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, is a small church in the , part of the ’s . It is located in Walbrook, next to the , and nearby to Bank and Monument Underground stations.

St Stephen, Walbrook London

St Stephen, Walbrook London


In the second century A.D. a temple of Mithras stood on the bank of the River Walbrook, a stream running crossways author from the City Wall nearby Moorfields to the Thames. The foundations of this temple were discovered when Bucklersbury House was built in 1953-1957, and they are preserved to this day.
A of the 7th century stood on this site and the River Walbrook is now culvert ed beneath it. It originally stood on the west bank of the River Walbrook, but was rebuilt around 1439 on the east side. The 15th , destroyed in the Great Fire of author of 1666, contained a memorial to the English composer John Dunstaple. The wording of the epitaph had been recorded in the early 17th century, and was reinstated in the church in 1904, some 450 years after his death. In 1670, St author Sherehog was merged. Nice .
St Stephen, Walbrook London GPS coordinates: 51° 30′ 45.46″ N, 0° 5′ 23.71″ W

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, also known as the and the Swiss Re Building, is a skyscraper in London’s main financial district, the , completed in December 2003 and opened on 28 April 2004. It is 180 metres (591 ft) tall, with 40 floors. Its construction symbolized the start of a newborn high-rise construction boom in London.
The antiquity was designed by Lord Foster, his then business partner and Arup engineers, and was constructed by Skanska of Sweden in 2001–2004.


The antiquity is on the former site of the Baltic Exchange building, the office of a global marketplace for ship income and shipping information. On 10 April 1992 the Provisional IRA detonated a bomb close to the Exchange, seriously harmful the historic Exchange antiquity and neighbouring structures.
Whereas most buildings hit extensive lift equipment on the roof of the building, this was not possible for since a forbid had been planned for the 40th floor. The architects dealt with this by having the main lift only reach the 34th floor, and then having a push-from-below lift to the 39th floor. There is a stone stairwell and a disabled persons’ lift which leads the traveller up to the forbid in the dome.

30 St Mary Axe, London GPS coordinates: 51° 30′ 52″ N, 0° 4′ 49″ W

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Smithfield, London

Smithfield


Smithfield (in addition well-known in the role of ) is an corner of the , within the ward of Farringdon Without. It is located in vogue the north-west chunk of the , next is customarily well-known in favor of its centuries-old meat advertise, today the stay fresh current historical across-the-board market wearing . Smithfield has a of executions of heretics in addition to supporting opponents, together with major historical numbers such such as Scottish loyalist , the principal of the Peasants’ Revolt Wat Tyler with a extended chain of devout reformers with dissenters. Today, the Smithfield section is dominated not later than the daunting, Grade II listed roofed souk planned via during the moment partially of the 19th century. Some of the original marketplace buildings were abandoned intended for decades and faced a menace of pulling down, although they were saved so the outcome of a unrestricted examination as well as force remain cut of innovative urban improvement tactics aimed next to preserving the historical character of this part. planner.

Smithfield, London GPS coordinates: 51° 31′ 7.27″ N, 0° 6′ 12.32″ W

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Jan 07, 5:00pm at The Last Days of Decadence, 145 Shoreditch High Street, London, LONDON
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Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London, more commonly known as , is a historic monument in on the north . It is located within the and is separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill.

Tower of London

Tower of London

The Tower of London is often identified with the , the original stark, square fortress built by in 1078. However, the Tower as a whole is a complex of several buildings set within two parallel rings of and a moat.

The Tower’s primary function was a fortress, a royal palace and a prison (particularly for high status and royal prisoners, such as the Princes in the Tower and the future I). This last use has led to the phrase “sent to the Tower” (meaning “imprisoned”). It has also served as a place of execution and torture, an armoury, a treasury, a zoo, a mint, a public records office, an observatory, and since 1303, the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.


Tower of London GPS coordinates: 51°30′29″N, 0°4′34″W


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Jan 07, 10:00am at Rivercourt Methodist Church, King Street, London, ENG
Come and learn the real Zumba Fitness moves with Club Azucar native team. have the experience of having fun while you exercise with Latin- Americans rhythms - this is a pure Lat...

Jan 07, 10:00am at Redbridge Drama Centre, Churchfields, South Woodford, London, ENG
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Jan 07, 1:30pm at the Bankside Health Club, 110 Southwark Street, London, ENG
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Jan 07, 5:00pm at The Last Days of Decadence, 145 Shoreditch High Street, London, LONDON
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