I'm glad I came with two panniers today.
Thanks to Dave W (Sou'Wester jacket), Graham (unwanted - all 14 London Cycle maps circa 2007) & Dave V (a favourable Cycling Plus review 9/10 of a Condor Heritage).
Diane also gets a mention as she manages to include 11's today....before heading off in the opposite direction to recce a future ride. 👍
Seven - Dave W, Geoff, Jennie, Steph, Keith, Alex + me left Morden Hall Park to follow the yellow brick road.......well, blue & made of tarmac actually but still heading north to the "Emerald City"......of London that is.
To me at least, Cycle Super Highway 7 is a joy to ride along & deserves a bit of history.
Constructed in 2010, its completion was timed to coincide with the closure of the Northern Line (LU) which it follows, so TFL were able to promote it as an alternative.
Although nowadays, it looks quite dated compared to the more recent schemes in London but it remains a fast route into London for many commuters.
Beyond Colliers Wood into Tooting Bec, it's fairly narrow going past the London Sewing Machine Museum (now you know) !
You're never far from a cycle shop on CS7 (I counted at least 3 in 13km). 😄
Past Stockwell & Oval tube stations the road widens considerably & is probably the best part.
Elephant & Castle is avoided entirely (St Mary's churchyard/Elliots Row) to join quiet side roads to emerge on Southwark Bridge.
Wetherspoons........love 'em or hate 'em, they're a part of many Sunday rides and today is no exception.
The Crosse Keys originally was an inn from the 1550's, burnt down in the Great Fire, & its replacement burnt down in 1734.
Rebuilt again, it was more recently the home of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) from 1913 & 'Spoons aquired it in 1999.
Inside, the building is stunning, with marble columns & huge lighting rigs in a cavernously airy room.
Apparently, it's "rammed" full of suits in the week, but today it felt barely half full.
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