{"id":605,"date":"2011-12-12T20:40:24","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T01:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingingin.com\/?page_id=605"},"modified":"2011-12-12T20:42:50","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T01:42:50","slug":"peripheral-london","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingingin.com\/?page_id=605","title":{"rendered":"Peripheral London"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n“Yesterday was spent walking around neighborhoods that, while beautiful, are so exclusive they may as well be on a different planet. Today, I decided to get a better look at the “real” London, so I took a trip around the periphery of South London, via the District Line to Wimbledon, the Tramlink to Croydon, Overground to Canada Water, and the Jubilee Line to Stratford and Canary Wharf.”<\/p>\n

From Peripheral London<\/a>, posted by David Cole<\/a> on 9\/13\/2011 (44 items)<\/p>\n

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One of probably a hundred pubs in Greater London named The Prince of Wales<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Wimbledon has a nice little business district along its high street.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Side streets of Wimbledon. If I ever found myself living in London, it would more lik…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Side streets of Wimbledon<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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St. Andrew’s Church in Wimbledon<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Back on Wimbledon’s high street<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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I checked in this grocery store to see A) what sort of coffee selection they had (ver…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Wimbledon<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Wimbledon<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Wimbledon’s railway station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Wimbledon’s railway station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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On board the Tramlink to Croydon<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The Tramlink in Croydon. The Tramlink runs on city streets in central Croydon, but ha…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Croydon<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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London Overground service in Croydon. This station is also shared by mainline commute…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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New residential development adjacent to the grounds of the 2012 Summer Olympics in St…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The ArcelorMittal Orbit under construction<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The 2012 Olympic Stadium<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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I happened to arrive at Westfield Stratford City on the day of its grand opening. Thi…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Trapeze artists in Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The quality of design and construction at Westfield Stratford City (as well as at Wes…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westfield Stratford City opens up toward the under-construction Olympic Village.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Cow<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Westfield Stratford City<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Inside the Jubilee Line train, and waiting to depart towards Canary Wharf.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Canary Wharf station on the Jubilee Line, designed by Norman Foster.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Canary Wharf Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The main entrance to the Canary Wharf tube station, and the surrounding office buildi…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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For reference, here’s a photo I took from the same location just over ten years ago.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Canary Wharf<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Docklands Light Rail, or DLR (in reality, more of a light metro or people mover t…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Canary Wharf<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Canary Wharf<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Navigating a roundabout is the hardest part about driving in the UK.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The nice park above the Canary Wharf tube station.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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