There I was minding my own business when I heard the comment:

“Pimlico is a bit Mary Poppins – singing street cleaners!”

Surely not?

All I can do is try to call on photographic evidence of Pimlico Flats to illustrate the wide gulf between Pimlico & Mary Poppins!

Pimlico Flats Roof Terrace

Mary Poppins over Pimlico Image Courtesy of IGN

The Sun Sets Over Pimlico

Pimlico Chimney Sweep courtesy of Denver Post

Mary Poppins Courtesy of Houston press

St. Gabriel's Church, Warwick Square

Oh – OK then – so what if Pimlico IS Mary Poppins? What does this mean? Quaint, nice, magical, exciting, fun, wacky. What is Mary Poppins’ message? That there is more to life than the grind for money, that family and friendship means more than commerce, that there is a wonderful secret world behind the façade of life.

I can live with that!

Yes – Pimlico is the world of Mary Poppins.