Going loopy: Ewell West to Kingston

A section of the London Loop today with the Knit Nurse (you can read her account here and check for inconsistencies between our accounts, and also "enjoy" a picture of me in my new hat!). The first two-thirds of the walk were glorious, the last section a bit drab and depressing, despite the winter sunshine.



Highlights include the rather wondrous Bourne Hall conference centre/library, designed by architect AG Shepherd Fidler & Associates and completed as late as 1970. It is a circular building, with a central rooflight which looks a bit like a squashed version of the crown of thorns of Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral.



There was some really beautiful golden sunlight, contrasting with dark skies, which made the naked trees look especially beautiful.