From The Pinnacle to 22 Bishopsgate: A short history of the City of London’s next skyscraper
The City's next glass-and-steel megalith, now known as 22 Bishopsgate, has been given planning approval by unanimous vote at a City of London planning committee.
It's the latest chapter in a saga which stretches back to 2006, when the original curved glass design of The Pinnacle building was given planning permission.
The eye-catching design earned it the nickname of the "Helter Skelter" – but may have also contributed to its downfall. As financial crisis began to set in, work on the building ground to a halt, amid rumours those curved glass sections were costing the developer as much as £1m each.
Now "The Stump" is about to get a new lease of life, one vital question remains. What's its cute nickname? We're voting for "The Half-Finished Kitkat"….
