LONDON on the Ground

A 17th century City of London Livery Hall for a 600 year old company around the corner from St Paul’s Cathedral. Tucked away in a small courtyard off Ave Maria Lane near St Paul’s Cathedral, Stationers' Hall has stood on the same site since 1606. It is one of those locations, where time appears to stand still, that are hidden away across the City of London.   The Stationers are among the 39 City of London Livery Companies that have their own Livery Hall, used for dinners, rec

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

The Islington street with one foot in the City of London has many fascinating guises. Whitecross Street Whenever I find myself on...

A small City of London park with a rich history surprised me with a link to my past. St Mary Aldermanbury Garden St Mary Aldermanbury...

The Bard, his wife and a new London address in Trinity Lane? Shakespeare's image on the Queenhithe mosaic, close to where he and Anne...

A statue and visitor centre for The Theatre and The Curtain playhouse sites. The Theatre and The Curtain, both in Shoreditch, were...

The first ever collection of William Shakespeare's plays was published 400 years ago this year. Known as the First Folio, it was...

The City of London boasts fine examples of work by Tim Crawley, one of the UK's foremost sculptors of stone. Tim Crawley describes...

An old greetings card shows 'The Village of Islington or Iseldon In the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I'. I recently came across an old...

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