For those fascinated by how the body works the Hunterian has a remarkable exhibition on how athletes' bodies allow them to do what they do. As ever with the Hunterian no concessions are made to the squeamish but it's riveting to see what goes on under all the lycra, if you see what I mean. …
Soane Museum – new gallery and ‘Stadia’ exhibition
It's a big day for the Soane as they open their new temporary exhibition space, the first leg of their refurbishment. The new exhibition is Olympic inspired - on Stadia From the religious sporting competitions of ancient Greece and the often bloody games of the imperial Roman circus through to the modern sporting arena the …
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Abuse of Lincoln’s Inn Fields by film crews, again
Camden Council inexpliably remains keen for the film industry to be able to film in the borough. It takes rent for parking bays, denying revenue to local traders who could let commercial space to crews if they weren't undercut by the Council. Allowing large catering vehicles to park also robs revenue from local cafes. All …
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Olympic lanes in Holborn before and after: before
I'll be covering the local olympic traffic changes as closely as possible. Here's some 'before' shots of the Remnant Street junction.
1-2 Lincoln’s Inn Fields squat or occupation – Bread and Circuses
Many of you will have noticed activity at the long-empty 1-2 Lincoln's Inn Fields. On Thursday evening the building sprouted banners and began to prepare for an event described as 'Bread and Circuses' at 1600 on Friday 22 June. As I was experimenting with the QR code on their front door this evening (it's a …
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Olympic traffic on Kingsway – updated diagram – Remnant Street blockaded except for cycles
Some enquiries of Camden have unearthed the latest Olympic Route Network changes to Kingsway. It's much more radical than earlier proposals we posted on this site - Remnant Street at the NW corner of the Fields will be blockaded to all but cycles. There will also be a barrier in the middle of Kingsway to …
Lincoln’s Inn Fields transport disruptions during the Olympics
During the Olympics Russell Square is the transport shuttle point for the world's press to the Olympic sites. Every day about 5,000 journalists will trek from Russell Square mainly out East to Stratford and back again. This will no doubt be good news for local pubs and bars. There will be a knock-on effect for …
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Path resurfacing in Lincoln’s Inn Fields
The surface dressing works for the paths are due to start in Lincoln’s Inn Fields on Tuesday 8th May. Peter Stewart, Camden projects officers reports: Just to let you know that Colas, working for UPM Tilhill, will be laying the surface dressing to the paths in Lincoln’s Inn Fields from Tuesday 8th May for 8 …
TV support depot on Lincoln’s Inn Fields – update
We have some new information about the matter of video crew parking. Here's a letter from Fiona Dean, Assistant Director for Culture & Customer Services to Cllr Fullbrook. 'Each parking bay costs £1,507 per unit per day on this site. There are small administration charges for the film liaison work, which are dependent on the scale …
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Lincoln’s Inn Fields 1682 map
When you look at maps of London over time Lincoln's Inn Fields is one of the few constant green spots. Here's a map from 1682 I stumbled across in the 1911 Survey of London. In the early C17th there had been much wrangling to protect the Fields from commercial property development. This was interrupted by …
Friends of Lincoln's Inn Fields 