After World War Two, a dramatic plan was drawn up to rebuild London and modernise the capital’s roads. These new routes were intended to relieve congestion, but they faced fierce opposition, and only a few sections were ever constructed. The planned network of circular motorways was the brainchild of urban planner and architect Sir Patrick Abercrombie. Robert Elms talks to Vincent Westbrook, author of Modern London Maps, about how one of the few sections that was built led to the demolition of h
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