One Canada Square midnight Sunday, One Canada Square left more lights on than any other building in London. However, Canary Wharf Group said that some tenants have staff working around the clock, and 100% of the energy comes from renewable resources. One Canada Square regularly holds charity abseiling events during weekends. Various charities are given permission to use the building for their abseil challenges to raise money. Participants abseil down from the pyramid roof to street level. Abseilers normally use only 2 ropes and have to put up with windy conditions at 800 feet, whilst enjoying the views of London as they abseil
1–2 Orme Square 1–2 Orme Square 1–2 Orme Square is a Grade II listed pair of houses in Orme Square, Bayswater, London, W2. The houses were built in the early-19th century and according to rate books No.1 was first occupied in 1826, along with No.3 to the east, followed by No.2 in 1827. There is an LCC plaque on number 1 to Sir Rowland Hill, (1795–1879), postal reformer, who lived there from 1839–42, while he was introducing the penny post. No 2 was the home of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and his son, David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood, who was