The environs of the City’s oldest shopping street maintain the same bustle and energy today, where you will find the magnificence of St Paul’s and other inspirational survivors of the Great Fire where Wren’s influence looms large.
Drop in
offices, public realm/landscape, walk/tour
Situated adjacent to St. Paul’s Cathedral, our reworking of this six-storey neo-classical building has created 116,000 sq ft of high-quality office space, three levels of communal terraces and a large new garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith
Buckley Gray Yeoman, 2022
offices
Built in 1836, Atlas House is the former Headquarters of a global insurance company. Located on the corner of King Street and Cheapside, Atlas House, with its Italianate architectural features, distinctive clock and sculpture of Atlas poised above the grand entrance, is one of the last Georgian-era buildings still standing in the heart of The City.
Thomas Hoopper, 1836
museum
The museum is part of the Bank of England rebuilding in the 1930's by Sir Herbert Baker. One room is a reconstruction of 1793 Bank of England Stock Office by Sir John Soane.
Sir John Soane, Sir Herbert Baker, 1925
community/cultural
London's main tourist information centre is clad in a specially manufactured system of 220 pre-finished stainless steel panels. The subtly reflective surface provides a striking counterpoint to St Paul's.
Make Architects, 2007
gallery
Architectural showspace on the first floor of a duplex unit in the City’s Royal Exchange (the ground floor houses clothing boutique, GOFF COURTNEY, which also sells accessories, visual books & magazines. INTERMISSION is exhibiting three-dimensional artworks by architect Misha Stefan and RE:PLACE – proposing alternative, more inclusive destinations for three prominent gateway sites in the City.
William Tite, 1844
religious
The church was first mentioned c1080 and is the oldest of the City churches dedicated to St Mary. It became a Guild Church by virtue of the City of London (Guild Churches) Act, 1952. It is the only Wren church built in the Late Gothic style after the Great Fire of London, 1666, thanks to a bequest.
Sir Christopher Wren, 1677
Guided tour
Guided tours of the Triforium space to see: items from the cathedral collections including Christopher Wren’s magnificent ‘Great Model’ made in 1673; the recently conserved Library; the Geometrical Staircase and the stunning view from the West Gallery.
Sir Christopher Wren, 1710
12C church. During the Great Fire of 1666 the church building escaped total destruction, and was restored. Christopher Wren was eventually called in to rebuild St Vedast, completing the work in October 1673.
Sir Christopher Wren, 1170
monument
Temple Bar is a 350 year old gateway to the City of London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren. It formerly stood in Fleet Street, and is the last surviving gateway to the City of London. This beautiful structure has a fascinating history, which will be revealed to visitors.
Sir Christopher Wren, 1672
Founded by William the Conqueror's Archbishop Lanfranc in 1080 (the significant crypt survives) St Mary-le-Bow was rebuilt, notably by Wren after the Great Fire and by Laurence King in 1964 after WWII destruction. Home of Bow Bells.
Sir Christopher Wren, 1683
livery hall
The sixth livery hall to be built on a site owned by the Company since 1501. The 1958 building stands on part of 1854 hall largely destroyed in WWII. East wall recently refaced. Completely refurbished and remodelled internally 2006/7.
Charles Fowler, 1854
