Discover the delightful gardens of the City of London created from WWII bomb sites. 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..
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Join us to discover 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.
What will we cover?
As above
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Evaluate the significance of the sites explored on this guided walk.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Introductory course - all welcome. Ability to participate in a hour moderately paced guided walk..
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Guided walk.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
No other costs except travel..
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.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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