Liverpool Street, Spitalfields, and Leadenhall
I’m housesitting in London, UK, for the next month. I arrive in central London at Liverpool Street Station. This is an area of London that I’ve never visited before so I spent the day wandering the area.
Liverpool Street Station opened in 1864 and is Britain’s third busiest station serving 64 million passengers a year.
Not far from the station is Spitalfields Market. The former covered market now houses a wide assortment of restaurants, craft stalls, and an innumerable number of food stalls.
It amused me to find The Vurger Co., a plant-based burger pop-up in the former meat market.
The area has always welcomed immigrants from around the world. The boat used for this sculpture transported immigrants from Turkey to Greece.
This area appears to be a very busy, high-density business district, and there are quick lunch options for every taste – in restaurants or street markets.
There are so many tall, modern buildings in London, more than I've noticed in Paris, but perhaps that’s just the area I was in.
Old juxtaposes new as is immediately apparent when you walk into Leadenhall Market.
Leadenhall Market is one of the city’s oldest markets, standing at the heart of Roman London. The current structure with its pillars and vaulted glass ceilings was built in 1881.
If you’re in this area, I highly recommend visiting the Dennis Severs’ House. In silence, by candlelight and firelight, you move from room to room examining the traces of the family that lived here. The book is still open, the tea half drunk – they could be just around the corner. It’s deeply moving if you are prepared to open yourself up to a new experience.
Liverpool Street Station opened in 1864 and is Britain’s third busiest station serving 64 million passengers a year.
Not far from the station is Spitalfields Market. The former covered market now houses a wide assortment of restaurants, craft stalls, and an innumerable number of food stalls.
It amused me to find The Vurger Co., a plant-based burger pop-up in the former meat market.
The area has always welcomed immigrants from around the world. The boat used for this sculpture transported immigrants from Turkey to Greece.
This area appears to be a very busy, high-density business district, and there are quick lunch options for every taste – in restaurants or street markets.
There are so many tall, modern buildings in London, more than I've noticed in Paris, but perhaps that’s just the area I was in.
Old juxtaposes new as is immediately apparent when you walk into Leadenhall Market.
Leadenhall Market is one of the city’s oldest markets, standing at the heart of Roman London. The current structure with its pillars and vaulted glass ceilings was built in 1881.
If you’re in this area, I highly recommend visiting the Dennis Severs’ House. In silence, by candlelight and firelight, you move from room to room examining the traces of the family that lived here. The book is still open, the tea half drunk – they could be just around the corner. It’s deeply moving if you are prepared to open yourself up to a new experience.
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