Name: Gunpowder Plot Cycle Ride
Start: 2022-11-05T10:00:00Z
End: 2022-11-05T13:00:00Z
Location: Peckham Square

Gunpowder Plot Cycle Ride

Southwark Cyclists

Easy-paced cycle ride suitable for all types of cyclists. Mostly quiet roads or paths, some short stretches of busy road. Everyone welcome.

Peckham Square

This ride, starting 10 am from Peckham (Peckham Square, next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre) will follow the events of the Gunpowder Plot in chronological order. We will start on the Strand where the plotters, led by Robert Catesby, met in the Duck and Drake to organise their dreadful deed. Sadly the splendidly named D and D no longer exists so we will instead ride past a few old pubs in the Strand area. Next the gunpowder had to be stored. For this the plotters moved south of the river to a house owned by Catesby in Fore St. Fore St also no longer exists but is where we now have the Albert Embankment. This is conveniently opposite parliament and was on the waterfront. Nice and handy for rowing across to parliament at night with a few barrels of gunpowder. Next back across to parliament. The exact building that was to be blown up, the then House of Lords, yet again no longer exists. However Westminster Hall where the surviving plotters were put on trial is still there. We can also visit Old Palace Yard where the plotters were hung, drawn and quartered. Finally, slightly out of sequence, we will head to the Tower. Here Guy Fawkes was tortured to reveal the names of the other plotters. He held out for 2 days! The history ends here and we finish with a peaceable ride back to Peckham for 12.30 to 1pm. Bruce leading. Probable route at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1lphp8TMWxDrojm-hSnsgFy7b1JWLLHI&amp;usp=sharing" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1lphp8TMWxDrojm-hSnsgFy7b1JWLLHI&amp;usp=sharing</a>Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users feel safe. Do not turn up to these events if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19 or are currently testing positive. Note that all planned rides are subject to change last minute due to rail (&amp; ferry) strikes, illness, extreme weather etc. Whenever possible we will keep start time and place as advertised. We will always try to contact registered riders by e-mail.This ride is organised by Southwark Cyclists and is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at <a href="https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/</a>. Southwark Cyclists are part of the London Cycling Campaign. This ride is organised by volunteers. If you have any feedback, good or bad, please get in touch with info@lcc.org.uk. For details of LCC’s Safeguarding and other policies please see lcc.org.uk.Link to all SC events: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/southwark-cyclists-29281383873" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/southwark-cyclists-29281383873</a>.

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