Tag: Guildhall Library

Few villages can claim a world-famous museum, a church that held a Christmas dinner for a hundred chimney-sweeps’ apprentices. Few villages can claim a world-famous museum, a church that held … Read More

Terraces of Georgian London for all their apparent elegance of appearance were, in all but the most elite locations, very densely occupied. The terraces of Georgian London for all their … Read More

When people think of rivers and London, they think of the Thames, but the City was built around many other rivers too. When people think of rivers and London, they … Read More

Historic graffiti tells us stories and gives us insight into how people of the past behaved, felt, and thought. Historic graffiti tells us stories and gives us insight into how … Read More

For over a thousand years, London has been a city of palaces. Pete Smith tells the story of the most fascinating of these and of their more colourful inhabitants, ranging … Read More

Greek myths and legends works of art. Greek myths and legends have inspired some of the most beautiful and memorable works of art ever created in the Western world. Join … Read More

Enjoy the Cathedral’s beauty – and hear its history and some stories along the way. Jill Finch is a City of London Guide who also guides in St Paul’s Cathedral. … Read More

How different women coped with life in the Square Mile over the centuries. Virginia Woolf said, ‘for most of history Anonymous was a woman’ and although there have always been … Read More