Life After London Wall Firstly, thank you to everyone who has been to one of our Lease Extension Information sessions.  We will continue these regularly to make sure that everyone has all the information Continue Reading It’s that time of year again! With the changes announced in the autumn budget, a thorough review of your financial arrangements is more important this tax year end than ever. Capital Gains Tax (CGT) allowances are Continue Reading St Giles' Book Fair  Tuesday 21 February to Friday 10 March   Open Daily 11am to 4pm and until 6pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If travelling far, call Jake on 07766 202 731 to check we aren't Continue Reading Interview with a Local *** Erin Summers interviews Emma Markiewicz, Director of the London Metropolitan Archives, London’s Largest Treasure Trove *** A short twenty-minute walk from the Barbican, you’ll find the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) Continue Reading INSIGHT Exhibition Review Janet Wells’ quarterly review of the Arts, Gallery and Museum scene. Tate Modern The EY Exhibition: Cezanne 5th Oct to 12 Mar 2023 Paul Cezanne (1839 -1906) It is always my plan to arrive at Continue Reading It’s a horse thing! Suzy Waite gives us some background on the City of London police horses and their welcome autumn trample through our Barbican Wildlife Garden. Horticultural Horses  “Clyde and Trug are outside!” Jo Rodgers Continue Reading Become a Trustee Age UK City of London is recruiting new Trustees and they are looking to target those who work or live in the City of London area. Age UK City of London Continue Reading Brutalist Britain : Buildings of the 1960s and 1970s by Elain Harwood. An illustrated guide to Britain’s finest examples of Brutalist architecture Brutalist architecture has a growing number of admirers who are finally Continue Reading Alternative Voices Fred Rodgers laments the 1 Golden Lane planning approval What is it about Barbican residents who are either Alderpersons or Common Councillors for Wards other than Aldersgate or Cripplegate? There are Continue Reading Kevin Kiernan's Afterthoughts *** Kevin has come across a manuscript in the London Library which is a previously unpublished story featuring Sherlock Holmes receiving an unexpected Xmas present *** The yellow fog swirled around Continue Reading Community Camaraderie In the winter issue of Barbcian Life, we have Summer Party photos galore for you, to recall the heady afternoon of community togetherness we all shared.  Not since the Barbican’s Continue Reading Where to invest? With volatile markets and geopolitical instability likely to remain in the coming months and years, and with inflation rising at a pace, our clients are increasingly questioning their investment strategy. Continue Reading Interview with a Local. This time round for Interview a Local I decided to sit down and have a chat with Trevor, one of the Car Park Attendants of Defoe House. I’m sure many Continue Reading The Museum of London Due to close at the beginning of December, it was only when I thought I should write something for this edition, did I realize that (strangely), the museum was the Continue Reading St Giles' Book Fair Starts Tuesday 8 November and will run until Advent Sunday 27 November when they will also have our Advent Fair (11.30am-3pm) and Christingle service (3.30pm). Both are children-friendly but also Continue Reading Back to Normal *** What’s going on in Barbican property sales and lettings *** It is difficult to square the pick-up in Barbican property prices – both sales and rental – with the statistics Continue Reading Crane Workshop The final tower crane has been removed (by a mobile crane) at the 21 Moorfields development site and Sir Robert McAlpine (SRA) celebrated this with an invitation to the local Continue Reading BA Party Pics *** PHOTOS from the fantastic party held over the summer and organised by the Barbican Association *** Thanks to everyone who got involved and we're looking forward to next year! Long may Continue Reading Book Reviews *** Celebrating local authors and artists *** Female Determination: inspirational women who forge their own paths Soon after the Lionesses won their historic victory at Wembley, there couldn't be a better time Continue Reading Becket Pageant The Guildhall Yard, burst into an explosion of pageantry, craft, colour, dance and song to mark the triple* anniversary of former Patron Saint of London, Thomas Becket, in The Becket Pageant Continue Reading Call to Action Although the City apparatus (like the Government) take a bit of a break over the summer, the Barbican Association and Barbican Life teams have so much going on that we’ve Continue Reading LEASE EXTENSION INFO *** Need More Information? *** IMPORTANT UPDATES in red. Barbican Life are planning a series of meetings (some in person, and some on Zoom) with solicitors in the coming months.  Let us Continue Reading Underfloor Heating - fit for purpose? Time for a change? We are living in interesting times. We face huge increases in energy costs; we worry about the impact our heating is having on climate change; and yet Continue Reading Reanimating the City *** Resident Terry Trickett highlights the City’s opportunities within the reconstruction of London Wall West.  Culture and Commerce will work better together *** The City’s reputation for commercial and financial expertise Continue Reading Looking after vulnerable clients *** Personal Finance *** From time to time we come across cases where clients, often but not always elderly, are persuaded to make investments that turn out to be scams. A Continue Reading Hithe + Seek *** An introduction from Barbican resident Sommelier, Erin Summers I might be a bit biased as I’m the Wine Curator there, but Hithe + Seek has to be one of the Continue Reading Interview with a Local *** Erin Summers interviews Islington neighbour Natasha Anne Kelleher about her poetry, and passion for the Barbican   Natasha looking at her poems for the Aldgate In Winter Exhibition 2021 I first met Natasha Continue Reading INSIGHT Exhibition Previews *** Janet Wells’ review of the Arts, Gallery and Museum scene *** Dulwich Picture Gallery UNFRAMED:  The Woman in the Window 4th May to 4th Sep This exhibition makes one really think: It was Continue Reading Green our Barbican *** Join the Barbican Horticultural Society *** Although the Barbican architects always envisaged that the complex they had created would be full of plants and flowers – “the Hanging Gardens of the Continue Reading A Closer Look Property commentary is not seeing the permanent decline of residents in Central London that experts have been warning about. Even though many people continue to work remotely, the majority of Continue Reading
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Hithe + Seek

*** An introduction from Barbican resident Sommelier, Erin Summers I might be a bit biased as I’m the Wine Curator there, but Hithe + Seek has to be one of the most exciting openings in the City of London. Located in the newly opened The Westin London City, Hithe [...]

Green our Barbican

*** Join the Barbican Horticultural Society *** Although the Barbican architects always envisaged that the complex they had created would be full of plants and flowers – “the Hanging Gardens of the Barbican” – it was a good 15 years before residents founded the Barbican Horticultural Society (BHS).  We’ve just [...]

A Closer Look

Property commentary is not seeing the permanent decline of residents in Central London that experts have been warning about. Even though many people continue to work remotely, the majority of employers are aiming for a flexible approach with days in and out of the office. Some employers still have [...]

Becket Pageant 2022

Book your tickets on the The Becket Pageant website.An unforgettable day of fun, culture and celebration in the ancient heart of the City - Guildhall Yard - June 17-18 2022. DISCOVER the legacy of London’s former Patron Saint, Thomas Becket, on his historic triple anniversary. RE-LIVE the story of Thomas Becket’s dramatic [...]

Tressence

*** A spring poem for you *** By Natasha Anne Kelleher (March 2020)   Pink green hued leaves Spring forth from nature's lungs Sunlight dappled through each Fruitful laden twigs and branches wooden tongues Stippling all in warmth of golden glow Wherein upon through the miracle Of photosynthesis their [...]

Barbican By-ways

*** Peter Savage strolls the streets of EC2 *** One enjoyment of being a pedestrian in London is that a leisurely walk gives one time to look around St Luke’s Boundary Mark I expect that you will have noticed the plaque commemorating the Fan Makers on the wall of [...]

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