The Bluebrolly London audio guide: On Sunday 2 September 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out and devastated around four fifths of the buildings within the medieval City of London. Sir Christopher Wren was instrumental in replacing over 50 of the lost churches as well as providing us with the world-famous St Paul’s Cathedral.

Before learning more about the tour, you can stream or to download it from Amazon – iTunes – Google Play Music – Spotify. Click on the audio page of your choice, and listen to a preview there.

On our walk through the ancient streets and alleys of London we will discover not only the majesty and history of St Paul’s, but also visit nine more of his elegant and understated masterpieces. Along the way we learn about his extraordinary career and see some of the churches which inspired the English Nursery Rhyme “Oranges and Lemons”! We finish by visiting three pre-fire Churches at the edges of the City that were lucky to escape the inferno and now co-exist with some of the most stunning modern architecture to have been unveiled in recent years.

The guide passes the following churches: St Paul’s Cathedral, St Mary-le-Bow, Williamson’s Tavern, St Mary Aldermary,St James Garlickhythe, St Michael Paternoster Royal, St Stephen Walbrook, The Bank of England, St Mary Woolnoth, St Clement Eastcheap, St Edmund the King, Jamica Wine House, St Michael Cornhill, St Peter-upon-Cornhill, St Andrew Undershaft, St Helen Bishopsgate, St Ethelburga. Altogether a 3 km walk, which should take you two hours or a bit less. The walk starts outside the main entrance to St Paul’s Cathedral. Track one of the walk will give you full instructions.

The addresses for the various tracks are

01 Introduction St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD
02 Tour Orientation St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD
03 History of St Pauls St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD
04 Temple Bar St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD
05 St Paul’s Churchyard St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD
06 Life of Wren St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD
07 To St Mary le Bow St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD
08 St Mary le Bow Cheapside, London EC2V 6AU
09 To Williamson’s Tavern Cheapside, London EC2V 6AU
10 At Willamson’s Tavern 1 Groveland Court, Off Bow Lane, London, EC4M 9EH
11 To St Mary Aldermary 1 Groveland Court, Off Bow Lane, London, EC4M 9EH
12 St Mary Aldermary Watling Street, London EC4M 9BW
13 To St James Garlick Watling Street, London EC4M 9BW
14 St James Garlickhythe Garlick Hill, london EC4V 2AL
15 To St Michaels Garlick Hill, london EC4V 2AL
16 St Michael Paternoster College Hill, London EC4R 2RL
17 To St Stephen Walbrook College Hill, London EC4R 2RL
18 To St Stephen Walbrook College Hill, London EC4R 2RL
19 St Stephen Walbrook 39 Walbrook, London EC4N 8BN
20 To Royal Exchange 39 Walbrook, London EC4N 8BN
21 Royal Exchange Royal Exchange, London, EC3v 3LP
22 To St Mary Woolnoth Royal Exchange, London, EC3v 3LP
23 St Mary Woolnoth Lombard Street, London EC3V 9AN
24 To St Clements Lombard Street, London EC3V 9AN
25 St Clement Eastcheap Clement’s Lane, London EC4N 7AE
26 To St Edmund the King Clement’s Lane, London EC4N 7AE
27 St Edmund the King Clement’s Lane, London EC4N
28 To Jamaica Wine House Clement’s Lane, London EC4N
29 Jamaica Wine House St. Michaels Alley,Off Corn Hill, London, EC3V 9DS
30 To St Michael Cornhill St. Michaels Alley,Off Corn Hill, London, EC3V 9DS
31 St Michael Cornhill St Michael’s Alley, Cornhill, London EC3V 9DS
32 To St Peter Cornhill St Michael’s Alley, Cornhill, London EC3V 9DS
33 St Peter upon Cornhill Cornhill, London EC3V 9DS
34 To Leadenhall Market Cornhill, London EC3V 9DS
35 Leadenhall Market Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 1LR
36 To St Andrew Undershaft Leadenhall Street, London, EC3V 1LR
37 St Andrew Undershaft St Mary Axe, london EC3A 6AT
38 To St Helens Bishopsgate St Mary Axe, london EC3A 6AT
39 St Helens Bishopsgate Great St Helen’s, London EC3A 6AT
40 To St Helens Place Great St Helen’s, London EC3A 6AT
41 St Helens Place St Helens Place London EC3A 6AU
42 To St Ethelburgas St Helens Place London EC3A 6AU
43 St Ethelburgas 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG
44 Farewell 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG

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