The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 14. This tiny medieval church survived the Great Fire and the Blitz but in the 1990s it was very badly damaged by an IRA bomb. Step inside for some peace and reconciliation.
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 12. Hidden behind bushes and trees, the red bricks of St Anne & St Agnes can only be glimpsed, but push your way through and you’ll be rewarded by architectural beauty and musical delights. Thanks to Jan Kerilis and Harry Bennet from the VCM charity https://vcm.f...
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 11. One of three remaining churches dedicated to St Botolph in the City of London, this one may seem plain on the outside but it is full of Georgian surprises inside! Tune in to hear the Scottish style acapella singing by the Presbyterians who use the church every Su...
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 10. Q: What do a Scottish saint, Shakespeare, the Indian Orthodox Church and a King's wardrobe all have in common? A: St Andrew by the Wardrobe. This is another Christopher Wren church. Approached from the north it is hard to find through alleyways but from the south...
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 9. Don't overlook this small City of London church with some unusual features, old and new. It's also the home of that rare ecumenical community. With thanks to Julie Dunstan from the London Centre for Spiritual Direction and Tony Tucker from the Friends of the City ...
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 8. This small cosy church is full of quirky features and unusual associations. Tune in to hear about Shakespeare, graffiti, celebrity weddings, heralds and women playwrights. On top of that, a warm welcome and rousing music awaits you in this Welsh Church from its co...
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 7. The movement and colours of the magnificent modern windows of this Christopher Wren church are a sight for sore eyes as the scenes they depict slowly emerge the more you look at them. Look closely at another window and you'll see the story of local man Dick Whitti...
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 6. Alongside a busy City road stands a ruined Christopher Wren church with plants growing inside it. Listen and you’ll find that this is a church with a new and different mission. With thanks to Marion Blair from Friends of City Gardens and Tony Tucker from Friends o...
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 5. Another Christopher Wren church, St Margaret Pattens today is dwarfed by the tall buildings around it. Nevertheless its tall lead spire still pricks the City skyline and retains its elegance. Hear about its association with the death of Charles I, King and Martyr…...
The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 4. The tower of St Magnus the Martyr contains 12 bells cast in the now defunct Whitechapel Bell Foundry. In this episode, the unusually named Ancient Society of College Youths tell us about the churches wobbling tower and the skills needed to ring them. With thanks t...
The London Undone 'City of London Churches' podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 2. This week we head to St Mary Woolnoth: austere on the outside, cosy on the inside. This is the only church in the City of London that is the work of Nicholas Hawksmoor. With thanks to Melina Herman from the Cosy Coffee Corner and Tony Tucker from Friends of City C...
Before we get properly started with this series, here is an episode to give you some context. In this podcast you'll hear about the general history of the City of London churches and some useful background information on this subject which will help you appreciate and understand them a bit more.
The London Undone 'City of London Churches' podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 1. This episode tells the story of All Hallows by the Tower. Is this the oldest church in the City of London? Hear about its many American connections and its strange ceremonies. With thanks to Adey Grummet at All Hallows by the Tower.
Fly back in time to Croydon Airport and the early days of air travel. Find out how those magnificent (wo)men in their flying machines truly did change our lives. Hear about the experience of early flight from the people that are keeping the site alive.
To find out about the extraordinary treasures contained within the new museum at Westminster Abbey, listen here. You may be surprised to learn that the museum is located in a part of the church that hasn't been open to the public before. The space is as impressive as its contents which include the Liber Regalis and funeral effigies of many Kings and Queens buried inside. To get to the Diamond Jubilee Galleries you have to climb a brand new tower in The Royal Church and when you get up there, the...
When we think about the Royal Air Force we think about aeroplanes in the skies… think again! Deep underground the plotters and controllers of the Royal Air Force managed air operations during the Second World War. Let’s go down and meet WAAF plotter Helen who worked here during the war.
A shelter was built underneath Clapham South tube station during the Second World War to protect civilians from aerial bombardment. What was life like deep underground and what happened to the deep level tunnel after the war?
Buying fruit and vegetables in New Spitalfields Market is like taking a journey around the world...
How does London's largest wholesale fruit and vegetable market survive when the supermarkets have so much power?
What are the main challenges that face the owners and occupiers of the country's largest wholesale fruit and vegetable market - New Spitalfields?
Where are the sparrows?
An old man-made canal!
A place to discuss ethics, dance the salsa and for bees to make honey.
WS Gilbert's house in Harrow was as much a home for the great musical writer as his menagerie...
Bedford Park. What makes this one of London's most special suburbs? Listen to find out who built it and who lived in it.
Many of the thousands of people buried under this South London Hill are people you've heard of. Find out about one of the Magnificent Seven Victorian burial plots and find your way down some overgrown steps to the catacombs.
A husband and wife's paintings and pottery dazzles and colours the walls of this quiet little corner in Wandsworth. Meet the De Morgans.
Ding Dong! The bells made here will definitely ring a bell: Big Ben and the Liberty Bell to name just two. Find out who works in the country's oldest business and how the bells are made.
Tucked away behind St Paul's Cathedral is this unusual memorial park. Five City Guides share its delights.
The largest tidal mill in the world sits on the River Lea. Close to the Olympic Park and surrounded by roads and railways, this quiet spot has similarities with Venice!
