Category Archives: Churches

A visual history of the London Skyline

Posted on May 31, 2013 by londoninsight

1550 [Anton van den Wyngaerde] 1569 [Joris Hoefnagel] 1616 [Claes van Visscher] 1650 [Mattheus Merian] 1647-77 [Wenceslaus Hollar] 1700 [Frederick de Wit] 1774 [Samuel & Nathaniel Buck] 1806-7 [The Rhinebeck’ Panorama – artist unknown] 1865 1877 [Henry Dawson] 1900 … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Blitz, Buildings, Churches, Historic, Landmarks of London, London, Parliament, Photography, Thames, Uncategorized | Tagged great fire of london, london, london panorama, southwark, st paul's, thames, tower of london | 7 Comments

Secret Gardens and Hideaways of Central & East London

Posted on October 31, 2012 by londoninsight

routing out the hidden gardens and hideaways of central and east london Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, Charles Dickens, Churches, For kids, Gardening, Gardens, Historic, Memorials, Parks, Roman | Tagged barber surgeon's hall garden, camley stree natural park, gray's inn, inner temple, kensington palace orangery, lincoln's inn, middle temple, mount street garden, postman's park, st alphage garden, st dunstan in the east, the phoenix garden, victoria embankment garden | 9 Comments

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry

Posted on March 9, 2012 by londoninsight

A look inside the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Britain’s oldest established manufactring industry. Continue reading →

Posted in Buildings, Churches, Historic, Landmarks of London, London, Parliament | Tagged bell ringing, big ben, edmund beckett denison, oranges and lemons, whitechapel bell foundry | 5 Comments

St.Bartholomew’s: hospital, museum, church, art gallery…and film set.

Posted on March 4, 2011 by londoninsight

Visiting St. Bartholomew’s of Smithfield, London, including St. Bart’s the great, St. Bart’s the less and the murals of William Hogarth. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Buildings, Churches, Historic, Landmarks of London, London, Medicine, Places | Tagged rahere, saint bartholomew, smithfield, st. bart's the great, st. bart's the less, william hogarth | 1 Comment

London Wall: tracing the fabric of Roman and Medieval London

Posted on January 14, 2011 by londoninsight

Tracing the Roman and Medieval history of the London Wall Continue reading →

Posted in Buildings, Churches, Historic, Roman, Walks | Tagged London Wall, Medieval, Museum of London, Roman, The Old Bailey, Tower Hill | 1 Comment

The Bones of St. Bride’s, Fleet Street

Posted on August 31, 2010 by londoninsight

“Little of importance that has happened in England’s story has not been echoed in St. Bride’s” Originating from Roman times over 2000 years ago, St. Bride’s is now in its 8th reincarnation. The Blitz left the previous church a “smouldering … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Death, Historic, Landmarks of London | 3 Comments