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I used to live in the City of London at the top end of Chancery Lane. I could therefore be in a different city (City of Westminster) by crossing the street to t

I used to live in the City of London at the top end of Chancery Lane. I could therefore be in a different city (City of Westminster) by crossing the street to the west and leave the city entirely by crossing to the north (London Borough of Camden).

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Reason077 2y ago
I used to live pretty close to the eastern end of the City in Aldgate/Whitechapel. It was pretty cool to go running and cycling around the City during the pandemic lockdowns, with almost no people or cars around. Same with central London: I remember cycling though a completely deserted Leicester Square one day and hearing nothing but birds chirping in the trees!
- chgs 2y ago
  During lockdown most hotels were closed, I ended up staying near Blackfriars and riding my Brompton to the west end. Very peaceful without so many taxis and vans and even it seemed fewer buses. But then the city is hardly bustling on a Sunday either.
  - jfengel 2y ago
    I walked through the City as a tourist one Sunday, and didn't realize I couldn't get any kind of lunch at all until I was past it. (We were recreating Elizabeth I's procession from the Tower to Westminster, which passes through what is now The City.)
    - petre 2y ago
      I think we ate the dreadful TESCO sandwiches in the City, near the hall when we visited. Almost no cars.
- dcminter 2y ago
  I lived in Chancery Lane in around 1998/1999. Weekends were eerily quiet and getting groceries was a nuisance. Also I remember loafing around my flat watching the news about some May Day protests in London and when I turned the TV off I realised I could... hear the protesters. They were over on Fleet Street another very short walk away!
dukeyukey 2y ago
Did you get to vote in the Court of Aldermen elections? If so, are they much different to local elections in the rest of the country?
- dcminter 2y ago
  It was a quarter century ago (!) but... as far as I can remember I never voted in that election and I'm not sure if I was eligible. Perhaps I was but didn't know it? I do remember that my Council Tax was ridiculously cheap!

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Reason077 2y ago

I used to live pretty close to the eastern end of the City in Aldgate/Whitechapel. It was pretty cool to go running and cycling around the City during the pandemic lockdowns, with almost no people or cars around. Same with central London: I remember cycling though a completely deserted Leicester Square one day and hearing nothing but birds chirping in the trees!

chgs 2y ago
During lockdown most hotels were closed, I ended up staying near Blackfriars and riding my Brompton to the west end. Very peaceful without so many taxis and vans and even it seemed fewer buses. But then the city is hardly bustling on a Sunday either.
- jfengel 2y ago
  I walked through the City as a tourist one Sunday, and didn't realize I couldn't get any kind of lunch at all until I was past it. (We were recreating Elizabeth I's procession from the Tower to Westminster, which passes through what is now The City.)
  - petre 2y ago
    I think we ate the dreadful TESCO sandwiches in the City, near the hall when we visited. Almost no cars.
dcminter 2y ago
I lived in Chancery Lane in around 1998/1999. Weekends were eerily quiet and getting groceries was a nuisance. Also I remember loafing around my flat watching the news about some May Day protests in London and when I turned the TV off I realised I could... hear the protesters. They were over on Fleet Street another very short walk away!

dukeyukey 2y ago

Did you get to vote in the Court of Aldermen elections? If so, are they much different to local elections in the rest of the country?

dcminter 2y ago
It was a quarter century ago (!) but... as far as I can remember I never voted in that election and I'm not sure if I was eligible. Perhaps I was but didn't know it? I do remember that my Council Tax was ridiculously cheap!