project at Paddington Basin, London
Project team
Heatherwick
Completion Status
Completed 2004
Further information
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Seven Dials
WC2H 9LA
Description
Seven Dials is a great piece of good urbanism in the centre of London on the edge of Covent Garden. It is not often you see people sitting in what effectively is a roundabout with seven radial routes spinning off. It is one of those spaces that break our current rules on traffic safety yet it works as a place. At the centre of the space is a sundial on the top of a large obelisk. Seven Dials was originally laid out by Thomas Neale, MP in the early 1690's, who cleverly laid out the area in a series of triangles to maximise the number of houses as rentals were charged per foot of frontage and not per square foot of interiors. The then fashion for squares would have meant far less houses and thus fewer frontages.
Completion Status
1690
