London Architectural Ride: 29th December 2011

Forty two cyclists turned up for a London architectural ride for a post-festiviity parambulation. Five were from the club, which some may claim made it an Anerley ride too. The five were part of the seven club members who have, this year, been on a Friday Night Ride to the Coast (FNRttC). But this was a cool and breezy Thursday afternoon and a pub on the riverfront at Shad substituted as a destination for the coast. Starting from Hyde Park Corner we zigzagged through central London taking in a eclectic collection of buildings from Queen Anne Mansions to The Gherkin. All accompanied by some strange stories …

The pix below (courtesy of Jenny & Miranda) are on The Embankment near Charing Cross as we were regaled with how Joseph Bazalgette tackled the mass of coagulated poo known as the ‘Great Stink’ to create London’s massive sewerage system – still working after 150 years. See if you can spot four of the five riders …

Two Anerleyarians. One easy to spot, the second got the cold shoulder …

Another two Anerleyarians, can you identify them?

Final member of the Famous Five …