No 1 Poultry
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1 Poultry is an office and retail building in London. It was designed by James Stirling on a site owned by Peter Palumbo, the controversial property developer. It was completed after Stirling's death by his architectural partner Michael Wilford. The building is one of the leading postmodern buildings in London with use of bold but perhaps unsubtle forms and colours. Opinions on the building are divided among architecture critics; amongst the readers of Time Out magazine, it was voted the fifth worst building in London. Its construction required the demolition of the much-loved Mappin & Webb building.
While construction was underway, a major archaeological dig was undertaken by the Museum of London Archeological Service MOLAS (directed by Peter Rowsome). This excavation made several significant discoveries, including a wooden drain along the main Roman road. Using dendrochronology, this was dated to 47 AD, suggesting this may be the date of the founding of Roman Londinium.
[edit] See also
Broadgate Estates
[edit] References
- Peter Rowsome Heart Of The City Museum Of London, 2000
[edit] External links
- Photographs of No 1 Poultry
- Mappin and Webb building at Bank. Destroyed 1994
- Excavations at No 1 Poultry
