| The Friends
of the City Churches (FOCC) are
organizing walks visiting City churches at 10.30 am
and 1.30pm on Saturday 10 May. Susan Gane
will be leading morning and afternoon walks visiting St Mary le Bow, St
Botolph Aldersgate and St Giles Cripplegate.
Sir John Betjeman said 'Before
the Fire of London in 1666 there were ninety-seven parish
churches within the walls of the City of London. Fifty-one
were rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren and new ones were built in
the 18th and 19th centuries. Today a mere thirty-eight
survive and each one is worth a visit.' Each year
FOCC organize walks on two days in May and July, giving
the public an opportunity to see a wide variety of City
churches.
Walks start from St
Mary Aldermary at the foot of Bow Lane near Mansion House London
Underground Station and will take around an hour and a
half The cost is £7 for one walk and £12 for two walks on
the same day (£6 and £10 for FOCC members). Click here
for a provisional list of the churches that are planned to open on
Saturday 10 May and on Wednesday 2 July respectively.
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