LONDON on the Ground

The Parliament architect honed his Gothic Revival design skills on four Islington churches. Architect Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) is...

Head and abdominal surgery and amputations took place without anaesthetics or antiseptics. The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb...

Its 900 years feature Henry V, Dickens, Livery Companies - and what a ceiling! The foundation stone of today's church of St George the...

A drawing of Clerkenwell in 1560, two years into the reign of Elizabeth I, shows some features still visible today, sort of. Published in...

One of Britain's best examples of Victorian Gothic, the church is a rich celebration of colours and geometric shapes. For a full schedule...

Bart's Hospital and the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great were both founded in 1123. This post celebrates the 900th anniversary...

A quiet Islington side street tells of urbanisation, social history, post war reconstruction - and two walls. Britannia Row is a quiet...

12th century Temple Church is one of the most historic and architecturally significant churches in the City of London The church was...

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

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

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...

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