God and Mammon - the City from St Paul's to The Monument

Part 1 of a walk from St Paul's through the City of London to Monument.

Part 2 will return via Old Jewry and the City Livery Companies back via the Bank of England to St Paul's Cathedral.

We start at St Paul's Underground on the Central Line Zone 1. Our walk takes us down Cheapside to the church of St Mary-le-Bow (pictured). Those born within the sound of Bow bells are the true Cockneys. Next we pass between the church of St Stephen Walbrook and the Mansion House. Both these two churches provide a rich soundscape as we enter.

In Bow church we hear a French Horn with Piano preparing for a concert. In St Stephen's we hear the organ.

From this point, we enter secret London. Without this guide you would be most likely to get hopelessly lost in the narrow alleys and passages which criss cross this part of the financial district. The next two churches are St Mary Abchurch and St Clement's.

Our walk finishes at The Monument, near the site of the outbreak of the Great Fire of London which destroyed so much of our heritage in 1666. Monument Underground is on the District & Circle Lines but is joined to Bank and the DLR. From here, you can continue the walk back to St Paul's which will be published in a few days time on londonwalks.libsyn.com

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