Track down the last remanents of the notorious Marshalsea prison in a quiet Borough back alley and learn how it housed London's poorest debtors across its 500-year history. Meander your way down St. Michael's Alley, buried deep in a network of seventeenth-century streets near the Bank of England. Illustrated throughout, and complete with walking maps to help you track down key locations, this is a book to bring the city to life for intrepid tourists and Londoners looking for something beyond the obvious landmarks
Track down the last remanents of the notorious Marshalsea prison in a quiet Borough back alley and learn how it housed London's poorest debtors across its 500-year history. Meander your way down St. Michael's Alley, buried deep in a network of seventeenth-century streets near the Bank of England. Illustrated throughout, and complete with walking maps to help you track down key locations, this is a book to bring the city to life for intrepid tourists and Londoners looking for something beyond the obvious landmarksHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jack Chesher grew up in Essex, and exciting day trips to London have always been part of his life. After graduating from Bristol University, where he studied history, he finally took the plunge and moved to the capital in July 2020. A passion for walking and history inspired him to launch @LivingLondonHistory in September 2020, which currently has over 560k followers. Documenting his journey to discovering the city’s fascinating and vibrant past by exploring its streets, he believes London itself is the greatest museum of all.
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I. Alleys, Courtyards and Hidden Pubs Walk I: Piccadilly Circus Station to Belgravia Behind the grand streets and bustling thoroughfares in London, there are often networks of narrow, winding alleyways, atmospheric courtyards or old stable yards – all packed with history. Venture down these quieter, more shadowy backstreets and you will often find amazing architectural survivors and hidden pubs. II. Room to Breathe and Contemplate WalkII: Moorgate Station to Mansion House Station London is blessed with a lot of green spaces: its large parks are world-famous, but it also has plenty of miniature gardens hidden among its streets. They often have their own fascinating stories. Many, for example, started life as graveyards, filled to bursting point in the 19th century before being turned into gardens, and others are inspiring community efforts, laid out on unloved and forgotten slips of land. III. Inns of Court Walk III: Temple Station to City Thameslink Station The areas occupied by the Inns of Court in London are fascinating and beautiful enclaves to explore. The Inns of Court themselves are professional institutions for barristers in England and Wales, which started off as lawyers’ guilds, around the 14th century, providing training and accommodation for their members. All barristers in England and Wales today need to be a member of one of the four Inns of Court in London: Lincoln’s Inn, Gray’s Inn, Inner Temple and Middle Temple. In the 13th century, King Henry III proclaimed that civil law could not be taught within the city walls. The Inns therefore set themselves up to the west, in Holborn and Temple, where they still are today. They have many little gardens, courtyards and historic nooks and crannies to discover, best explored during weekdays, when all entrances are open and accessible. IV. Riverside Nooks Walk IV: London Bridge Station to Wapping Along and around the riverfront of the Thames are a number of intriguing river stairs and little cut-throughs. The river has always been crucial to London’s prosperity, bringing in trade and linking it to the outside world, and these nooks and crannies hold many of the city’s most exciting tales.
V. Cultural Curiosities Walk V: Monument Station to Guildhall You never know what you are going to find tucked away in one of London’s hidden corners: many have memorials or links to famous cultural figures; some contain small art galleries or museums; and, in the case of a few, they are home to unexpected architectural details and historical remnants.
I. Alleys, Courtyards and Hidden Pubs Walk I: Piccadilly Circus Station to Belgravia Behind the grand streets and bustling thoroughfares in London, there are often networks of narrow, winding alleyways, atmospheric courtyards or old stable yards – all packed with history. Venture down these quieter, more shadowy backstreets and you will often find amazing architectural survivors and hidden pubs. II. Room to Breathe and Contemplate WalkII: Moorgate Station to Mansion House Station London is blessed with a lot of green spaces: its large parks are world-famous, but it also has plenty of miniature gardens hidden among its streets. They often have their own fascinating stories. Many, for example, started life as graveyards, filled to bursting point in the 19th century before being turned into gardens, and others are inspiring community efforts, laid out on unloved and forgotten slips of land. III. Inns of Court Walk III: Temple Station to City Thameslink Station The areas occupied by the Inns of Court in London are fascinating and beautiful enclaves to explore. The Inns of Court themselves are professional institutions for barristers in England and Wales, which started off as lawyers’ guilds, around the 14th century, providing training and accommodation for their members. All barristers in England and Wales today need to be a member of one of the four Inns of Court in London: Lincoln’s Inn, Gray’s Inn, Inner Temple and Middle Temple. In the 13th century, King Henry III proclaimed that civil law could not be taught within the city walls. The Inns therefore set themselves up to the west, in Holborn and Temple, where they still are today. They have many little gardens, courtyards and historic nooks and crannies to discover, best explored during weekdays, when all entrances are open and accessible. IV. Riverside Nooks Walk IV: London Bridge Station to Wapping Along and around the riverfront of the Thames are a number of intriguing river stairs and little cut-throughs. The river has always been crucial to London’s prosperity, bringing in trade and linking it to the outside world, and these nooks and crannies hold many of the city’s most exciting tales.
V. Cultural Curiosities Walk V: Monument Station to Guildhall You never know what you are going to find tucked away in one of London’s hidden corners: many have memorials or links to famous cultural figures; some contain small art galleries or museums; and, in the case of a few, they are home to unexpected architectural details and historical remnants.
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