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June 3, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Free
A Tour of 9 Cabmen’s Shelters
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Described as “A cross between a cricket pavilion and a large garden shed” these distinctive green structures were set up by the Cabmen’s Shelter Fund from 1875 to provide resting places, food and shelter for London’s cabbies – from horse-drawn hansoms to the modern day LEVC-TX (electric taxi). Numbers have dwindled from 61 to just 13 – all of which are now Grade 2 listed as “Buildings of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them”.
Our route will take us past 9 of the survivors, starting with Temple Place then on up to Russell Square, the West End, Kensington & Chelsea, Pimlico and back to the Embankment. As we’ll mainly be in central London, expect a mix of segregated cycle paths, some short stretches on busy main roads plus quieter back streets. We’ll have a coffee/loo stop at some point, either in Kensington Gardens or a transpontine detour to Battersea Park (because, yes – we do go south of the river!).
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