From the Telegraph: Great walks around London: the City

From the Telegraph – first in an ongoing series of walks around London.

From the article:

An area of extraordinary richness and density, the “one square mile” is the oldest part of the capital, with continuous development since the founding of the Roman town in the first century AD. The architectural heritage reflects the vibrancy of a mercantile centre whose public, commercial and religious buildings have been subject to processes of considerable change while retaining examples of remarkable survival.

Google Map: view the route of this London walk

The medieval St Paul’s Cathedral and 87 of the 107 City churches were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666; 51 were rebuilt under the direction of Sir Christopher Wren, paid for out of the Coal Tax (c.1670-90). One third of the tax was allocated to each of the following: churches, St Paul’s Cathedral and City streets. Seventeen of these churches had gone by the Second World War; there are 24 left plus six solitary towers.

Check out the cool walk here.