SPRING OUTING IN LONDON - 'Down by the Riverside' or 'Piety and Piracy'

Wed May 10 2023 at 10:45 am

Trinity Square Gardens | London

The Friends of Czech Heritage
Publisher/HostThe Friends of Czech Heritage
SPRING OUTING IN LONDON - 'Down by the Riverside' or 'Piety and Piracy'
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The walk is a rich mixture of architecture, including lovely churches, and a delightful secret chapel, history and water - a lot is along the river. The walk is being led by Anne-Marie Craven.
Price £30. Lunch is not included.
Maximum number: 15 persons.
Please send any questions to: [email protected]
10.45 walk starts in Trinity Square Gardens (near Tower Hill tube station)
12.30ish lunch at suitable pub
14.00ish continue walk
16.30 finish walk
Itinerary
Trinity Square Gardens
Cross over to the Old Mint Building
Cross East Smithfield to enter St Katharine Docks
St Katharine’s Way
Hermitage Memorial Garden
Wapping High Street
St John's Church
Captain Kidd pub
St Peter’s Church - visit
Wapping Pier Head
Town of Ramsgate – possible lunch
LUNCH
Wapping Wall
Shadwell Basin
King Edward VII Memorial Park
Free Trade Wharf
Narrow Street
Limehouse Basin
Through Link to
Foundation of St Katharine - hope to visit if possible
End of walk - tea in the Yurt Café.
Anne-Marie Craven as an art historian spent many years doing picture research and running a fine art picture library specialising in art, history and archaeology with some militaria. On retirement she trained as a Blue Badge Guide and does walking tours, even the odd virtual tour during lockdown, concentrating on London and the outskirts. See her website:
http://londonwalk.uk
Images, clockwise from top left St John's Church, Wapping © Hjamesberglen*; 'Wapping on Thames' by James McNeil Whistler; Hannah Snell; the Ivory House, St Katharine Docks © Pete Trimming*. * = from Creative Common Wikimedia
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