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Every Sunday we’ll pluck just one walk from the vast London Walks
repertoire and put it centre stage.
But if you only
take one walking tour this week, why not make it…
Building the Victoria Embankment – A Story in Stone
Saturday 25th march 2017 2.30pm
Embankment Tube, Villiers Street exit
The construction of the Victoria Embankment is one of
London’s greatest engineering projects. This walk will reveal the history of
embanking the Thames, reveal important engineering considerations such as
accommodating the River Fleet and the Metropolitan Line and tell the complex
story of procuring the 500,000 cubic metres of granite required to embank the
Thames. We will also look at the stones of Cleopatra’s Needle, Somerset House
and Blackfriars Bridge. Guided by University College London Geologist Ruth – it
all comes down to the guiding! N.B. The walk takes about two hours and will end
at Blackfriars Station.
To go on the Building the Victoria Embankment Geology
walk meet Ruth at 2.30 pm on March 25. The meeting point is just outside the
Villiers Street exit of Embankment Tube.
Building the Victoria Embankment – A Story in Stone
Saturday 25th march 2017 2.30pm
Embankment Tube, Villiers Street exit
About
Your Guide…
Ruth
Ruth is a
geologist at University College London. She researches geological materials
used in art, architecture and archaeology. She is interested in the natural
history of cities and this includes the fossils and crystals that we walk past
every day. Ruth has appeared on the BBC World Service programme Science Now and
regularly writes and blogs on building stones.
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.










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