EDGELANDS - Architecture at The City's Limits (Part One)
Schedule
Sat Jul 27 2024 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Departs inside Trinity Square gardens, near Tower Hill Underground Station | London, EN
About this Event
Around the fringe of every city lies an Edgeland. Neither town or country these fertile hinterlands were described in the 19th century by novelist Victor Hugo as ’bastard’ places ‘made up of two different natures’ with each rubbing up against the other, creating dramatic contrasts and tensions.
Skirting the ancient borders of the City of London, this TWO-PART walk explores the liminal buildings, streets and spaces that have grown up in the shadow of the financial heart. Following a route defined first by the Romans two millennia ago, it explores the contemporary ‘City Fringe’ to reveal medieval suburbs and sanctuaries, victorian warehouses and railways, modernist utopias and 21st century commercial leviathans!
Part One: Saturday 27 July - Tower Hill to Broadgate
Part Two: Saturday 03 August - Finsbury Square to Holborn Bars
A two-part walking tour by The London Ambler - Mike Althorpe
Where is it happening?
Departs inside Trinity Square gardens, near Tower Hill Underground Station, Trinity Square, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 12.00
