London’s historical hidden gems
I find myself in Hampstead fairly regularly, but I had never been to Fenton House, the oldest house in Hampstead, until very recently. It is a beautiful late 17th century merchant’s house with wonderful walled gardens and is today owned by the National Trust. Hampstead’s Origins Hampstead was once a small, fairly unremarkable, village outside […]
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If you have ever walked around the financial district you would have almost certainly have seen St Mary Woolnoth church. It sits in a prominent position, at the corner of Lombard Street and King William Street, looking towards the busy Bank junction. It is not one however that many have been inside, so I paid
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Churches are incredible receptacles of history. They have often spent centuries at the heart of the community and are therefore often packed with memorials and stories. They can also be wonderful places to escape the hectic pace of the city. Below are my personal top ten historic churches in London, I have not included ruined
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In 2023 London got a brand new free museum. It is all about the old city wall and is based around a genuine section of the old Roman city wall. So, I went to check it out. Despite being called ‘The City Wall At Vine Street’, the entrance can be found at 12 Jewry Street. The
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Since 1066 every monarch, who has had a coronation, has been crowned inside Westminster Abbey and over 30 Kings and Queens of England are buried inside the building. Ever since Edward the Confessor had the first significant Westminster Abbey built in the 1040s, it has been at the heart of the country’s history and traditions.
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