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| St Paul's Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge copyright Katherine Tyrrell |
- WHERE: St Paul's to the Thames
- WHEN:
Sunday 26th April 2015CHANGED TO Saturday 25th April 2015 (due to the London Marathon) - START: 11:00am at the top of the steps (right hand side) of the Main Entrance to St Paul's Cathedral.
- LUNCH: 1:30pm on the Roof Terrace of One New Change (if dry; wet weather venue to be notified)
- END: 3:30pm Paternoster Square - between St Paul's Cathedral Steps and St Paul's Tube Station (if dry; wet weather venue to be notified)
- MAP: A map has been created in Google Maps/Drive of the area and key places
- TUBE: Stations: St Paul's (Central Line); Blackfriars and Mansion House (District and Circle Lines)
- RAIL: Thameslink @ London Blackfriars and City Thameslink; Cannon Street
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| London Urban Sketchers on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral at the end of Pete Scully's Wren's Churches Sketchcrawl August 2014 |
On Saturday 25th April 2015, London Urban Sketchers are going to be sketching the part of the City of London around St Paul's Cathedral - down to the north bank of the Thames.
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| The view of where we're sketching from Tate Modern 7th floor copyright Katherine Tyrrell |
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| Birds Eye View of the area around St Paul's Cathedral right click and open in a new tab to see much larger version |
- North: Paternoster Square, the London Stock Exchange and Christchurch Greyfriars Garden
- West: Ludgate Hill and the narrow allies between Ludgate Hill and Queen Victoria Street
- East: One New Change - this is a brand new shopping centre which is open on Sunday from 12:00. On the Roof Terrace (accessible via the lifts) there are great views right across London plus a really up close view of the top of St Paul's Cathedral
- South: The north bank of the River Thames and the Millennium Bridge - accessed via Peter's Hill - south of St Paul's - which has lots of views off either side of churches and alley ways.
Here's another view of the area - taken from the map near the City Information Centre across the road from the Main Entrance to St. Paul's
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| Map of the area around St Paul's Cathedral |
What you can sketch
There's masses to choose from whatever type of sketching you like doing. Here are some suggestions
St Paul's Cathedral and Churchyard - lots of architecture from lots of different perspectives around and about. You can find great views of it from:
- Fleet Street and the bottom of Ludgate Hill looking up to the Cathedral
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| "Ludgate Hill - A block in the Street" by Gustave Doré- from London, A Pilgrimage, 1872 The view caught by Doré of the view up Ludgate Hill to St Paul's Cathdral. It's a bit different now - but you could try sketching it! |
- From Peter's Hill looking up from the Thames and the Millennium Bridge
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| The view of St Paul's from Peter's Hill walking up from the Millennium Bridge |
- From the Churchyard - just looking up
- From the Roof Terrace of One New Change - where you can get a whole new perspective on the Dome.
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| I created "The Leaning Dome of St Paul's" the last time I sketched it from the Roof Terrace! |
You can also draw people just sitting the people sitting on the steps...
Take a walk down Peter's Hill to the Millennium Bridge
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| the view down Peter's Hill to the Millennium Bridge and Tate Modern |
On the Millennium Bridge take a look at the view east up the Thames of The Shard and bridges over the Thames and, if you're lucky, the exposed shoreline complete with timber sticking up
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| The view east from the Millennium Bridge - of the tidal beach, the Shard and bridge along the Thames |
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| The view of Tate Modern and the Millennium Bridge from the north bank of the River Thames below City of London School Katherine Tyrrell |
PLUS (excitement!!) we're also going to be able to sketch Shaun the Sheep ;) who is taking up residence in various guises in the City of London between now and the end of May. You'll be able to see
- one called 'Out of this World' Shaun at the City Information Centre, (- just to the south of St Paul's Churchyard) designed by Josh and Aimee Williams
- two more - 'Fine & Gandy' by David Gandy and 'Wolly Wiggle' by Zandra Rhodes - at One New Change
AND.....
If people are up for it we may just try a "Draw the Dome in 15 minutes Challenge" over lunch at the Roof Terrace! You can of course just watch!
If people are up for it we may just try a "Draw the Dome in 15 minutes Challenge" over lunch at the Roof Terrace! You can of course just watch!
After the Sketchcrawl
You can add sketches to the
- London Urban Sketchers Facebook Group - please add them to the St Pauls Sketchcrawl Album https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.353603474837411&type=1
OR
- London Urban Sketchers Flickr Group Pool https://www.flickr.com/groups/usklondon-grouppool/
