Construction industry gossip: 22 Bishopsgate topping-out ceremony

By Hansom2019-05-17T05:00:00

The great and good flock to 22 Bishopsgate’s topping-out ceremony – although one developer is conspicuously absent

Long may she reign

As the nation welcomes the birth of a new royal, word reaches me that Crossrail execs are privately more concerned about the longevity of another. Phase one of the project is now set to open more than two years late and by the time it does, the Elizabeth line’s namesake, Her Majesty the Queen, will be nearly 95. The 93-year-old opened the Victoria line, named after her great-great-grandmother, back in 1969 – but had probably never expected to see a service named after herself. Despite having made a royal mess of the project, Crossrail bosses hope that she will.

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