Link to the Show / Show NotesA walk from The Monument via Old Jewry and the City Livery Companies back via the
Bank of England to St Paul's Cathedral.
This is Part 2 of a circular walk from St Paul's Underground (Zone 1 -
Central Line)
We start at Monument on the Circle and District Lines Zone 1 but you can also
start at Bank (Central Line Zone 1) and walk down King William Street or use the
underground subway and escalators.
Our walk takes us from Monument, near the spot where the Great Fire of London
broke out in 1666. You can climb the Monument for panoramic views of London. Not
as high as the Eye, but heavy on history. The Great Fire destroyed so much of
our heritage and this column topped by a basket of golden flames was erected in
sad memory of the event.
We continue past St Mary at Hill church, and under Fenchurch Street mainline
station. The remainder of the walk takes us in and out of tiny alley ways. We
see the site of London's first synagogue. We visit Bevis Marks, London's oldest
synagogue and home of the Spanish and Portuguese congregations.
After that, we see many of the old City Livery companies. This is truly
'Secret London' - hard to find, but with my help you will see parts of the City
no one else will find. The Leathersellers Hall. The Drapers Hall. The Carpenters
Hall. The Grocers Hall. The Mercers Hall. Finally The Saddlers Hall. Parts of
the walk traverse land owned by the Grocers and Drapers, but we are permitted by
ancient right to walk past their ornamental gates.
A fascinating insight into the City of London! Don't miss it. You can take
either of these walks without doing both, or complete a circular walk from
Monument to Monument or St Paul's to St Paul's.
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