On Saturday 16th April, London Urban Sketchers will be drawing the galleries, shopping arcades and bookshops of Piccadilly and St James - and in particular the courtyard of Burlington House (where the Royal Academies are located)
- Piccadilly is the street running west from Piccadilly Circus
- St James is the area south of Piccadilly
- Nearest tubes are Piccadilly and Green Park
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| The Courtyard of Burlington House - drawn from the RA looking towards Piccadilly through the arch pen and ink and coloured pencils copyright Katherine Tyrrell |
- MAP: Map https://goo.gl/SK502v - see below for places and websites
- start/lunch/end in yellow
- galleries in red
- arcades and shops in Hatchards turquoise
- books in blue
- DATE: Saturday 16th April 2016
- START venue/time: 11:00 Burlington House courtyard
- wet - under the archway (see sketch)
- dry - though the arch and turn right
- LUNCH: 1:00pm - same place
- FINISH: 3:30pm - same place
- AFTERWARDS: Depends on numbers, probably the Grand Cafe at the RA - otherwise over the road to the Gallery at Fortnum and Masons!
- Travel: Tube Station - Piccadilly or Green Park
PLACES / Websites:
See the following websites for what the different places look likeGalleries
- RA: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/plan-your-visit
- White Cube: 25 – 26 Mason's Yard London SW1Y 6BU http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/museums-and-galleries/white-cube-masons-yard
- Christies, King Street: http://www.christies.com/locations/salerooms/king-street/
Shops
- Fortnum & Mason: https://www.fortnumandmason.com/information/our-history
- Piccadilly Arcade http://www.piccadilly-arcade.com/about-the-arcade
- Burlington Arcade: http://www.burlington-arcade.co.uk/the-arcade
- Princes Arcade: http://www.princesarcade.co.uk/
Bookshops
- Hatchards 187 Piccadilly London: https://www.hatchards.co.uk/
- Waterstones - flagship store 203/206 Piccadilly https://www.waterstones.com/bookshops/piccadilly
