Line in Landscape- Cultural Use Survey

Ok........this Site Design process is becoming complicated. I understand that in order to have a succesful final design the site needs to be surveyed, but I never imagined that survey would be so detailed. Thank God the survey tasks have been split into two groups. I chose to cover culture.....hmm. This task has proven to be a bit challenging because I think culture is more abstract than a fixed parameter. However throughout the process and reading up on British architecture I have been enlightened.

The conclusion is the Line is an important part of the cultural heritage of London and it is important to both locals and visitors. The Line is important for recreation which is explored through site-seeing of historic sites, landmarks, entertainment, sports and ultimately shopping. This is my tally of the things which contribute to cultural use on the Line

Cultural Use Survey

Location/ Space	Interest/ Importance	Function	Users
Horse Guard Parade /St. James Park	Historic buildings, ceremonial courtyard War memorial Police memorial Duke of York column Carlton House Terraces-the Royal society, the Institute of contemporary Arts and the Photographic Department and Archives of the National Portrait Gallery.	Ceremonies Site seeing	Tourists Locals
Waterloo Place	Statues Edward VII Memorial to the Crimea, Florence Nightingale. Field Marshall J. F. Burgoyne John Franklin  Lord Lawrence  Lord Clyde Scott of the Antarctic	Historical, site -seeing	Tourists
Piccadilly Circus	Shaftesbury monument- statue of Eros Underground station Criterion theatre Sign boards	Leisure, Entertainment	Locals, tourists
Golden square	Statue of George II	Recreation, leisure, historical	Locals
Carnaby Street	Cafés, international fashion brand stores En route to Liberty store Spirit of Soho mural, Easter-street art decorations	Shopping, Entertainment	Tourists, Locals
Argyll Street	Cafés, Theatres- London Palladium	Recreational, Shopping, Dinning- Canton -Asian food, Bella Italia – Italian food	Locals, tourists
Regent Street (upper)	All Souls Church The University of Westminster Large outlet stores H&M, Nike town, etc. Cafés- Pret a Manger, Mc Donalds	Commercial, shopping	Locals, tourists- All Souls Church
Portland Place	BBC building- sculpture at entrance Langham Hotel Embassies- Namibia, China, Kenya, Poland Royal institute of British Architects Institute of Physics Association of Anesthetists Association of Radiologists Stucco detailing – no.21, 46-48 Statues Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent,  Surgeon Lord Lister,  Polish Prime Minister General Wladyslaw Sikorshi Field- Marshal Sir George White.	Administrative services, Historical, Architectural	Locals,
Regent’s Park Outer Circle	Sporting fields- football fields, ruby fields running routes, Zoo, Gardens, Cafés – the Hub, Open Air theatre Diorama- Princes Trust, Park Crescent- John Nash terraces and villas St. Mark’s Church Railings and gates, lamp posts	Historical, Architectural, Recreational, Ecological, Commercial	Locals, tourists
Primrose Hill	Summit – dramatic views Iolo Morganwy plaque Name plates affix to benches	Recreational, leisure, picnics, dog-walkers	Mainly locals