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The Blitz of World War II is a defining part of London’s history. The films of Humphrey Jennings depict Londoners defiantly carrying on about their business amidst the rubble of nightly air raids. Civilian moral refused to crack despite 18,000 tons of bombs being dropped on London, killing over 20,000 people and destroying thousands of…
Read moreWe have a new series of benefit walks for Amnesty this summer, starting this weekend. The walks will cover show how Human Rights issues have been ever present in London history. If you come along you’ll not only have a really interesting evening but also help out a worthwhile cause – all money raised goes…
Read moreRob Smith looks at a surviving relic of D-Day in East London While the focus of this weeks commemoration of the D-Day landings is in Normandy, there are some surviving vessels from Operation Overlord in London. The most obvious is HMS Belfast, which provided the opening bombardment on Juno and Gold beaches. HMS Belfast destroyed the German artillery battery…
Read moreJill Finch Reports from this years Beating the Bounds ceremony It’s been a miserable week, weather wise. Bank Holiday Monday was awful and Tuesday was actually COLD, on Wednesday no one turned up for my Wren Churches walk so what is a City Guide to do on Thursday when the sun actually seemed to be…
Read moreWe are really pleased to announce that Footprints of London has been awarded a 2014 Certificate of Excellence by Tripadvisor. These are given to the top 10% of destinations in the world who have also achieved exclusively 4 or 5 star reviews throughout the previous 12 months. It is a very special moment…
Read moreRob uncovers a sad story from a gravestone. One of the things that amazes me about London is how an ordinary thing that you might overlook can reveal a story. Yesterday I was walking through Christ Church Greyfriars Garden, near St Pauls and paused to look at the flowers. The path included an old gravestone,…
Read moreContinuing our look at sculptures and statues that have changed location Rob Smith looks at one that was designed to move. IFO in its new location between Kings Cross and St Pancras Part of the huge on going redevelopment of Kings Cross Goods Yard has involved a public art programme called RELAY, which will see…
Read moreThe Footprints Team were intrigued by this small statue (one of a pair) in the churchyard of St Bride’s Fleet Street The answer is that they are the tops of the urns that decorated the parapet of the tower. St Bride’s famous wedding cake spire has had a huge amount of work done in the last…
Read moreWe climb many flights of stairs in the course of an average day, but the best staircases are more than just a way of getting between floors. Architects have used staircases as a way to make a grand statement, or maybe a place for visitors to pause and enjoy a building or view. Other’s have…
Read moreOne glaring omission from our Top Ten Hidden Gardens article was Postman’s Park – famous for the Watts Memorial which commemorates those who died saving the lives of others. Neil Sinclair was there a few weeks ago and took some pictures of the “handkerchief tree” Postman’s Park in the City, between St Martin’s Le Grand…
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