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Cheshunt

EXPLORING LONDON 2

Status:Active, open to new members
Leader:
Rosemary Trundell
When: Monthly on Friday mornings

Please note from April 2026 we will be meeting at the Beaumont Centre as the Free Church is no longer available.


PREVIOUS VISITS

Trinity House tour 27 April 2026

Members of the group travelled by local train and tube to Tower Hill.

Trinity house is a few steps from Tower Hill station with The Merchant Seamans memorial gardens at its front door.

Many objects and paintings to be seen with interesting stories on the 75 minute tour.

The bell from HMS Britannia is within touching distance, but you can't ring the bell.

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EL2 - Georgian staircase - Denis O'Shea

OCTOBER 2025

Tuesday 14th October - The Legend of the Titanic - The Immersive Exhibition.

SEPTEMBER 2025

Thursday 18th September - Visit to the Peek Freans Museum, Bermondsey.

AUGUST 2025

Wednesday 27th August - Walk from Mile End Underground Station to Victoria Park, led by Mick Coe.

JULY 2025

Our July outing was to Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery in Ealing.  Following on from our visit to the Sir John Soane Museum in February, we decided to visit Soane's country house which he acquired in 1800. He demolished part of the house and had it rebuilt to his own designs.

The house displays many typical Soane features: quartered and canopy dome ceilings, inset mirrors and wooden panelling. He entertained various artists and designers including a young J.M.W. Turner.

JUNE 2025
In June our group enjoyed a visit to the iconic Battersea Power Station led by Chris Williams. This included travelling up Lift 109 to the top of the North West chimney with stunning views of London's skyline.