Trafalgar Square to St Pauls
A walk from from Trafalgar Square to St Pauls via the South Bank
(Photos/words © urban75, 10th February 2007)
Another shoe-wearin' Saturday afternoon strut around London, taking in Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, the South Bank, St Paul's, New Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road.
![A walk from from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square and Waterloo to St Pauls](images/feb07-13.jpg) Man with a hat on the down escalator.
![A walk from from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square and Waterloo to St Pauls](images/feb07-14.jpg) Old couple admiring the fountain on a wet February afternoon, Trafalgar Square.
![A walk from from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square and Waterloo to St Pauls](images/feb07-15.jpg) Pigeon on statue head, Trafalgar Square.
![A walk from from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square and Waterloo to St Pauls](images/feb07-16.jpg) The crowd was a little on the light side for the hell and brimstone sermon from the 'Biblical Gospel Ministries' in Trafalgar Square.
![A walk from from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square and Waterloo to St Pauls](images/feb07-17.jpg) Despite the complete absence of anything resembling a crowd, the speaker gamely carried on, warning passers by about the payment for their life of sin.
![Photographer's Gallery, A walk from from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square and Waterloo to St Pauls](images/feb07-19.jpg) We stopped off for lunch at the Photographer's Gallery, Gt Newport Street.
![Bridge supports, Hungerford Bridge, A walk from from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square and Waterloo to St Pauls](images/feb07-20.jpg) Bridge supports, Hungerford Bridge.
![Skateboarders under the National Theatre, Waterloo](images/feb07-21.jpg) Skateboarders under the National Theatre.
![The National Theatre, Waterloo](images/feb07-22.jpg) The grey drabness of the National Theatre. 'Er Majesty laid the foundation stone way back in 1951, but building work didn't start until 1969 after a series of funding difficulties.
Designed by Sir Denys Lasdun, the concrete monolith finally opened in Oct 1976, two years behind schedule.
![Waterloo Bridge Second-Hand Books](images/feb07-23.jpg) Directly under Waterloo Bridge by the NFT is this popular second-hand book fair.
![Tate Modern, London](images/feb07-24.jpg) Another visit to the Tate Modern. The queues were still too hefty for us to wait about for a go. One day...
![St Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, in the City of London,](images/st-pauls-01.jpg) The stunning Baroque exterior of St Paul's cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1673.
![St Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, in the City of London,](images/st-pauls-02.jpg) Built of Portland stone in a late Renaissance style, the cathedral houses the third-biggest organ in Britain with 7,189 pipes and 138 stops.
![St Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, in the City of London,](images/st-pauls-03.jpg) The inscription on the wall reads, "The altar (in this chapel) is given by the Corps of Royal Engineers in memory of Marshall Earl Kitchener (of Khartoum) and their comrades who fell in the Great War."
![Thomas Heatherwick sculpture](images/feb07-27.jpg) This giant sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick in Bishops Court (by Paternoster Square, opposite Amen Corner) is actually a cooling vent for electrical transformers below.
![Fenner Brockway statue, Red Lion Square near Grays Inn Road London](images/feb07-28.jpg) This unusual sculpture in Red Lion Square celebrates the life of Fenner Brockway, an anti-war activist, politician and founder member of the War on Want charity and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Living to the grand old age of 100, he lived a rich and full life, agitating the authorities enough to get arrested several times for his pacifist beliefs.
Fenner Brockway
![Sicilian Avenue, London](images/feb07-33.jpg)
Designed by R.J. Worley and completed in 1910, Sicilian Avenue is a pedestrianised shopping street near the British Museum with a strong Italian flavour.
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![Umbrella shop, James Smith and Sons, New Oxford Street, London](images/feb07-26.jpg) The famous James Smith and Sons Umbrella Shop dates from 1830 and is still owned and run as a family business.
The beautifully preserved Victorian frontage is a delight to see.
![Umbrella shop, James Smith and Sons, New Oxford Street, London](images/feb07-25.jpg) Detail above the door.
![Euston Tower London](images/feb07-29.jpg) Euston Tower.
![Warren Street tube station, London](images/feb07-30.jpg) Warren Street tube station.
![Kings Cross station from York Way, London](images/feb07-31.jpg) Kings Cross station from York Way.
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