Wednesday Walks
Wednesday Walks - February - March, 2020
Our aim is to inform and entertain - join us on the first Wednesday of each month and we'll introduce you to places off the beaten track. All walks start at 11.00 am, finish by 1 pm and cost £12 per person.
You will be welcome to just turn up at the meeting point and pay on the day – if you would like details of the first couple of stops in case you might be running late, then please email the guide for that walk to let her know that you are intending to come and she will send you further information. elainewein@btinternet.com; jenni@bowley.net; jenny.rossiter@gmail.com; annetickell@btinternet.com
11:00 AM - Wednesday 5th February
Discovering Pimlico
Your Guide: Elaine Wein
Meeting Point: Pimlico Tube Station (Bessborough Street North Exit)
Despite its close proximity to Westminster, Pimlico is still a bit of a mystery and an enigma. Once frequented by market gardeners and highwaymen, now home to the rich and famous, we will discover one of London's greatest property developments with classically designed terrace houses and graceful squares. along the way we will hear the story of an unsolved sensational murder, the Abercrombie Plan to rebuild London after the second World War and trade unions and the General Strike.
11:00 AM Wednesday 5th March
Inside the Guildhall Art GalleryYour Guide: Anne Tickell
Meeting point: Guildhall Art Gallery
Anne will take you on a tour of the galleries with a special look at the Victorians. As well as the massive painting by John Singleton Copley depicting The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar there are a wealth of paintings of all aspects of life in the City of London.