Irvine Sellar, son James and their credit crunch-defying Shard development

By Deirdre Hipwell, Deirdre Hipwell Deirdre Hipwell18 July 2008

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Irvine Sellar and son James have defied the critics and the credit crunch to secure funding for their London Bridge ‘Shard’. Photographs by James Royall

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