Escorts in Spitalfields, E1: who is close, and how soon
Dusk on Commercial Street, just after rain. To the south the white stone spire of Christ Church stands against a sky turning violet, and to the west, beyond the long roofs of the old market, the towers of Bishopsgate light up floor by floor. Few corners of London hold two centuries of skyline this close together, and for guests booking escorts in Spitalfields who notice that sort of thing, the question is simply where to stand. No name on the board has a home in E1, which means a journey across London first, generally an hour or so once the office has said yes and slower in the rush, her own timing following in the chat and the ladder of lengths set out on the rates.
On the ground
Spitalfields in practice
Landmarks on the arrival slip
By postcode, never by nameE1 6JQ, EC2M 7QN, EC2A 3ET.
Nearest stations
Walking timeLiverpool Street, 5 minutes. Shoreditch High Street, 5 minutes. Aldgate East, 7 minutes.
Getting there
E1Travel is included across Zones 1 and 2, and counted from the moment the hour is set rather than from when she leaves.
On the board
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On the board in Spitalfields
The six prints above are a first shortlist for Spitalfields tonight. Any of the twenty eight on the who is free page can be asked for by name instead.
Note 02
Christ Church, from three directions
The classic view is from the west. Walk east along Brushfield Street from Bishopsgate and the church closes the far end, the portico at street level and the spire climbing above everything round it. The church was finished in the 1720s, and at night, with the street narrowing towards it, the effect is still theatrical.
From the north, coming down Commercial Street from Shoreditch, the spire rises out of a line of low roofs and stays in sight for most of the walk. From the east, Fournier Street frames it between two rows of weavers' houses with their shutters and doorcases, and seen from the Brick Lane end on a quiet evening it is the view people carry home.
Brick Lane has its own marker. The tall chimney of the old Truman brewery spells out TRUMAN down its length, and on a dark night it is the easiest thing in the district to steer by.
Note 03
Where the City towers begin
Spitalfields sits exactly where the City's towers stop. Stand at the western edge of the market and the glass towers along Bishopsgate fill the sky a street or two away, while the rounded top of the Gherkin shows between the blocks to the south west. Turn round and the view east is chimney pots, parapets and the spire, a roofline the silk weavers would still recognise.
The contrast is sharpest after dark. The towers stay lit office floor by office floor, the Georgian streets below them are lamplit and quiet, and the late Victorian market buildings sit between the two like a hinge between centuries. Nothing needs a ticket or a lift: the whole view is at street level, and it changes every few yards you walk.
From The Roundup
Two notes worth reading for Spitalfields
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Spitalfields, asked and answered
Where do I get the best view of Christ Church?
Can you see the City skyline without going up anything tall?
Which way should a window face if we stay in for the evening?
One zone either way
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Last strip
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