Part two of an exploration of The Strand: a tributary called Villiers street, which plays a fascinating part in London’s–and Britain’s history (for brevity’s sake, I don’t go into that).
A wonderful history of Villier’s Street was written by W.H.H. Van Sickle, and you can read it here: “Site and Building history of Kipling House, Villiers Street Westminster.”
Strand stretches from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street, and finds contemporary concrete blocks competing for attention with historic structures. Chain restaurants, chemists, and boutiques abut 300-year-old tea shops, ancient churches, and palatial neo-classical homes. But this is part of what makes London so fascinating—the juxtapositions between ancient and modern, sacred and secular, refined and brutal.
Rather than the massive all-at-one-go videos I’ve posted, I’m going to share my last walk along The Strand in bite-sized bits. I hope you enjoy viewing this as much as I enjoyed making it. Thank you so much for watching! If you liked this video, please consider liking this video and subscribing to this account–thank you so much!
JACQUELINE A. POLLARD 