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A vision from the top deck: The Moorgate Lighthouse

From the top deck of a bus on Moorgate, on the facade of a bank, I once saw a lighthouse sculpted into the corner of the building. It seemed strikingly beautiful and strangely out of place. I couldn’t help wondering who put it there and why…

July 22, 2013 in City, London.

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