The Murder of Robert Pakington
At around 6am on Monday 13th November 1536, Robert Packington left his house in London’s Cheapside, to attend early Mass in the Mercers’...
124-126 Cheapside
Cheapside was the centre of London retailing for centuries until the 19th century. In Medieval English, 'cheap' roughly translated as...
St. Andrew by the Wardrobe
The following text is taken from the church of St. Andrew by the Wardrobe website. The plain design of Wren’s last city church attracts...
Monument to Hodge the Cat
“I never shall forget the indulgence with which he treated Hodge, his cat… I recollect him one day scrambling up Dr. Johnson’s breast,...
Monument to the Great Fire of London
The following text is taken from 'History of The Monument with some account of the great fire of London, which it commemorates' by Welch,...
The First London Bridge (Roman Era)
The first bridge was probably a Roman military pontoon type, giving a rapid overland shortcut to Camulodunum (old Colchester) from the...
Admiral Arthur Phillip Bust
First unveiled at St Mildred's Church Bread Street, on 7th December 1932 is this bust. However due to enemy action in 1941 the church was...
Bishopsgate Fire Station
Bishopsgate fire Station as it was of yesteryear. Today however it is a Tesco supermarket. Located across the road in Bishopsgate to the...
Billingsgate Fish Market
Billingsgate Fish Market stood near here during the 16th and 17th centuries but did not become formally established until 1699 when an...
Billingsgate Roman Bath House
The Roman house at Billingsgate is the modern name for a Roman house in Londinium (Roman London). The remains of the Billingsgate Roman...
