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Thursday, 11 November 2021

Evening Walk - Sculpture in the City: A short art trail in the City of London

Length: 2.9 km 
Net Walking Time: 1 hour
 
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. 
 
The critically acclaimed Sculpture in the City is an annual exhibition showcasing contemporary works by internationally renowned artists in the confines of the City of London, on streets, in squares or on buildings. The exhibition usually opens around end June, and most sculptures are displayed until the following May. But in the current Covid pandemic, the exhibition has been extended to the autumn.
 
2021/22 sees the tenth incarnation of this popular attraction, displaying 25 artworks by 18 artists ranging considerably in scale – from large steel-, video- 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.
A printed booklet with a map, photos of – and information on – the art works can be picked up at the City Information Centre, located between St Paul's Cathedral and Millennium Bridge.
 
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

1 comment:

Thomas G said...

n=9 on this year's SITC walk, in w=warm-for-the-time-of-year weather.
The City was alive again, full of people, so many in fact in was hard to believe that many companies are supposedly still operating a work-from-home policy.
We took 80 minutes for the walk, and then found some of the regular eat/drink options in Leadenhall Market fully booked with private functions (did I say that the City seemed busy again?). An alternative needed to be found, so on to the Loch Fyne Restaurant in a quiet corner of the market for 8 of us, where we stayed for 2 1/2 hours, i.e.: twice as long as the walk itself had taken! A record, surely?