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Call to refuse Fletcher Priest’s City tower over impact on listed bath house

By 2023-07-21T11:30:00

55 Old Broad Street 4

Source: Fletcher Priest Architects / Landsec

Victorian Society says 24-storey 55 Old Broad Street scheme would pave way for Herzog & de Mueron’s controversial Liverpool Street plans

The Victorian Society is calling for the City of London to reject Fletcher Priest’s plans for a 24-storey tower which would be partially cantilevered over a listed Victorian bath house.

The heritage group said the 55 Old Broad Street scheme, for developer Landsec, would “engulf” the 1895 Turkish-style bath house and harm views of neighbouring conservation areas.

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