Secret alleyways and the hidden City of London
Sat, 03 Sept
|The Monument - Meet beneath the Monument
Join me as we explore the hidden City of London. Often overlooked and off the beaten track, this feels like the London of the 17th century
Time & Location
03 Sept 2022, 17:00 – 18:30
The Monument - Meet beneath the Monument, 18 Fish St Hill, London EC3R 6DB, UK
About The Event
Hello, it's great to meet you! I'm Peter, a qualified City of London and City of Westminster green badge walking guide.
On this walk, it feels like we’re walking in the who lived here before us. This is the , often overlooked by passers-by who miss the pathways into the .footsteps of centuries of Londonershidden Citynarrow, shaded alleyways
Frequented and written about by , this is where he came to dine at .Charles Dickensthe George and Vulture
originated in this area, springing out of the , where were held. Fortunes were made and lost here as Londoners struggled through times of , the and then the gradual rise of the City as today’s economic and financial powerhouse.The London stock exchangecoffee shops of the 17thcenturycandle auctionsthe plaguedestruction of the City by fire
This walk starts at with the story of , the and , a hidden church that surprises many Londone…