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on tweeter today -

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My, how has the City of London's skyline changed... :D

On that note, which was the tallest skyscrapper in the City prior to Tower 42? Does anyone know?
 
I have been quite enjoying the river with virtually no traffic on it, during the lockdowns. I'd not want it to be like that for ever, but it makes it quite serene and it feels quite different.
 
This is news to me... So the Thames Clipper services that have always formed part of the TFL network are now being shared (or perhaps taken over) by Uber??


Not much has changed. You can still use them exactly as before - it’s more about sponsorship than anything. Instead of the MBNA clippers it’s now Uber. You can still tap on and off as before with contactless card.

What would be really dope is if you could see where the boat actually was on a live map (a la UberX) within the app because their timetabling is all over the place and the display boards are next to useless at Blackfriars.
 
This is news to me... So the Thames Clipper services that have always formed part of the TFL network are now being shared (or perhaps taken over) by Uber??


I think its just bookable via Uber services looking at the various disclaimers but fuck knows how this works.

edit: Ah here we go, useful info from Diamond Geezer.


Earlier this the week Uber announced it would be sponsoring Thames Clippers. It's not buying them, it's not calling them U-Boats, it's not making them turn up on demand and it's not stopping anyone else from turning up and using them. It is getting naming rights and adding riverboats to the Uber app. The service's new name will be "Uber Boat by Thames Clippers", a mouthful only upright brandingfolk will employ.
 
It was St Paul's Cathedral until it was overtaken in 1963 by the Millbank Tower at 118 metres, which in turn was overtaken by the BT Tower which topped out just one year later in 1964 at 177 metres...

To give an idea of how tall st paul's is, if you go into the vestibule of st michael's in highgate village there's a line on the wall which is the same height as the top of the cathedral
 
To give an idea of how tall st paul's is, if you go into the vestibule of st michael's in highgate village there's a line on the wall which is the same height as the top of the cathedral
That is a good fact. I've just looked up the height of St Paul's and the height above sea level of Crystal Palace (my hood) and they are about the same, assuming St P's is not much above sea level.
 
They're great aren't they - although I didn't appreciate them when I was a child and they came on at the cinema when you waiting just to see the main film!
 
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