London’s memorials and monuments- the history behind them and the people they honour
St Paul’s Cathedral is, of course, one of London’s most iconic landmarks. Its origins can be traced back to 604AD when the first church dedicated to St Paul was built on the site. It has been through several reconstructions since, with the current iteration built after the Great Fire of London, the masterpiece of Sir […]
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When you are next walking along Fleet Street, if it’s open, I would recommend exploring St Dunstan-in-the-West church. Not only is it beautiful inside, it is gifted with a great number of historical curiosities and details to spot. A Lucky Church St Dunstan-in-the-West first appears in the records here in the 12th century, but it
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I love stumbling across hidden gardens in the City of London. This one really is pretty hidden. Opposite Cannon Street Station is a little side street called Salter’s Hall Court. At the end, tantalisingly, you see a gate and some steps leading to a little pocket of greenery. St Swithin’s Churchyard Garden It is St
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In the middle of a modern estate in Fitzrovia you will find something surprising: a little Victorian chapel. The Fitzrovia Chapel, a hidden jewel of a building, was built from 1891, designed by the gothic revival architect John Loughborough Pearson. Its surroundings once looks very different however, as it was built originally as part of
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In the heart of London’s East End, on Cable Street in Shadwell, you will find a dramatic and monumental mural. It depicts a battle that took place here in 1936 between furious London residents and the police who were protecting a march of the British Union of Fascists. The mural was commissioned to commemorate the
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