It was one of the centrepieces of the Festival of Britain, the postwar celebration that helped establish the South Bank as a centre of the arts. Now a replica of the Skylon could be erected in Jubilee Gardens.
Jenny Jones, Deputy Mayor of London and Green Party Assembly Member, met local cyclists at Waterloo roundabout to see for herself how the new layout affects cyclists.
Five projects in SE1 - from the Golden Jubilee Bridges to the Fashion and Textile Museum - were amongst the winners at the Civic Trust Awards held last week.
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