London On The Ground
St Dunstan and 1,050 years of the Coronation Ceremony
St Dunstan devised the service for King Edgar in 973 as Archbishop of Canterbury. The coronation of King Charles III and his consort...
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London On The Ground
- Nov 25, 2022
- 4 min
The City of London's only modern sculpture of school children
Andrew F Brown's bronze on Newgate Street immortalises the 470 year old 'Bluecoat school'. The sculpture commemorates Christ's Hospital,...
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London On The Ground
- Jan 21, 2022
- 5 min
Knights of the Round Church at London's Temple
12th century Temple Church is one of the most historic and architecturally significant churches in the City of London The church was...
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London On The Ground
- Nov 5, 2021
- 6 min
Number 1 Poultry: Stirling work divides opinion
A postmodern City of London building shows how the Establishment can assimilate outsiders. Number 1 Poultry was designed by the...
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London On The Ground
- Sep 18, 2021
- 6 min
St Mary Axe: what's in a (street) name?
The City of London's blend of old and new is a defining feature. Ancient Roman origins, highly recognisable modern buildings. And strange...
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London On The Ground
- Sep 2, 2021
- 4 min
Norman Foster vs the tree & Wren
A City building pays its respects to Christopher Wren and a London plane tree. The City of London contains some of the most expensive...
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London On The Ground
- Aug 19, 2021
- 8 min
St Paul's and the Phoenix and Wren
The story of St Paul's Cathedral's relationship with fire and how Sir Christopher Wren caused it to to rise like the Phoenix from the ashes
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London On The Ground
- Aug 4, 2021
- 4 min
The appeal of a peal. City of London Festival of Bells
To mark the reopening of the City of London, a bell ringing festival was held on Saturday 31 July 2021 at 20 churches, 18 in the City and...
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London On The Ground
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Magnus, the Monument and me
The once prominent church of St Magnus the Martyr and the Monument to the Great Fire of London inspired me to become a City of London Guie
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