When I leave the station at Waterloo and walk across Waterloo Bridge, I go past this old hospital building. It has now been converted to other uses, but the façade shows it origins, and I think the detailing is really cool. During the winter, the building seems to be in the shade whenever I am walking either to or from work. However, the summer means that the evening light catches the front of the building and the details are far more photogenic. Here is a look at this lovely design.
This post is credited to an old friend of mine, Dave Babs. He has been living in Waterloo for many years, and he has shared some images of this space before. I have been in and around Waterloo for longer than I can think yet I never knew about this place until he shared this. Leake Street Arches are under the main station at Waterloo. I was walking back to the station from the Victoria area so coming from a different direction than normal. I suddenly realised that I was passing the arches so decided to divert in on my way to my train.
The quality of the graffiti was excellent as expected. There were a few people in there at the same time checking out the work, but it wasn’t too busy. It was a midweek afternoon so probably not such a surprise. Weekends are probably a different story. There was one artist that was working on a wall. I would have liked to have hung around and seen them work but there was a train waiting upstairs and this was an unplanned diversion. I will have to go back with a bit more time in hand.
