Walk: St. Pauls - Heroes and Executions

St. Paul's: Heroes and Executions
(and a street that's not in London)

Explore the secret passages and alleyways that lie on top of London's Medieval streets.

During this walk, we pass the area where spectators watched prisoners hang from the worst prison in London. We discover heroes who died while saving others. We learn how printing became so important as well as how the old Guilds developed to protect their work. We even find out about a palace near here that didn't belong to London! And how the same road still doesn't belong to London!

This area has changed several times over the years and today, we see the modern and the old sitting side-by-side.

Ely Place, once home to the Bishops of Ely, Cambridgeshire. The only street in London that doesn't belong to London!

Did you know?

The old bell that was used to wake prisoners on the eve of their execution in Newgate Prison is inside St. Sepulchre's Church. The bellman would ring the handbell to remind the prisoners to pray to god before they were executed.

The Old Mitre - the most hidden pub in London

Did you know?

A section of the London Wall (the wall built by the Romans) is underneath the American bank, Merrill Lynch

We meet at St. Paul's tube station and relax over a coffee to introduce ourselves. Then we begin our short walk.

On route, we see:

Postman's Park
Cutlers' Hall
The first drinking fountain, 1859
The site of Newgate Prison, now the Central Criminal Court
Ely Place - formally a Bishop's palace
The Old Mitre - a 1546 pub
Gresham College
The Apothecaries' Hall, 1672
Dr. Johnson's House - where Dr. Johnson wrote the first English dictionary in 1755
The remains of a 700 year-old friary crypt
St. Bride's Church - wedding cake designs come from here!

One of the first drinking fountains in London

After the walk, we relax over a coffee to go over the new vocabulary. Ask your teacher and guide any questions.

Don't forget the VOCABULARY! You will find all the new vocabulary from the walk here ...

The crest from Stationers' Hall

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Did you know?

The strawberries that grew in the gardens of St. Etheldredas' Church, Ely Place were said to be the best in England. A Strawberry Fayre is held here every June.