Greater London Trip Overview
The walk starts at Farringdon which was the terminus of the first Underground Line in the world. The title – Rebels, Radicals and Rough Justice – characterises the rest of the route. We will be following the footsteps of Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381, and William Wallace, Scottish patriot. Both met violent deaths in Smithfield, where cattle were also slaughtered until 1855.
We also meet Lenin who lived here before he overthrew the Russian Tsar. We’ll see three ancient monasteries and London’s oldest hospital. We’ll finish by the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court. This was built on the site of Newgate prison, where many famous inmates were incarcerated before being publicly executed until the 19th Century.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone’s GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
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Duration: 50 minutes
Starts: Greater London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Greater London, England, United Kingdom
The walk starts at Farringdon which was the terminus of the first Underground Line in the world. The title – Rebels, Radicals and Rough Justice – characterises the rest of the route. We will be following the footsteps of Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381, and William Wallace, Scottish patriot. Both met violent deaths in Smithfield, where cattle were also slaughtered until 1855.
We also meet Lenin who lived here before he overthrew the Russian Tsar. We’ll see three ancient monasteries and London’s oldest hospital. We’ll finish by the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court. This was built on the site of Newgate prison, where many famous inmates were incarcerated before being publicly executed until the 19th Century.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone’s GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
Pass By: Marx Memorial Library, 37A Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU England
On the 50th anniversary of Marx’s death in 1933, a library of socialist works was opened at the Marx Memorial Library. You can visit the library most afternoons. Inside is a mural showing workers trampling on capitalists in the City of London.
Pass By: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL England
St James Church was built on the former site of the St Mary nunnery, in 1792. The tall steeple was used by local clockmakers to set the time, by looking over London to Greenwich.
Pass By: The Museum of the Order of St John, St John_s Gate, St John_s Lane Clerkenwell, London EC1M 4DA England
The Museum of the Order of St John displays memorabilia from the original order of Knights, and objects connected with the later history of the building.
Pass By: Smithfield Market, 225 London Central Markets, London EC1A 9LH England
The Smithfield Market building was designed by Horace Jones. He was the City architect, and his most famous structure is Tower Bridge. The market’s purple and green colour scheme used new chemical paints invented by the Victorians.
Pass By: Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London EC1A 9DS England
St Bartholomew the Great was founded in 1123 by Rahere, an Augustinian monk. While on a pilgrimage to Rome, Rahere fell ill and in his delirium he saw a vision of St Bartholomew.
Pass By: Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EH England
The Old Bailey is England’s Central Criminal Court. The building was constructed in 1907 on the site of Newgate Prison. Many famous trials have taken place here, including Oscar Wilde and Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper.
