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There are lots of London buildings that I would have love to have seen built, but for one reason were never completed – Sir Edward Watkins tower in Wembley for instance, that would have been taller than the Shard if it had not run out of money during construction in 1894. Or Thomas Wilson’s pyramid...http://footprintsoflondon.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/almost-lost-1954-scheme-for-soho-courtesy-english-heritag_636-300x201.jpg