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      • Walk: Barnes Bridge to Fulham Palace
      • Walk: Last stop on the Victoria Line: Bustling Brixton
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The Heart of the City

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The City of London occupies just one square mile so it's nicknamed the Square Mile. It’s a city within a city with its own rules and regulations, police force, guildhall (town hall) and mayor.


Cheapside was once the busiest street in the Saxon and Medieval City. Many of the surrounding streets are named after the produce once sold here - Honey Lane, Milk Street, Bread Street and Poultry.


This area is the historic and modern financial centre of London. The Guildhall was where the Lord Mayor and ruling merchants met to fine-tune the laws and trading regulations that helped to create London’s wealth.


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The Guildhall
We meet at St Paul's Station.
After a coffee to introduce ourselves and go over the first part of the English Worksheet, we begin our walk.

During the walk we pass:
    • St Lawrence Jewry Church (1670, the City's official church)
    • The Guildhall
    • St Mary-le-Bow Church (rebuilt after 1666, it's bells are famous)
    • Mansion House (official home of the Lord Mayor of London)
    • St Stephen Walbrook Church (1672, where the Samaritans began)
    • George & Vulture (1748, Charlies Dickens used this Inn in The Pickwick Papers)
    • Jamaica Wine House (London's first coffee house, 1652)
    • The Royal Exchange (first purpose-built trading building, 1570s)
    • The Bank of England

    and more ...




Did you know?
Much of the wealth of the City comes from the rich medieval merchants and traders who built the City.


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St Lawrence Jewry Church
Go over the new vocabulary at the end.

At the end, relax over a tea and go over the new vocabulary together. Ask your teacher any questions. 


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St Mary-le-Bow Church
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St Stephen Walbrook Church




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St Mary Abchurch Church

Did you know?
The annual Lord Mayor’s Show dates back to 1215.  The Lord Mayor travels in a golden stagecoach built in 1757. It’s been used in every Lord Mayor’s Show since. 

History notes will be given to you at the end.

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Did you know?
The Jamaica Wine House was the first coffee house in London when it was opened in 1652.







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









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Inside the Royal Exchange
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The Royal Exchange

Did you know?
There is a 3.3 metre/11 foot high grasshopper on top of the Royal Exchange. It dates back to 1566 and is the symbol of Sir Thomas Gresham, the merchant who built the Exchange.
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Bank of England




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St Stephen's Walbrook Church
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The Museum of London's archaeological excavations.