David Wilcox

Here's an AI-generated article on Benjamin Franklin's time in London as a printer. tinyurl.com/2b4h87zr I'm finding the @perplexity_ai app impressive. Use it to carry out conversational research, convert to a Page, then add further sections and media.

In 1725 young Benjamin Franklin worked as a printer in the Lady Chapel of Great St Barts, then commercial premises. 300th celebrations start today with lectures and demonstrations on a replica press. Preview here tinyurl.com/2atr3arz @StBartholomews

@benlynch07 Thanks for your coverage Ben

Serious final City of London planning meeting of 2024. One Undershaft approved. Bury Street refused. As expected, room was packed for most of the meeting. Now to finish writing both up!

The new map features a spine route from the Angel to St Paul's. That's a section of Footways' long-distance Green Link Walk - linking over 40 green spaces and waterways. More here about Footways impressive work footways.london

Credit also to @PeelInstitute for supporting earlier work on heritage maps tinyurl.com/yma9p7cc - and to original inspiration from Mike Franks' 1977 Discovering Clerkenwell map. Today's is the first comprehensive Clerkenwell map for nearly 50 years.

Really excellent new map of Clerkenwell published today encouraging residents, workers and visitors to explore the area’s fascinating streets on foot. Details in @Ec1Echo article from @FootwaysLondon co-founder David Harrison tinyurl.com/224tg5qq

The City Corporation tried a new format for resident engagement yesterday, with a forum for group discussions, instead of a formal Question Time, followed by festive drinks. A useful experiment? tinyurl.com/23pjbkka @jacquirshore @deb_oliver @cityoflondon

Online petition urges City Corporation to "Engage with the community, traders, and heritage organizations to explore viable options that safeguard the market’s operations while respecting its historical significance". tinyurl.com/2dxg86xy

Coverage of the City Corporation's decision to close Smithfield Market hasn't offered much on possible reuse of buildings: here's links to concept designs published in 2020. Or will we have another Covent Garden? tinyurl.com/23q6acf4 #smithfieldmarket

Following the City Corporation decision to end trading at Smithfield Market, here's a reminder of concept designs for the future of the buildings first published in 2020, with video walk through, by @StudioEgretWest connections.commons.london/smithfield-mar…

Official news release on markets from the City Corporation tinyurl.com/26egk2xz. Designs for redevelopment of the Smithfield buildings as a cultural hub were published in 2020, with expectation of the market move wholesalemarkets.co.uk/smithfield/

Markets update: The City of London Corporation is planning on pulling out of running Billingsgate and Smithfield. Members are being recommended to approve plans to withdraw from both sites at a Court of Common Council meeting on Tuesday. mylondon.news/news/zone-1-ne…

Culture Mile BID launches public realm study with annual networking drinks November 13 culturemilebid.co.uk/events/public-…

Islington Council consultation on St John Street letstalk.islington.gov.uk/st-john-street

Improvements to streets and open spaces planned north and south of Smithfield Market amid uncertainty about when/if the market will move. Transforming St John Street ... new vision for Culture Mile. tinyurl.com/28d5g7wr @benlynch07

... and Islington Council is consulting on plans to transform St John Street, north of the market letstalk.islington.gov.uk/st-john-street

Previously City Corporation has said plans to pedestrianise and green streets and spaces in front of Smithfield Market and Barts Hospital will not be fully realised for ten years, amid concerns about setting for new London Museum tinyurl.com/2ddbscvc

Reports that the planned move of Smithfield Market to Dagenham is cancelled are relevant to discussion next week about improvements to surrounding streets. Culture Mile BID launching its strategy - details and earlier preview tinyurl.com/2bj5y8xw