It's a year to the day since I last posted something on this blog but don't worry all you London walking enthusiasts I'm still in business. The LONDON FOOTSTEPS walking programme has been extended and includes more fascinating visits to different parts of London to explore those hidden green spaces, squares and passage-ways.
Today it was KING'S CROSS an area that is changing its character with some bold architectural ideas. Revival and regeneration was the theme of the walk. Alongside the Regent Canal an imaginative development of offices, shops, homes and a new site for the University of the Arts is taking shape. It's rich in cultural and historical interest and the contrasts are fascinating.
Look one way and you see the Eurostar terminal with all the vibrancy of a major European transport centre yet just a few hundred metres away is the Old St Pancras Church and memorials to some of the great Victorians - Baroness Angela Burdett-Coutts (pictured), Sir John Soane and the Thomas Hardy tree.
It's hard to imagine that less than 200 years ago this was home to thousands of Londoners who were magnetised by the City's promise of riches yet found themselve living in squalid slums and scratching a living while England ruled the world!
Take a look at www.londonfootsteps.co.uk for the walks coming up in July then look out for the programme for the period August through to October. A visit to London offers a rich reward for those who like history.
