Walk Bayswater to Primrose Hill

Langur · February 27th, 2012, 03:04 PM

On Saturday my girlfriend and I took advantage of the sunshine (seems like the beginning of Spring?) to walk from my place in Bayswater to Primrose Hill. If I had intended to make a thread, I would have taken pictures of everything attractive we passed through, eg Little Venice, St John's Wood High Street, or the incredibly charming La Ville Cafe that hangs suspended over the Regent's Canal (though I did take a picture of the breakfast we ate there, see below). I actually post this as an example of what makes a city charming and attractive as a rebuff to a friend who is lionising concrete Shenzhen, and has imo forgotten what makes a nice city. Anyway here you are...

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Handsome Victorian mansion block overlooking the Regent's Canal near Little Venice and La Ville Cafe Cafe.

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Unusual mock-Tudor apartment block in Maida Vale/St John's Wood area.

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Eggs Benedict at the charming Laville Cafe that hangs over the Regent's Canal. I regret not taking photos of the cafe itself, but you can get an idea here.

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An aspen? A silver birch?? Help me out tree lovers!

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Not all 60s or 70s blocks of flats are grim council estates. There are quite a few like this in the backstreets of St John's Wood.

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There are some very handsome houses along the canal as it enters Regent's Park. Imagine having a garden party here!

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A nice detail on one of the houses.

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Another nice garden party venue.

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A vaguely gothic-styled house.

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Another grand Victorian mansion block. There are loads of these in this area.

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People form part of the skyline at Primrose Hill.

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I'm cheating because I actually took this a few days earlier.

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Home via Regent's Park.

larven · February 29th, 2012, 01:27 PM

Love the mansion houses, high density living at its best.

The eggs benedict looks pretty tempting too...

***NCT*** · February 29th, 2012, 06:36 PM

Wow, lovely photos monkey.

thebig C · April 22nd, 2012, 12:18 PM

Lovely pics Langur! This is the great aspect to London. There are a myriad of little known backwaters which conceal buildings which in other Cities would be regarded as excellent and interesting yet in the expanse of London are cosseted away.

Hopefully you take the camera on your walks more often

WallyChops · May 7th, 2012, 02:21 PM

Nice photo's - there's something very distinctive about London's wonderful red/white Victorian blocks.

By the way, the tree is a birch.

February 27th, 2012, 03:04 PM	#1
Langur Londinium langur Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London Posts: 8,222 Likes (Received): 90	Walk Bayswater to Primrose Hill On Saturday my girlfriend and I took advantage of the sunshine (seems like the beginning of Spring?) to walk from my place in Bayswater to Primrose Hill. If I had intended to make a thread, I would have taken pictures of everything attractive we passed through, eg Little Venice, St John's Wood High Street, or the incredibly charming La Ville Cafe that hangs suspended over the Regent's Canal (though I did take a picture of the breakfast we ate there, see below). I actually post this as an example of what makes a city charming and attractive as a rebuff to a friend who is lionising concrete Shenzhen, and has imo forgotten what makes a nice city. Anyway here you are... image hosted on flickr Handsome Victorian mansion block overlooking the Regent's Canal near Little Venice and La Ville Cafe Cafe. image hosted on flickr Unusual mock-Tudor apartment block in Maida Vale/St John's Wood area. image hosted on flickr Eggs Benedict at the charming Laville Cafe that hangs over the Regent's Canal. I regret not taking photos of the cafe itself, but you can get an idea here. image hosted on flickr An aspen? A silver birch?? Help me out tree lovers! image hosted on flickr Not all 60s or 70s blocks of flats are grim council estates. There are quite a few like this in the backstreets of St John's Wood. image hosted on flickr There are some very handsome houses along the canal as it enters Regent's Park. Imagine having a garden party here! image hosted on flickr A nice detail on one of the houses. image hosted on flickr Another nice garden party venue. image hosted on flickr A vaguely gothic-styled house. image hosted on flickr Another grand Victorian mansion block. There are loads of these in this area. image hosted on flickr People form part of the skyline at Primrose Hill. image hosted on flickr I'm cheating because I actually took this a few days earlier. image hosted on flickr Home via Regent's Park. __________________ If deficit spending in a downturn was some kind of panacea, then Greece would be booming by now. Last edited by Langur; February 27th, 2012 at 04:41 PM.

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February 29th, 2012, 01:27 PM	#2
larven Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Posts: 8,345 Likes (Received): 117	Love the mansion houses, high density living at its best. The eggs benedict looks pretty tempting too...

April 22nd, 2012, 12:18 PM	#4
thebig C Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,042 Likes (Received): 14	Lovely pics Langur! This is the great aspect to London. There are a myriad of little known backwaters which conceal buildings which in other Cities would be regarded as excellent and interesting yet in the expanse of London are cosseted away. Hopefully you take the camera on your walks more often

May 7th, 2012, 02:21 PM	#5
WallyChops WallyChops Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Staffs Posts: 90 Likes (Received): 4	Nice photo's - there's something very distinctive about London's wonderful red/white Victorian blocks. By the way, the tree is a birch.