Bow Street
A U3A visit to the Bow Street Area lead by Simon Ayres and Ros Thomson on 24th Oct 2025. A walk very full of information, too much to be included here.
High Contrast light and a very cold day.
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 GPS Map of the Walk |
 Covent Garden Tube station |
 Our Coffee Stop at... |
 ......Prêt A Manger |
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 Alley next door |
 An essential new Coffee Shop about to open next door |
 Long Acre |
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 The Royal Opera House |
 Young Dancer by Enzo Plazzotta |
 The Museum |
 Our Group admires the dock |
 A Ward Constable |
 The Cells |
 Met Police Uniform |
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 The Museum Entrance |
 E Division |
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 Door "Peep Hole" into a cell |
 Reasonable daylight in the Victorian Cells |
 Court Sketches no photos allowed |
 A Photo of a Courtroom |
 The Solid Cell Lock |
 The Dock from the old Magistrates Court |
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 Police Woman 1930s |
 ROH Ironwork recovered from the Floral Hall |
 The Bow Street Court and Police Station now a hotel
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 Lamp from the Police Station |
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 ROH extension |
 Russell Street |
 The side Drury Lane Theatre |
 Entrance to Drury Lane Theatre |
 Sir Augustus Harris |
 Ornate Lamp |
 The Marques of Anglesey |
 "Gin Lane" by Hogarth |
 Story told by our guide |
 Hogarth and Family who lived on Bow Street originally |
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 "Fortuna" by Michael Hewan Crichton |
 Fortune Theatre (Fortuna is centre top) |
 "Nell of Old Drury" pub |
 Nell Gwynne sign |
 Fortune Theatre, Art Deco? |
 Crown Court Church |
 The corner of Russell Street |
 Towards ROH back door |
 Up to the fifth floor ROH |
 Restaurant ROH, too expensive! |
 Christmas Offer |
 Covent Garden Market |
 Colonnade |
 The White Lion |
 Between ROH and Royal Ballet School over Floral Street |
 Long Acre towards the Masonic Temple |
 Licensed Pedicab |
 From Long Acre to Covent Garden |
 Maps and Printing were based on Long Acre |
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