Barbican Wanderings

I have written a number of posts about the Barbican, mainly exploring the area before the Barbican was built, a place of historic streets which had been there for several hundred years, all lost in one night of bombing. It would have been a fascinating place to explore. Despite the loss of these streets, the Barbican estate is still a fascinating place to explore, not just for the architecture, the overall design of the estate, the views that suddenly open up, and the careful use of construction materials, but also for what can be found on a casual wander. This post looks at four things which can be found during a casual wander of the Barbican estate. Objects which tell some of the Barbican’s story, development of the estate, and of the local area and the City of London, with the first being a set of remarkable murals: Dorothy Annan Murals for the Central Telegraph Office A walk along the covered section of the Cromwell High Walk reveals a set of nine abstract murals covering subjects…