Aldermanbury Square
This scheme involves the redesign and
enhancement of Aldermanbury Square. The funding for the project has
been provided by Scottish Widows Plc, the developers of the Royex
House building and by the developers of 35 Basinghall Street.
The scheme, designed by Eric Parry Architects, has been
developed to create a calmer pedestrian-focused space. The Square
is re-landscaped using high quality natural stone. 24 Trees have
been planted together with contemporary soft landscaping and new
seating. The introduction of a new water feature on the south side
of Square animates the space with 24 jets set flush with the
paving.
Design: City of London – Department of Planning
& Transportation
Completion date: November 2006
Johnson’s Court
The re-landscaping of the court to
includes a central granite glad water feature with fibre optic
lighting, a birch tree, (trellis) planting and seating. The court
has also been repaved using York stone. The scheme is part of the
Fleet Street Courts and Lanes Design Strategy.
Design: Hamilton Associates / City of London –
Department of Planning & Transportation
Completion date: November 2006
Old Bailey
The enhancement scheme outside the Old
Bailey resulted in the landscaping of a 1200 meter square area of
the highway land south of Newgate Street. The scheme includes a
large central water feature, granite terraces and planters, stone
and wooden seats, lighting, modern topiary and the planting of
London Plane trees. This scheme was completed in February 2006 and
the Lord Mayor officially opened the space in March 2006. The
scheme has also just won the ‘2006 Local Government News street
design award’ under the ‘pedestrian environment’ category. This is
a national competition.
Designer: Burns+Nice
Completion date: February 2006
Devonshire Row
This scheme has closed Devonshire Row to through traffic between
8.00am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday. The carriageway has been raised
up to footway level and resurfaced using granite setts. The
footways have been repaved in York stone. Bespoke gates have been
installed at both ends of Devonshire Row to maintain the timed
closure. The Street Scene works started in January 2006 were
completed in April 2006. Additional funding has also been secured
for bespoke lead cistern planters, which were installed in July
2006.
Design: City of London – Department of Planning
& Transportation
Completion date: April 2006
Devonshire Square
The scheme for the enhancement of this
historic square included tree-planting, seating, York stone paving
and a granite sett carriageway. The central traffic island has been
reconfigured to create a new central pedestrian area with trees.
The scheme was designed by the City of London and was joint funded
by the Corporation and AXA, who contributed £148,000 towards the
cost of the scheme.
Designer: City of London
Completion date: 2004
West Smithfield / Giltspur Street
West Smithfield / Giltspur Street
was permanently closed in March 1998 as part of the City of
London’s Traffic & Environmental Zone. The need for a
permanent enclosure created an opportunity to design and
implement enhancements to the quality of the public realm in
this historic location.
The main features of the scheme include: a landscaped area at
the western end of the closure incorporating a grass lawn area and
tree planting, York stone paving, improved seating and lighting,
the introduction of limestone benches and oak bollards and tree
planting along the closure. In addition to this is a landscaped
area to the east of the rotunda, adjacent to Little Britain, with
resurfacing in York Stone, and incorporating tree planting and
seating.
Design: City of London – Department of Planning
& Transportation
Completion date: January 2006
Queen Street Plazas – Central Queen Street Area
In February 2005 Members approved a
landscaping scheme for the Central Plaza areas to transform the two
sections of Queen Street into large bright, open, safe and high
quality public spaces which can be used by people working, living
in and visiting the City. The spaces will also be capable of
accommodating a range of different activities including public
events and temporary art installations. The spaces are linked
together by a central pedestrian crossing at the junction with
Cannon Street.
Design: Gross Max / City of London – Department of
Planning & Transportation
Completion date: February 2005
Ironmonger Lane
In March 2006 construction works were completed in Ironmonger
Lane which have enhanced the visual appearance and function of this
popular route. The scheme involved the resurfacing of footways in
York stone and the carriageway in granite setts. A small section of
footway outside the churchyard of the former Church of St Olave was
resurfaced in Caithness stone. To improve access and pedestrian
movement around the area a raised pedestrian table will be created
at the junction of Cheapside and Ironmonger Lane. The existing
pedestrian crossing at the junction of Gresham Street and
Ironmonger Lane are being upgraded to assist with pedestrian
flows.
Design: Gross Max / City of London – Department of
Planning & Transportation
Completion date: March 2006
Cordwainer Statue
The scheme was a partnership between the Ward of Cordwainer Club
and the Corporation of London, which involved the erection of a
life size statue of a Cordwainer, in celebration of 100 years of
the Ward Club. The sculpture was created by the artist Alma Boyes
and was initially installed in Bow Churchyard. The sculpture was
unveiled by Alderman Sir Brian Jenkins on 14th February 2002. The
Cordwainer is now located permanently in Watling Street adjacent to
the Church of St. Mary Aldermary.
Queen Street Pilot Project
College Street
College Street was completed in May 2004 and has been
re-landscaped to create a simple and uncluttered public space with
a refined and tailored appearance. This has been achieved by
re-aligning the existing kerbs and narrowing and resurfacing the
carriageway in a walkable granite setts surface. Wider York stone
footways has also been created and improved seating has also been
introduced with new oak benches and chairs installed adjacent to
Whittington Gardens.
Watling Street
Enhancement works started in Watling Street in May 2004 and are
now complete. As part of the experimental traffic order in Queen
Street, vehicular traffic has been restricted in Watling Street and
a pedestrian zone has been created. To enforce the pedestrianised
zone two specially designed gates have been installed between
Watling Court and Queen Street. The gates have been designed to
allow cycle access but restrict all other vehicular access during
the hours of 8:00am and 6:30pm. Footways were widened and the
carriageway resurfaced in granite setts and Caithness stone
banding. Seating has also been installed next to the Church of St
Mary Aldermary, pending the construction of a limestone terrace as
part of a later phase of works. A London plane has also been
planted near the junction with Queen Street with a feature
grille.
Mansion House Place
The scheme utilises granite setts for the carriageway and small
module York stone paving for the footway. Alterations to the kerb
line and a raised pedestrian table at Bank Junction will
significantly improve pedestrian access to the steps leading to the
underground station. The use of small module paving, which can take
the weight of the occasional vehicle, has allowed the removal of 30
bollards that were restricting pedestrian access in the lane.
1 London Wall
The east and west carriageways of London Wall have been narrowed
by a couple of metres creating a new footway on the north side of
the road and a wider footway on the south side. This created an
opportunity for new tree planting, using stone clad mounds to raise
the trees above underground services, which also screen pedestrians
from the passing traffic. An improved crossing point at the western
end of London Wall is also achieved. The scheme is in partnership
with Hammerson Plc, the developers of 1 London Wall, who
contributed £218,000 towards the cost of the scheme. The design is
by Foster & Partners.
Middlesex Street Estate
The scheme improves the street scene around the Middlesex Street
Estate. The streets concerned are Middlesex Street, Gravel Lane,
Harrow Place and White Kennett Street. The enhancements include new
paving and seating. Extensive tree planting in planters has also
been implemented, with up-lighting.
Blackfriars Ramp
This street scene project was undertaken in partnership with
Transport For London. The project includes a York Stone walkway /
ramp and granite walls. The ramp provides access to Victoria
Embankment and greatly improves the pedestrian route along the
riverside at Blackfriars.