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Jill Finch reports on another City tradition – the John Stow Memorial Service Footprints guides will be fully conversant with the 16th Century Survey of London compiled by John Stow, and well thumbed copies are probably on many bookshelves. His descriptions and anecdotes are fascinating, as are the detailed account of the buildings,…
Read moreThe Footprints of London team have been scratching their heads all week after receiving an interesting query from Team GB rower Alex Gregory MBE. Alex found this object on the Thames foreshore while out rowing and asked us if we had any idea what it was. After his gold medal winning performance at London 2012, the…
Read moreContinuing our series inspired by Tate Britain’s Ruin Lust exhibition. One of the Footprints guide’s favourites is the former church and now City garden St Dunstan in the East St Dunstan in the East is a real symbol of how something beautiful can triumph out of the damage caused by war. The church was largely…
Read moreContinuing our series inspired by Tate Britain’s Ruin Lust series. Rob Smith looks at industrial ruins. So far we have looked at medieval ruins in London, but our more recent past has contributed to the ruins of London too. While property values in the centre of London mean that unwanted industrial buildings tend to have…
Read moreContinuing our series inspired by Tate Britain’s Ruin Lust exhibition, Stephen Benton talks about Merton Priory When you go to Merton, there are very few signs of the mediaeval Priory that used to be on the banks of the River Wandle. Merton Priory was established in the 12th century and has several claims to fame….
Read moreKill Your Idol, by Anthony Micallef, 2014 St Marylebone Parish Church is hosting an exhibition of modern art during the 40 days of Lent (open 8am-6pm, closes 17th April). The exhibition is called Stations of the Cross – and includes 20 very powerful works exploring the Easter story by a range of artists including…
Read moreThe new exhibition at Tate Britain – Ruin Lust has set us thinking about ruins in London. Ruined buildings obviously have a fascination. They are a visible reminder of the past, an obvious sign that London was not always as it is now. Ruins also act as an urban memento mori – a thought that…
Read moreNeil Sinclair writes about a new installation at Southwark Cathedral While I was on guiding and welcomer’s duty at Southwark Cathedral today I took a few pictures of the (relatively) new Lent installation by local Southwark-based and trained artist/designer Angela Wright. Called 40 Days, it is made from spun wool and is suspended from beneath…
Read moreWith the rain stopping for at least a few hours the Footprints of London team have been relaxing at their favourite riverside pub. However everyone seems to have their own favourite! Here are our Top 10 1 The Bulls Head on Strand-on the Green in Chiswick nominated by Alan Fortune. “The Bulls Head is a…
Read moreDone the walk? Now read the book! By Tina Baxter ‘ Freedom’s Debt: The Royal African Company and the Politics of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1672-1752’ by William A Pettigrew Available on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1fzddED William Pettigrew is more widely known amongst us for his ‘no holds barred’ Slavery Walk around the City of London. You…
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