September Things

Seven Things I did in September.

 

September 7th

 

Hidden London Baker Street Station tour. The newest addition to Hidden London’s in-person explorations of disused bits of London’s transport infrastructure is Baker Street from the remains of the original Metropolitan Railway station right the way through to the space formerly used as a staff rifle range. And yes, you ge to look down on the trains from inside the hidden spaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 September 10th

 

Amersham Heritage Day saw the main street of the town filled with vintage and classic cars, trucks, tractors, steam traction and more. Plus free historic buses ferrying visitors between the town and the railway station. Also I had some of the best samosas ever from a stall in the market.

 

My first car was one of these.

 

 

 

 

 September 11th

 

 Open House London, weekend one. I did three churches, St. Mary Magdalene near Paddington, St. Mary-le-Bow in the city, and the Fitzrovia Chapel. All with spectacular interiors in differing styles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 September 16th

 

Open house London weekend two, opposite ends of the scale and opposite sides of London. The National Audit Office, formerly the London Air Terminal next to Victoria Station where I had a guided tour but couldn’t take photos inside (except of the view out) and Lewisham Arthouse, an artists collective in the decaying former Deptford Central Library where I could take photos but was so interested in what the guide was saying that I took hardly any.

 

 

 

 

 

 September 21st

 

 Open weekend at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton. Friends Members go free so I did and as ever found something interesting I’d not spotted before.

 

 

 

 September 25th

 A visit to Hatchlands Park, a National Trust property near Guildford that I'd somehow not been to before. Because it's let to a tenant (with a huge collection of historic keyboard instruments) no photos are allowed in the house but it was a terrific day for a walk around the estate during which I came across an unexpected Routemaster.

 

 

 

 

 

 September 30th

 

  Went to the Chelsea Physic Garden taking advantage of the free entry during Chelsea History Festival. Despite being late in the summer there was plenty of stuff still in bloom and among the many medicinal and poisonous plants I was surprised to find a large Pomegranate tree. With Pomegranate fruits ripening on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 I really must try harder to update this blog more frequently in October, yes, I know we're halfway through October already.