Footprints of London

Day 9 and today’s door features some beautifully elaborate ironwork, but what door is it? This is the entrance to a building that was a philanthropist’s gift to the people of Hoxton.  Name the philanthropist and the building’s original purpose and you have it. Click the pic to reveal the answer! Features on Rob Smith’s…

Day 8 and we’re heading back to church again This time we’re testing your film location knowledge too as this is the door to a church that had a starring role in Four Weddings and a Funeral. But which church is this? (and give yourself a bonus point if you can remember which wedding of…

Day 7. Are we at the end of the first week already?! How are you getting on? Today we have a door panel elaborately carved in mahogany that recalls the meeting in London of three Victorian literary titans. If you can figure out who they are, that will take you a step closer. So, where…

Day 6 and today’s is a real toughie. We don’t want to “telegraph” 😉 you the answer, but at one point in its history what went on behind this door could connect you to the nation. And we’ll narrow it down a bit for you by at least telling you it’s somewhere in The City…

Day 5 and we’re taking you to church, but one with an unusual feature. When is a church door not a door? When it’s been bricked in, but where and why? Knowing the area covered by the infamous Mr Harris’s List will at least lead you to the correct part of town. Click the pic…

Day 4 and a shout out to London’s wonderful and brave emergency services, but do you know where London’s first ambulance station was? Your clue is that it is in an area more renowned for its literary than its medical connections. This is its door, but where is it? Click the pic to reveal the…

Day three and we’re heading east for our next door. Looks like it’s built to protect something, doesn’t it? That is because in the nineteenth century some of the greatest treasures of the Orient were to be found beyond this door. “East” is also a good clue as to who and what was behind it….

Day 2 and already one which will be a little more of a tester. A door through which a famous 19th century artist passed when he arrived home at the end of his daily trudge from work at a West End art dealer. Any idea who and where this door is? Click the pic to…

Your clue to our first door is that Lord Mayors are sworn into office here… So what door is this? Click the pic to reveal the answer! Features on Jen Pedler’s tour The Real Dick Whittington. Remember we’ll be publishing one a day on our blog right up until 24th December so look out for…

December is upon us, so we thought it would be a nice idea to put our own spin on the tradition of the advent calendar. Advent calendars are all about doors, so in keeping with that doors theme, we asked our guides to come up with a selection of their favourite London doors and we…