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15.9 mi

531 ft

05h06

Hard

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Demo route made for http://www.london-footprints.co.uk/artgtbritons.htm

In 2002 the BBC carried out a search for the Greatest Britons. Over 30000 people made nominations from which a top 100 was compiled. The case for each of the top 10 featured in a series of programmes. A final programme was broadcast in November when each of the presenters hoped to see their person voted the Great Briton.

London-footprints made a description of the places in London which are linked to these Great Britons. CHeck there great website at http://www.london-footprints.co.uk/artgtbritons.htm.

Region

London Region City of Westminster Jacob's Island Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Statistics

Difficulty level: Hard (80/100)

Length: 15.9 mi

Duration: 05h06

Total ascent: 531 ft

Maximal slope: 2.3 %

Average slope: 0.6 %

Net ascent: -16.4 ft

Total descent: 548 ft

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Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 15.5 mi (97 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

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Scenery

Car free roads: 894 ft (1 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

Start and end of the route

Closest address to start: Tower of London, Tower Bridge Approach, E1W 1LE London, UK

Closest address to end: Tower of London, Tower Hill, EC3N 4AB London, UK

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Places of interest

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
0 · Theatre
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564 - 1616
The sites of the Theatre in Shoreditch and the original Globe in …
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ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL 1806-1859
0 · Statue
Brunel was born in Portsmouth on 9 April the first child and only son of Marc Brunel, a French …
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OLIVER CROMWELL 1599 - 1658
0 · cathedral
Cromwell has a statue outside Westminster Hall and a marble bust in the Lower Waiting Hall. He was …
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SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
0 · Statue
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965
Churchill has a statue in Member's Lobby of the Houses of …
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Viscount horatio nelson 1758-1805
0 · Monument
The National Maritime Museum has Nelson artifacts. He would have had dealings with the Navy Office …
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SIR ISAAC NEWTON 1642 - 1727
0 · Pub
Newton's chief London connection is with the Royal Society. He was Warden of the Royal Mint from …
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SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON 1874 - 1922
0 · Statue
Shackleton came from Ireland with his large family in 1884 and lived at 12 Westwood Hill in …
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Kensington Palace
0 · Palace
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES 1961 - 1997
At Diana's former home of Kensington Palace the state rooms …
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John Lennon 1940 - 1980
0 · Music Location
There is a walk booklet featuring places associated with the Beatles available from the Guildhall …
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Charles Darwin
0 · Historical place
There is a plaque to Darwin on the UCL building at 110 Gower Street as he lived in a house on the …
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ELIZABETH I 1533 - 1603
0 · Castle
Elizabeth was born in Greenwich Palace on 7 September. During 1554 she became a prisoner in the …
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL 1806-1859

OLIVER CROMWELL 1599 - 1658

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

Viscount horatio nelson 1758-1805

SIR ISAAC NEWTON 1642 - 1727

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON 1874 - 1922

Kensington Palace

John Lennon 1940 - 1980

Charles Darwin

ELIZABETH I 1533 - 1603

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