Baltic Exchange (building) stopped insisting on a full restoration. What remained of Exchange Hall was completely razed in 1998 with the permission of the planning minister John Prescott over the objections of architectural preservationists, including Save Britain's Heritage, who sought a judicial review of his decision. The site, together with that of the Chamber of Shipping at 30–32 St Mary Axe, was used to built 30 St Mary Axe, commonly referred to as "The Gherkin". The stained glass of the Baltic Exchange war memorial, which had only suffered superficial damage in the bomb blast, has been restored and is in the National Maritime
St Mary Woolnoth sound on the final stroke of nine" was "A phenomenon which I have often noticed." St. Mary Woolnoth is an important historical site in Peter Ackroyd's 1985 novel "Hawksmoor" where it is the scene of one of a series of murders all taking place at churches redesigned by Nicholas Hawksmoor, who is given the fictional name Nicholas Dyer. St Mary Woolnoth St. Mary Woolnoth is an Anglican church in the City of London, located on the corner of Lombard Street and King William Street near Bank junction. The present building is one of the Queen Anne Churches, designed by Nicholas