Martin Vander Weyer Martin Vander Weyer

Despite what Big Bang destroyed, there’s still nowhere quite like the City

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issue 29 October 2016
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As the 30th anniversary of Big Bang loomed, I found myself back at the scene of my City demise. Ebbgate House — headquarters of BZW, the investment banking arm of Barclays where I worked until one fateful morning in 1992 — fell deservedly to the wrecking ball a decade ago.

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