Length: 2.8 km
Net Walking Time: 1 - 1 ½ hours
Meet: Liverpool Street Mainline Station, Liverpool Street Exit, Street Level, Kindertransport Memorial at 18.45 hours. (i.e.: NOT at the other Kindertransport Memorial on the concourse!)
Finish is at Leadenhall Market.
Liverpool Street, Bank/Monument, Aldgate/Aldgate East, Tower Hill and
London Bridge tube stations are just a short walk away, as are Fenchurch
Street, Liverpool Street and London Bridge mainline stations. All are
in Zone 1.
2023/24 sees the twelfth incarnation of this
popular attraction, displaying 24 artworks by 17 artists ranging
considerably in scale – from large steel-, neon- or fabric-works to
small bronze plaques, thoughtfully placed between iconic architectural
landmarks such as the Gherkin (30 St. Mary Axe), the Walkie-Talkie (20
Fenchurch Street), the Lloyd’s-Building (aka the Inside-Out Building, at
12 Leadenhall Street), the Scalpel (Lime Street) and the Cheesegrater
(the Leadenhall Building). Wander the City's public spaces and stumble
upon world-class public art, on an urban canvas recognised across the
globe.
For more information on the exhibition, individual artworks and a map click here.
Eat/Drink:
Leadenhall Market features more than 20 pubs, delis, bars, brasseries
and restaurants. Some of whom may sell takeout drinks and snacks. For
more details click here.
For walk directions, map, photos, and gpx/kml files click here. T=short.24
3 comments:
Guess we meet at the no1 called muamba grove, or is it at no. 2
Meeting Point as per the walk post. Outside station at the Kindertransport Memorial. Liverpool Street exit.
3 walkers met at the agreed time and place, with 1 other having emailed one of us that he was stuck on the Northern Line. With him being an evening walks regular, we decided to wait. During that time a 4th walker turned up, straight from the office, ie in office gear but armed with a tiny umbrella. We eventually departed w/o walker 5, as a 15 minute wait seemed more than fair on him. The w=incessant-rain had briefly calmed down while we waited, but got back into its own swing soon enough.
Time spent reading the 'blurb' on the individual art works was short, partly due to most of us having walked this before, in summer, and partly due to the inclement weather. Some (tasteful) Christmas decorations were still in place in places, especially on the Gherkin and within Leadenhall Market (incl. a massive tree with light chains still in place [although those were being taken off as we left the pub at the end of the walk].
All 4 agreed on Pizza Express as a place for dinner, where walker n=5 joined us, having spent some time previously in a nearby pub. 3 then dropped across to The Lamb for a final drink, before walking across London Bridge to London Bridge Station.
Fine far views were had from the bridge after all that rain (it had provisionally stopped again by then).
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