The Garden Village of Pimlico and Beyond

The Garden Village of Pimlico

Pimlico as a neighbourhood, is generally regarded as a success, despite the many changes since it was created in the 1820’s by the spec builder Thomas Cubitt and the Grosvenor family.

Following the urban design principle advocated by classic urban design/ architectural writers Kevin Lynch and Jan Gehl, this walk explores Pimlico’s public and semi-public space to see whether the urban fabric is legible i.e. organised in a coherent pattern and if the public and semi public space is active and vibrant.

For Lynch and Gehl, commonality and legibility in public space were essential to the physical manifestation of a ‘good society’

Your Guide(s)

Barbara Wright

Event details

Tour duration 2 hours – finish 1 pm

Child friendly? Yes

Access friendly? Yes

Meeting point: It is a street corner on the north side, on the corner of Warwick Way and Vauxhall Bridge Road Nearest station: Victoria main line rail and underground also Pimlico underground. Lots of buses pass by along Vauxhall Bridge Road ,

Finishing at:Walk finishes at Ebury Bridge Road next to Grovesnor Waterside Cubitt Bldg, 10 Gatliff Rd, London SW1W 8QL where there are buses back to Victoria station or a 10/15 minute walk

You can contact the guide, and commission this walk for a group on a day and time of your choosing by using the form below:

Please note that walks are run by Association members – your contract is between you and the guide, not with the Association