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Originally Posted by andybarton
Will this jaunt include Spittalfields and the Huguenot areas?
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Andy, absolutely.
My route would be as follows:
- Leave Whitechapel Station go north to Brady Street (past Ideas Store)
- Up Brady Street to Durward Street and past Annie Chapman ripper site
- Cross by the pedestrian bridge on Brady Street and over to Royal London Hospital
- Down by side of hospital to look at well preserved old London Medical School and unusual mix of 1880s, 1930s and 1950s public dwellings
- Back up to Whitechapel Road and up Vallance Road to junction with Hanbury Street
- Up Hanbury Street past Brady Centre and Montefiore Centre
- Continue on Hanbury Street to Flower and Dean Walk walk to 4% Dwelling Arch
- Past Toynbee Hall
- To junction with Brick Lane
- Up Brick Lane to Brewery area
- Back down Brick Lane to Princelet Street
- Investigate Hugenot buildings in and around Princelet Street and Fournier Street
- Over to St Georges
Then if we have time
- Down past last Ripper site (now a car park)
- Brune Street
- Wentworth Street
- Middlesex Street
- over to Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street station for refreshment
I think I might be ambitious trying to do this in 2 hours (11AM to 1PM)
Alternatively, we could meet at Liverpool Street and just do Fournier St, Princelet St, Hanbury St (west of Brick Lane), Brick Lane from top to bottom, back via Brune, Wentworth and Middlesex street to Liverpool St Station.
That would be more leisurely and give people plenty of time to photograph.
Mind you, I could just post all my pictures from this route, you could enjoy them vicariously and we could all agree to meet at Liverpool Street for a beer, lunch and a chat :-)
LouisB