Adam writes…Yesterday, in honor of Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, I walked from Cornhill to Camden Town, the "commute" made by Scrooge's lowly clerk from work to home.
This first post features Cornhill to London Wall…
In A Christmas Carol, Bob slides down a slide 20 times in honor of Christmas Eve. Sadly, no such opportunity presented itself in 2015.
Christmas Present: Bob would have known the Royal Exchange…
… and the Mansion House (without cranes, buses and vans, of course)…
… here's a more contemporary view
Xmas Yet To Come… 1 Poultry, which replaced the English Gothic splendour of the old Mappin & Webb building.
Mappin & Webb had yet to set up shop at Poultry in 1843 (when A Christmas Carol was published) but was already a going concern having been founded in Sheffield in 1775.
The view from London Wall looking toward Camden Town… slightly (ahem) obscured in 2015
Next… London Wall to Little BritainA London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
