London On The Ground
The Old Operating Theatre, Europe's oldest surviving surgery room
Head and abdominal surgery and amputations took place without anaesthetics or antiseptics. The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb...
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London On The Ground
Jan 274 min read
St George the Martyr Southwark, London's first St George church
Its 900 years feature Henry V, Dickens, Livery Companies - and what a ceiling! The foundation stone of today's church of St George the...
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London On The Ground
Jan 198 min read
Would Elizabeth I recognise Clerkenwell today?
A drawing of Clerkenwell in 1560, two years into the reign of Elizabeth I, shows some features still visible today, sort of. Published in...
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London On The Ground
Sep 8, 20232 min read
All Saints Margaret Street, a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture
One of Britain's best examples of Victorian Gothic, the church is a rich celebration of colours and geometric shapes. For a full schedule...
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London On The Ground
Mar 22, 20235 min read
St Bartholomew's: happy 900th to church and hospital!
Bart's Hospital and the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great were both founded in 1123. This post celebrates the 900th anniversary...
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London On The Ground
Mar 16, 202215 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...
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London On The Ground
Jan 21, 20225 min read
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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London On The Ground
Sep 2, 20214 min read
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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London On The Ground
Aug 19, 20218 min read
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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London On The Ground
Aug 4, 20214 min read
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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London On The Ground
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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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