City Churches

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

LONDON on the Ground