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    Knights of the Round Church at London's Temple
    London On The Ground
    • Jan 21
    • 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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    Number 1 Poultry: Stirling work divides opinion
    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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    St Mary Axe: what's in a (street) name?
    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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    Norman Foster vs the tree & Wren
    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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    St Paul's and the Phoenix and Wren
    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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    The appeal of a peal. City of London Festival of Bells
    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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    Magnus, the Monument and me
    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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