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London 10 Years Ago: photos of The Astoria, 12 Bar Club, Denmark St and street scenes, Nov 2008

Lost London: photos of The Astoria, 12 Bar Club, Denmark St and street scenes, Nov 2008

Tue 26th February, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a selection of London scenes photographed over a decade ago. Above, you can see the much-missed Astoria Theatre which was cruelly flattened to make way for CrossRail. Read more …

See the London Astoria disappear in front of your own eyes!

Tue 24th May, 2011Tue 24th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

A few minutes of time lapse video footage have been released showing the much-loved London Astoria venue disappearing into dust, a casualty of the all-conquering CrossRail project.

Goodbye London Astoria

Sun 18th January, 2009Tue 21st June, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

One of London’s finest music venues is set to be demolished by the summer, thanks to the long-delayed CrossRail project which needs the land. I’ve seen some great gigs at …