Playlist: LastFM Playlist
Time: 4 hours (including 45 minute lunch break)
This was a surprisingly pleasant walk despite the grey drizzly weather. The rain was never so heavy that I needed my coat on but was just heavy enough that I kept it on in any case otherwise after an hour I would have been soaked.
The walk started with some very steep climbs as you zig-zag through suburban Crystal Palace with views across to the mist shrouded radio and television masts. Again like most of these walks I encountered far more parks and green spaces than you would suspect. Streatham and Balham were also much nicer than I imagined with large Edwardian and Victorian terraces with interesting original features including stained glass, balconies and fine brickwork. Some larger more modern pieces of stained glass including a fine representation of what appeared to be the departure of the Mayflower.
Building of the day however was this Victorian pumping station.
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| Victorian Pumping Station - nice |
A close second was the Art Deco splendour of Du Cane Court, a massive apartment block that Poirot would have felt at home in.
The parks were starting to show their spring colours with daffodils blooming in patches beneath the trees. Lots of dogs in the park chasing balls and sticks while their owners huddled together under shelter to keep out of the drizzle.
Took lunch today 2/3 of the way round at the Common Ground Cafe in Wandsworth Common, well worth checking out as the food and coffee is very good.
The sun came out eventually as I walked down the hill past Wandsworth Prison, Earlsfield Cemetery to Wimbledon Park station and the end of another interesting section of the Capital Ring.
