Autumn along Ravensbourne & Pool Rivers
This is London – six-ten miles from Trafalgar Square! You may be interested in The Waterlink Way Cycle Paths – in this walk the Waterlink Way combines with Route 21 in Sustrans
Thames Tour – Waterloo Bridge, Bradshaw’s HandBook, no.111
‘Waterloo Bridge’, says Mr Bradshaw, ‘was commenced in 1809 and opened with great state in 1817 on the anniversary of the battle from which it takes its name. A million of money was expended in this structure, which Canova has … Continued
Thames Tour – Blackfriars to Waterloo Bridge, Bradshaw’s HandBook, no.110
‘The site of the ancient sanctuary of Whitefriars, the “Alsatia” of James I, is marked out by the huge gasometer of the City Gas Works, seen just above…’, says Mr Bradshaw.
Thames Tour – Blackfriars Bridge, Bradshaw’s HandBook, no.109
‘Blackfriars Bridge, which is the next reached, has had its architectural beauty somewhat spoiled by the removal of the balustrades and the substitution of a plain parapet….There is a fine view here of St Paul’s…’ says Mr Bradshaw, but today … Continued
Thames Tour – The Millennium Bridge, Bradshaw’s HandBook, no.108
Blackfriars Bridge should be our next stop, but since Mr Bradshaw’s time a new bridge has intervened – the Millennium Bridge.
Thames Tour – Southwark Bridge, Bradshaw’s HandBook, no.107
The next bridge after London Bridge is the Cannon Street Railway Bridge which was designed by John Hawkshaw and John Wolfe-Barry for the South Eastern Railway and built 1863-66, slightly after Mr Bradshaw’s Guide.
Lambeth Palace to Waterloo Station, Bradshaw’s HandBook, no.104
‘…Through Bishop’s Walk, whence across the river an excellent view can be gained of the New Houses of Parliament, and Stangate, a famous spot for boat-builders, we come to the Westminster Bridge Road, at the commencement of which is Astley’s … Continued
Waterloo Station to London Bridge, Bradshaw’s HandBook, no.105
I last lingered at Waterloo Station, noticing that it is raised above road level. ‘..Indeed,’ says Mr Bradshaw, ‘it hardly needs the occasional incursions of the river to remind the water-side inhabitants that this now dense and widely-spreading region was once … Continued
Lambeth Palace & St Mary’s Church, Bradshaw’s HandBook, no.103
The last post promised Lambeth Palace and St Mary’s Church, but I stopped at the gates – now I enter!
The Royal Doulton Factory in Lambeth
The Royal Doulton Factory building in Lambeth is startling. Now known as Southbank House the building dates from 1876-78, designed by Robert Stark Wilkinson. The tympanum depicts a seated Henry Doulton showing off his wares to potential buyers, with his two leading artists … Continued