13 April 2022 - WATERLOO TO BATTERSEA POWER STATION - 5 miles - Leader: Roger B

NOT along the Thames Path but through Parks and Gardens of North Lambeth, Vauxhall and Nine Elms noting points of interest along the way including two new tube stations and the US Embassy.

· Leader briefing on how the area has changed

· Passing food stalls

· St Thomas Hospital: statue of Mary Seacole

· Parks and gardens (1): spider at Millennium Green

· Parks and gardens (2): bicycle sculpture

· Parks and gardens (3) a community garden – a helpful resident lets us see the “before” and “after” photos

· Leake Road (1)

· Leake Road (2) – pass under the railway

· One clue to an industrial past

· Nine Elms: one of two new stations

· Passing the American Embassy

· Picnic lunch at the Power Station

Photos: Ruth