In this part of the city, polished shopfronts, stern Georgian facades, theatre doors, river glass, and old stone all seem to whisper over one another. What looks settled was often argued into being. Behind these streets lies a city forever remaking itself through ambition, ruin, applause, devotion, and the stubborn habit of remembering what stood here before.
As you walk, the audio should begin automatically when you reach each of the fourteen stops, though you can always press play yourself if needed. If the streets fold in on you, the map in the app will set you right, and at any stop you may send a question in the chat. Take care with busy crossings, cyclists, buses, and the occasional uneven paving underfoot, and keep a modest eye on your belongings in the city centre.
Now, let us begin with a place that asks the perfect opening question: when does a guarded space truly become the people’s
