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Sat, 21 Jan
|London
The Dead of Winter Ride
An easy ride from Bermondsey to Mortlake via Battersea, Barnes, Wandsworth, Putney Heath and Richmond Park visiting 5 historical graves.
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Time & Location
21 Jan 2023, 08:30
London, 4-6 West Ln, London SE16 4NY, UK
About the Event
The Dead of Winter Ride
Start Location - Servewell Cafe, Rotherhithe / Bermondsey
Start Time - 08:30am
Ride Leader - Alex
Length 27.5 miles
Climbing 535ft
Route https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/142121362
This will be a flatish 27.5m circular ride from / to Servewell cafe - visiting the graves of:
- Ebenezer Cobb Morley - the largely forgotten, Founding Father of the Football Association.
- Sir Richard Francis Burton - the Arabian Knight, buried with his wife in a Stone Bedouin tent, whose interior we are able to view.
- Howard Carter - the world famous Egyptologist whose most famous discovery was the tomb of Tutankhamun.
- General Erich von Klinkerhoffen, of the Russian front and Nouvion fame.
- Bruce Ismay - Chairman and Managing Director of the White Star Line. In 1912, he came to international attention as the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the sinking of the company's new flagship RMS Titanic, for which he was subject to severe criticism.
We will end the ride with a drink at the Angel public house by the thames in Rotherhithe.
Please note on this ride there will be a small amount off road.
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