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Secular stained glass: ten of London’s best
A range of non-religious stained glass windows telling London stories. Very often associated with saints and scenes from the Bible, stained glass is an art form that also portrays secular history. My eclectic selection illustrates aviation, pioneering women, printing, the law, civic governance, actors, artists and writers. It is only a fraction of the wonderful secular stained glass in - and about - London. Walks available for booking For a schedule of forthcoming London On T
London On The Ground
Jan 188 min read
Whitecross Street: from Priss and a prison to street food and street art
The Islington street with one foot in the City of London has many fascinating guises. Whitecross Street Whenever I find myself on...
London On The Ground
Oct 5, 20257 min read
Art of the London Blitz: bomb sites painted by Ernest Borough Johnson
Bombed City of London churches and Guildhall through the eyes of an artist in the 1940s. St Paul's Cathedral by Ernest Borough Johnson...
London On The Ground
Aug 30, 20255 min read
Wall to wall: Britannia Row, Pink Floyd & the City of London
A quiet Islington side street tells of urbanisation, social history, post war reconstruction - and two walls. Britannia Row is a quiet...
London On The Ground
Mar 16, 202215 min read
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