We cross Battle Bridge Place, observing the new concourse on our right and the German Gymnasium on our left, both of which we will return to. The open space, albeit modest, lends dignity to the two stations before the historical landscape gives way to a new world of glass and steel.
Our route through this new world takes us along King’s Boulevard, rising gently up to Goods Way. The new Google building, seen looking North rising on our right stretches along King’s Boulevard from Battle Bridge Place to Goods Way, is extraordinarily ambitious. The footprint is large enough for a roof garden combining planting with leisure activities, including a running track