Event: London's Buildings: Almost Lost
London's Buildings: Almost Lost
The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL
Almost Lost was curated for English Heritage by Polly Hudson and was shown at the Wellington Arch in December 2013. It charts the highs and lows of London's care of its built form. It shows also the potential of new ways of demonstrating the continuing and accelerating change of the face of this great World City.
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For more information contact Stephen Coley 020 7250 1555
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