As contemplated yesterday, we did the official section one of the Capital Ring walk today. And although rain was forecast it held off until we were on the bus on the way home and even then it was just a light shower.
The walk runs for just over 6 miles from the southern exit of the Woolwich foot tunnel almost due south to Falconwood. We also had to do the river crossing from the north entrance of the tunnel.
I don't usually post such a long set of pics but I wanted to give you the full experience...
The Woolwich foot tunnel was dug by hand and completed in 1912. There are 126 steps down on the north side and 101 up on the south side (assuming, of course that you travel north-south as we did today). It's open 24 hours but the lift (when it's working) only runs between 7.30am and 6pm or 9am to 4.30pm on Sundays.
#1 Note the Capital Ring sign on the left and the rail replacement bus service as the DLR was closed for engineering works today.
#3 You can hear an echo from both ends of the tunnel if you shout around here
#4 According to the notice on the left the lift should be running at this time
#5 This looks pretty permanent, or maybe the red light comes on if the lift breaks down?
#6 You can see from this sign that Greenwich (the Borough responsible for the tunnel) really does put people and services first! We are informed that the North and South lifts are closed from 2am (when they wouldn't have been open anyway) until [indecipherable squiggles] due to Breakdown.
#7 So we head up the stairs
#8 and begin to see the light
#9 this is a refelction as we left the southern exit (spot the seagull)
# similar to the northern terminal but more hemmed in by buildings.
