City gardens of the Blitz
Starts Outside Café Nero Moorgate Station end St Dunstan in the East Garden. Starts Outside Café Nero Moorgate Station end St Dunstan in the East Garden.
- Course Code: HLW52
- Dates: 11/05/24 - 11/05/24
- Time: 14:00 - 16:15
- Taught: Sat, Daytime
- Duration: 1 session
- Location: Off Site
- Tutor: Marilyn Greene
Course Code: HLW52
Duration: 1 session
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What is the course about?
Discover the delightful gardens of the City of London created from WWII bomb sites. Revealing the history of the sites - including past industrial buildings, Roman ruins, and the sites of a former Wren churches and a Roman bath house - this walk spans the length of the City.
Starts outside the main entrance to the Museum of London. Ends St Dunstan in the East a short Walk from Monument and Tower Hill stations.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Ability to participate in a hour moderately paced guided walk.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
By guided walk.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Other London guided walks. Details of these can be found on the City Lit website.
Marilyn Greene is a museum professional and London tour guide with an academic background in art history. Qualified as a City of London Guide, she leads Mud-larking tours, Hidden London Tours for London Transport Museum, school tours at the Charles Dickens Museum, as well as developing her walks in the City and north London. Having worked as a Curator at Hampstead Museum and a qualified City of London guide many of her walks specialise in various aspects of these areas. Marilyn worked for 15 years at the Victoria and Albert Museum in adult and community learning and specialised in working with faith communities and organising intercultural tours of the collections. As well as walking tours, Marilyn leads tours and training at both the Victorian and Albert Museum and British Museum.
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