Bazalgette 1 - Southwark Healthy Ride +

Easy paced ride of about 16 miles celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Bazalgette, the great Victorian civil engineer.
Route will include his memorial on the Victoria Embankment, his home in St Johns Wood and the Institution of Civil Engineers, whose president he was. Will go via Golden Square and Broad(wick) St to link to John Snow and explain the motivation for the sewers. More notes on route: out over Waterloo Bridge; CS3 on top of Victoria Embankment and Bazalgette Memorial, St Margaret’s Westminster where he got married; Institute of Civil Engineers in Gt George St, where he was president (report at time: "appropriately his presidential address discussed 'those engineering works which promote the health and comfort of the inhabitants of large cities, and by which human life may be preserved and prolonged'" - sounds like he was a supporter of bike lanes; Hyde Park; A bit of Q12; Pushing the boundary into St John's Wood and a look at his blue plaque; Stop in Regent's Park; Dysfunctional pump in Broad(wick) St and Golden Square; Probably back over London Bridge.
Everyone welcome on this free, easy-paced, ride.
Note we are also doing a longer Bazalgette 2 ride on Easter Monday, April 22nd, see listings.

Easy-paced ride suitable for all kinds of cyclist

Mostly quiet streets and paths

One coffee stop about half way. plus occasional short stops at points of interest

Just yourself and your bike

First-timers welcome!