DBWI walk around Historic Finsbury and St Luke's

A fascinating walking exploration of an area immediately bordering the old City of London to the north

By Lesley Thompson

Date and time

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 12:00 - 14:00 GMT

Location

Barbican Station

Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4JA United Kingdom

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About this event

Now part of the borough of Islington, this area and adjacent Clerkenwell formed the old Borough of Finsbury until 1965. Finsbury was originally the religious parish of St. Luke’s just outside the City walls. This walk explores several centuries of history including archery fields, Elizabethan theatre, a noted artillery regiment, a plague pit, the birthplace of Methodism and a radical early metropolitan council.

Starts at Barbican station, ends near Old Street station.

Organised by

Lesley Thompson

I am a qualified Camden and Islington Guide, focussing on the areas around the northern fringe of the old City, mostly in the London boroughs of Camden, Islington and Hackney.

These include: Holborn, Bloomsbury, Kings Cross, Pentonville, Clerkenwell, Finsbury, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Haggerston, De Beauvoir, Newington Green, Highbury, Canonbury, Barnsbury and the Angel.

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