Here's how we were blogging five years ago on The Daily Constitutional, a poem by London Walks guide Shaughan…
View From Westminster
Bridge
By Shaughan Seymour
Earth hath not
anything to show more fair;
Dull would he be of
soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in
its majesty;
A huge wheel, rising
in the air,
That some consider an
aesthetic travesty;
This wheel of wonder,
without ceasing, rolls
Each gondola replete
with gawping proles
Who paid a fee –
extortionate – too much
Conceived by Britons,
but built by the Dutch,
The steel is German –
Sheffield‘s loss it is –
The capsules French (
look like suppositories)
The wires Italian, and
the hub is Czech
Apotheosis of
Euro-High-Tech.
But wait – what value
does this wheel bestow?
Do tourists god-like
gaze on us below,
Descend enlightened
from Olympian heights
And knowledge-crammed,
share with us their insights
Of London and its
history? I think not:-
As mystified as ever –
not a jot
Of minted information
is inside;
The London Eye just
took them for a ride.
Our City’s Vintage -
we release the cork –
Go take yourselves
upon a London Walks!
Shaughan
Shaughan is a
distinguished - and stylish - actor (his stage roles range from Frank-n-Furter
in The Rocky Horror Show to Sherlock Holmes; his many television credits
include Poirot and Miss Marple). A professionally qualified Blue Badge and City
of London Guide and the possessor of a fine baritone voice, he usually spices
his walks with a song or two.
A London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
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