Urban Geology in St Giles

Tottenham Court Road Underground Station, Exit 2 (meet outside the Dominion Theatre)

Guided by Ruth

Walk Times

Day	Walk Type	Start Time	End Time
4 May 2024	Tour du Jour	2.30 pm	4.30 pm	Summer	Reserve Online
7 September 2024	Tour du Jour	2.30 pm	4.30 pm	Summer	Reserve Online

Urban Geology in St Giles

This walk – guided by the distinguished Geologist Ruth Siddall– will look at the geology of building materials in the ‘Rookery’ of St Giles. Once a place associated with poverty and vice, this part of midtown London is now a thriving business and shopping centre. The walk will look at the history of building materials here from the 17^th Century Church of St George’s Bloomsbury to the 2022 installation of street furniture as art: ‘Swivel’ by Sabine Marcellus.

This group of public seating in the form of swivel chairs in St Giles Square are made of a selection of particularly exotic and colourful stones sourced from around the globe.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING

Ruth’s the real deal – she’s a top-flight, award-winning, professional geologist.