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Walk part of the Jubilee Walkway in London on Thurssday 12 July 2012
to commemorate the man who thought of it


Max's walk on Thursday 12th July 2012 - all welcome! Put the date in your diary now

Start (10.30)
or 2nd start (11.00 approx.)
on the river wall opposite City Hall (halfway between London Bridge and Tower Bridge)
By the large sundial above Tower Hill tube station


Distance: 3 miles approx

Finish walk: around 12.30

We plan to walk the route of the Jubilee Walkway from City Hall to Temple Bar, by way of Tower Bridge, St. Catherine's Dock, Tower Hill, and the Barbican estate. (see detailed itinerary here)



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The Silver Jubilee Walkway, as it was known then, was originally laid down in 1977 as the main feature of the work of the Environmental Committee, set up by the London Celebrations for The Queen's Silver Jubilee, under the Chairmanship of Max Nicholson. Her Majesty The Queen opened it by unveiling a plaque on the South Bank Lion, on the night of the Thames fireworks celebrations on 9 June 1977.

On 12 July 2006, a number of people who knew Max commemorated his involvement with the Jubilee Walkway by walking the Northern Loop of the walkway on what would have been his 102nd birthday. On 12 July 2007 a slightly larger number of people walked a further section between Russell Square and Tate Modern. On 12 July 2008, we walked from St Pauls, along the South Bank past City Hall, across Tower Bridge, and through the Barbican to return to St. Pauls. In 2009, we walked the last section from St Pauls, along the South Bank to Lambeth Bridge, and then back to Leicester Square.

Since then, we have followed the same pattern: in 2010 we walked from Trafalgar Square to the Euston Road, in 2011 from the Euston Road to City Hall near Tower Bridge, and in 2012 we will walk from City Hall to St. Pauls, by way of Bank and the Barbican.

Tuesday 12th July 2011 - walk from Euston Road to City Hall near Tower Bridge

Please scroll down for pictures of Max's walk in 2010, and here for pictures of Max's Walk in previous years

Group photo by Brunswick Square

Friendly goats in Coram Fields

Blue plaque to Dorothy Sayers

Bedford Row







(Left) The last reminder that Fleet Street used to be the hub of the newspaper industry



(Above) Looking down Fleet Street to Ludgate Hill and St. Pauls


Looking back along Fleet Street to St. Dunstan in the West

The City Information Centre, a very interesting building designed by Ken Shuttleworth

We crossed the Millennium bridge and turned left along the South Bank

and found some of the new Jubillee Greenway markers

The Shad Thames area, full of converted ancient warehouses

The remains of the palace of the Bishops of Winchester



(Left) HMS Belfast, and just about at the end of the 2011 walk at City Hall
Monday 12th July 2010 - walk from Trafalgar Square to McGinty's pub near Kings Cross

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Grateful thanks to Frances Follin and Alan Butler of Genesys Consultants for these pictures of a most enjoyable walk