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| David in front of Fredrich Engles home |
After a fabulous English breakfast at the Marriott we walked to the Primrose neighborhood where we encountered many small Ma & Pa shops, coffee houses, and restaurants; charming, delightful. To our surprise and excitement, as we passed by one of the townhouse-like apartments, low and behold we spot a sign reading “Frederich Engels lived here 1870-1894. Unbelievable; his dates were 1820-1895 so he died soon after taking up a nearly 25 year residency there. Bicycle paths were ubiquitous along with dogs and elementary age children with ties and dresses walking hand-in-hand toward some unknown destination. Walking further, at the “Early Bird Café” we enjoyed coffee and soda and planned our day leading up to the evening award banquet sponsored by the International Journal of Palliative Nursing.
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| William Blake-Poet and Painter tomb 1827 |
We boarded the Tube at the Chalk Farm Station (Northern Line) to the Old Street Station from which we walked toward the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) Headquarters, the site of the banquet. On the way we encountered the Bunhill Fields Burial Grounds in which we found the graves of such notables as John Bunyan (author of Pilgrim’s Progress; he died in 1688); William Blake (author and poet, 1757-1827); Daniel De Foe (author of Robinson Courso); Oliver Cromwell’s grandson (and other Cromwell family members), and the mother of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. The cemetery is one of the oldest in London- founded after the Great Plague. Across the street, we found the home of John Wesley, his chapel, and other historic structures. We visited the Chapel and took many pictures. The burial grounds were first established in 1665, and surrounded by a great brick wall, in which to bury people who had died from the plague.
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| Bunhill Fields Burial Ground |
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| John Bunyan 1688 |
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| Wesley Chapel |
Immediately next to the cemetery wall was the HAC, a security-gated compound complete within a large castle-like ancient building with gardens, parade grounds, and more. Completed in 1735, this is where our event will take place – in the Armoury House. A guard would not allow us to enter the compound but informed us that we were in the right place to enter later this evening. It has been the home of the artillery company right up to the present. We are now excited about attending the ceremony here; it is indeed in a historic setting.
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| Debbie in front of the gate to Artillery Company tonights party |
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| Castle beside Artillery Company grounds |
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