So on Wednesday met up with the CityLit course where we walk around various bits of London - enjoyed this one as it's an area I know something of - CentrePoint is iconic and was clearly in view for a lot of the walk.
We met at St Giles Church, plenty of people who are on edges of society seemed to be around the churchyard but despite this it was quite impressive and well looked after inside.
The church has an
interesting history and was connected with the care and treatment of Cholera - partly caused by poor sanitation
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| A church |
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| Nice inside |
The area around Soho square is fascinating too - what looks like a Tudor cottage is in fact a disguise for an
Electricity Transformer/Sub-station.
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| Not actually Tudor |
A couple of interesting sculptures in the square which also has Sir Paul McCartney's MPL offices, one is
Charles II the other a more modern Slithery Ways item by the Dutch sculptor Pieter Obels.
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| Not aged well |
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| Slithery Way by a Dutch Sculptor |
There's a
French Protestant Church on the square too.
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| MPL offices in Soho |
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| A French Protestant Church |
Nearby the
Gay Hussar (once a popular restaurant for left wing MPs) and
Quo Vadis can be seen, on the site of Quo Vadis Karl Marx lived for a while (it was a Brothel too apparently).
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| Quo Vadis with Plaque to Karl Marx |
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| Not so Gay now |
We then moved on towards Chinatown and passed a pub, with a Dutch flavour (still) it's called
De Hems I used to drink at on occasion when I was at
BT Broadcast Services.
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| De Hems has a history |
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| A Gate to China-Town |
Walking towards Piccadilly Circus we took a look in
Zedel a really well decorated restaurant and bar.
In the Carnabay Street area we saw a public work of art by Julian Opie - it's called
Shaida Walking
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| Zedel Restaurant and Bar |
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| A modern walking piece |
Next week we're meeting at
The Argyll Arms Pub where in the past I had the odd drink with Ian Grant.
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