The Tour
The City of London is the nation’s financial heart. It’s also a world centre of finance. International companies have come to London attracted equally by its financial know-how and by its unique character.
The City has come a long way since it came into being as an unregarded Roman settlement by the river.
Site of Lloyd’s, Lombard Street
The Royal Exchange
This guided tour follows the City’s growth to become a centre of organised finance.
It traces the story from the establishment of the Royal Exchange right through to the revolution which was the Big Bang.
These are the streets and narrow courts where the financial lifeblood of the City began to circulate.
As we go we learn of the City’s growing pains. We reflect on its transformative relationship with telecommunications.
And we learn how an unlikely competitor dragged the high street banks into the twentieth century!
These are milestones on the journey to the City’s place at the heart of the business world.
This tour is co-authored by Vivien Schrager-Powell and David Charnick
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Details – London’s Financial Heart
Please go to the SCHEDULE to see whether this tour is currently on offer, and for booking details.
MEET: In front of the Royal Exchange, by the entrance to Bank Underground Station (Exit 3, if you’re coming from the station)
Duration: Two hours (approximately)
Finish: Paternoster Square, near St Paul’s Underground Station
If you have any questions about this walk, contact Dave
Pictures © 2022 David Charnick
