Adam writes…The final part of my tribute to the great and noble Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, the final few snaps from my walk between Cornhill and Camden Town, the "commute" made by Scrooge's lowly clerk from work to home…
Along the way I snapped a few pics of the route as it is today – a very different London from Bob Cratchit's.
Here's a reminder of my route (scroll down for Stave One, posted earlier)…
… a walk of some 3.7 miles, via…
… and George Gilbert Scott's St Pancras hotel…
… via the British Library…
This excellent British Library film looks at The Origins of A Christmas Carol…
On to Somers Town…
… and St Mary's Church, a building personally familiar to the young Dickens, who lived at Cranleigh Street…
… in conditions far from affluent. The plaque was unveiled in 2013 by actor Simon Callow.
As posted in Stave One, here's a Google map of a suggested route for Bob's walk home…
If any of you Daily Constitutionalists & London Walkers end up doing your own version of Bob's walk, do drop us a line at the usual address, send us your pics, or leave a comment below…
Merry Christmas! A 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.
