介绍:
Had wren's plans for the whole city been realised, the look of London would be very different.
Wren's London would have been a noble city. But it was not to be. the forces of conservatism were too strong. and so the streets of the city remain narrow and winding. and this is the result. The imprint of ancient london defines the map of the morden city.
The city sheds its skin while the bones stay the same.
Bank junction is like, it's the pulse of London, it's the hearbeat of London. You've got the Royal Exchange right in front of you, you've got the bank of England itself on the left, and there is so much going on there. There is lots of stuff going on behind the scenes. You don't actually see it, but you can virtually feel it going on there. You can envisage the Roman religions i suppose, crossing the junction there, because initially it was the old roman part of London. Time just sort of stands still while you are there. If you could sort of half shut your eyes, you could see the old traders, you know, they are going to Lloyd's of London. or little coffee houses in some of the back streets that are still there. and you can see behind all the windows of all buildings there the clerks with quill pens buzzing away, making lists and charts, just generally geting on with the business of london. It's the pulse, it's the heartbeat of London, virtually in that little area there.
During the 17's and 18'th centuries, new streets and houses spread west. Beyond the old city, a very different London was emerging. The Georgian London of Bloomsbury and Soho would be the definition of urban elegance for the age. It draw admirers from around the world. London has many fine open spaces called squares. The centres of these squares are shut in by railings.
Even the image of the Thames would be civilised in the eyes of venice's greatest painter. Canaletto's picture of london is one of the beautiful city on the water, refined and aesthetically perfect. But Canelette's London is pure artifice. He moved elements of the city around to suit his compositions. These are pictures of idealised London. They are the dream pictures of their age, commisioned by Londoners who yearned for their city to be the new Venice. Although Canaletto spent almost a decade in this city, he rarely strayed from its grand thoroughfares and facades. other artists instead are drawn to the toil and sweat of London. Coven Garden was home to a raucous meat, vegetable and flower market. that survived into the 1970's. The spirit i think still remains here because of the people. The banters that goes on and the sexist remarks which i Love, I know I shouln't say that but I love it.
My late great-great-grandmother she used to sell voilets on the streets of London, like the old fashioned ones you see in mary Poppins, the old lady that's selling violets on the streets. She would have gone early in the morning to the old Covent Gargen, and I dare say she had a bit of a whale of a time there. CG is in my blood, and I just feel like it's my home. It's like being home. I can feel the atmosphere of how it must have been in the old days. it must have been dirty, smelly, busy, but absolutely full of people that were just alive. Really really alive in the morning. and shouting, selling and you know trying to barter and just the whole thing must have been absolutely magical, really.
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