LONDON on the Ground

An 850 year old document describes a livestock market for swine, cows, oxen and woolly flocks at Smithfield. Smithfield meat market, the...

Four works by the 20th century sculptor in the City of London. One of the pleasures of walking around the Square Mile is the wide variety...

The challenger to Smithfield closed in 1837 after less than a year. A couple of years ago, at one of the excellent exhibitions at the...

A medieval stone arch in a modern building in the City of London. The combination encapsulates much about the history of the City, now...

Tours of the little known Islington clock tower offer fabulous views. It may not be one of London's better known attractions, but it is...

The Lord Mayor of London's State Coach is the world's oldest ceremonial vehicle in regular use. The Lord Mayor of London's 265 year old...

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

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 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