Mar 15, 2021
David Spittles on 25th Feb 2021 about Property News
Expect the centuries-old axis between London's buzzy West End and the ancient Square Mile financial district to consolidate during the coming years.
No other swathe of the capital has such a deep and rich history. The walled and gated city built by the Romans in the east started to spread west in the Middle Ages, when bishops and royal courtiers erected mansions with boat landings on the banks of the Thames. By this time, the Palace of Westminster had emerged as a political force. Yet even when Shakespeare was a lad, the City and Westminster were two separate settlements.