Walk: Georgian London
Today, headed back with Laurence Summers and the 45+ Not Grumpy Old Londoners , yay! I wasn't expecting to see them so soon again - but he had another new one, Georgian London . Advertised twice with the group, for some reason.. never mind, it'd be great to see them. Bus, followed by Tube , was the only feasible option.. which was unproblematic, and I arrived on time. Having set out 10 minutes early. We started out at All Souls, Langham Place : Apparently, the shape lends itself nicely to the bend in the road. Go figure. It's right beside Broadcasting House : and across from somewhere where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde met for a chinwag! We popped into St. George's Hanover Square : A handy information board tells the history of the place - notably, all the famous people married there! Actually, much of the decor reminds me of St. Martin-in-the-Fields : Note also the lists of aldermen, which date from 1725 to 1833 (at which point they seem to hav...