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Most-read news stories of 2013

See also the lists for 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

January

1. London Dungeon sells props at car boot sale before South Bank move [14 January 2013]
2. Elephant & Castle: Lend Lease Heygate Estate masterplan approved [16 January 2013]
3. The View from the Shard: in pictures [11 January 2013]

February

1. Remains of Roman Southwark found below London Bridge Station [26 February 2013]
2. David Beckham backs Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Cafe [3 February 2013]
3. Elephant & Castle: council accidentally publishes details of Lend Lease deal [4 February 2013]

March

1. Massive fire at Walworth Town Hall; fears for Cuming Museum collection [25 March 2013]
2. Man killed in Old Kent Road car crash [24 March 2013]
3. Boris on Bakerloo line extension: "it's a deal" [13 March 2013]

April

1. Shard recreated in Devon village [2 April 2013]
2. Bakerloo line extension "closer than ever" says council leader [1 April 2013]
3. Southwark Playhouse launches Elephant venue with ticket giveaway [3 April 2013]

May

1. London Bridge's Cable nightclub closes down [2 May 2013]
2. Tate Modern's turbine hall shut for rest of year [3 May 2013]
3. Barratt plans 30-storey tower at St George's Circus [22 May 2013]

June

1. Gordon Ramsay announces September launch for Union Street Cafe [20 June 2013]
2. Heatherwick's Garden Bridge could link South Bank to Embankment [13 June 2013]
3. Elephant & Castle roundabout could be removed, says Mayor [26 June 2013]

July

1. Elephant & Castle: new images show transformation of roundabout [10 July 2013]
2. Shard developer plans two residential towers at London Bridge [17 July 2013]
3. Borough Market's new indoor garden is now open [17 July 2013]

August

1. Boating lake and paddling pool opened in Union Street [18 August 2013]
2. London Bridge brothel shut down by housing association [13 August 2013]
3. Westminster: SE1 skyscrapers will be 'irreparable scar' on London [18 August 2013]

September

1. Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre will be demolished after all [10 September 2013]
2. Derelict Borough High Street block becomes interactive House of Pain [19 September 2013]
3. Revealed: the SE1 skyline in 2023 [8 September 2013]

October

1. Blue Eyed Maid faced with six-week shutdown as crime jumps 872% [8 October 2013]
2. SE1 storm damage in pictures [28 October 2013]
3. Squatters move in as Park Street council houses sold for £2.9m [28 October 2013]

November

1. Waves break over Thames Path at Bankside after flood alert issued [4 November 2013]
2. Tribeca Square: work starts on New Kent Road homes, cinema & supermarket [15 November 2013]
3. Sony rebrands Oxo Tower to promote PlayStation [14 November 2013]

December

1. Upside-down house is sure to turn heads in Blackfriars Road [4 December 2013]
2. Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre changes hands for £80 million [2 December 2013]
3. Eileen House: Boris Johnson approves Newington Causeway tower [19 December 2013]