architect drawing of former viaduct building facade, facing farringdon road, 1870s

the ordnance survey 1st edition 25" map of 1873, apparently not to scale

stephen and i embarked on an archaeological voyage last night, with the holborn viaduct gatehouses centred in our spyglass. these images and captions are courtesy of the city of london planning department. i'm really excited by the prospect of a project here, so let this post act as a lite introduction to something much greater