LONDON on the Ground

Shakespeare's 'All the world's a stage' inspired a 22ft sculpture at BT's brutalist City of London building. The statue, entitled 'Seven...

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee prompts a look at ten public statues of six past queens in the City of London. By my count, ten statues of...

Named after a friend of Winston Churchill and designed by an architect who preferred candles to electric light. Bracken House, the City...

Unusual bronze sculpture evokes a guild of knights of 1,000 years ago. This impressive work of art in the east of the City of London was...

A poem and sculpture hidden away in the City of London commemorates the abolition of the slave trade. Sculpted by Michael Visocchi with...

A postmodern City of London building shows how the Establishment can assimilate outsiders. Number 1 Poultry was designed by the...

City of London's only working freight wharf has Roman origins. Walbrook Wharf is the only freight wharf still operating in the City of...

Dragons guard the City of London and are to be found on its streets and buildings. The City of London coat of arms The City of London's...

The City of London's blend of old and new is a defining feature. Ancient Roman origins, highly recognisable modern buildings. And strange...

A sculpture of two friars in the City of London casts light on the medieval City, the sculptor's sense of humour and the nature of...

A City building pays its respects to Christopher Wren and a London plane tree. The City of London contains some of the most expensive...

Look carefully at the forecourt in front of the Royal Exchange and you notice that it is watched over by 12 ornate iron lampposts. They...

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