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• In Pictures: The Current State of Affairs at Blackfriars

  Demolitions work is near complete: An ex-entrance, now just a subway: The new temporary entrance on the waterfront: On the platforms work, and other temporary structures (such as this mechano-esque display setting) abound: Looking south down Platform... Posted Jul 06 2009, 02:55 PM by London Reconnections Filed under: construction projects, blackfriars

• Finding Your Way At Blackfriars

  Our friends at London SE1 report that the pavement on the eastern side of Blackfriars Bridge has been closed by TfL for the next two and a half years during the construction of the new Blackfriars Station: Transport for London made this decision in the... Posted Jun 25 2009, 10:23 AM by London Reconnections Filed under: construction projects, blackfriars

• Making Hay At Blackfriars

  Network Rail officially started construction at Blackfriars station yesterday, marking the milestone with a rather traditional ceremony. With the Lord Mayor looking on, a bundle of hay was lowered from the bridge and suspended above the river - something... Posted May 27 2009, 11:28 AM by London Reconnections Filed under: construction projects, thameslink, blackfriars