St. Paul’s Cathedral Archive
Bus Routes
London’s iconic Red Buses are not only an enjoyable way of travelling around the capital, they can also be excellent value for money. London Transport’s fleet of over
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City of London Timeline
a.d 50 Londinium founded by the Romans. First bridge across the river Thames. a.d 60 Boudicca (Queen of the Iceni) revolts & burns London. a.d 61 Romans start
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City of London Timeline
1066 Norman Conquest. 1067 Tower of London, construction begins. 1123 St.Bartholomew’s Hospital founded. 1155 The Weavers become the city’s first Guild. 1189 Henry Fitz-Ailwyn becomes London’s first
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City of London Timeline
1501 First printing press in Fleet Street. 1515 Financed based ‘Pecking Order’ of Guilds established (No.1 Mercers). 1535 Sir Thomas More executed on Tower Hill, 6th July.
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St Paul's
Print Reproduced by Kind Permission of The City of London, London Metropolitan Archives. The Crypt in St. Paul’s Cathedral is the largest in Europe, housing the tombs
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Churches
Rebuilding The City of London’s Churches In the wake of the Great Fire of London in 1666 ‘The Commission of Rebuilding’ was appointed, Christopher Wren became ‘Principal Architect’. 87 of
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