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City of London, City of Westminster and Blue Badge Guide. Podcasting about unusual sites in and around London.

  1. City of London Churches - St Bartholomew the Less

    12 FEB

    City of London Churches - St Bartholomew the Less

    The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 45. Hidden within the walls of the ancient St Barts Hospital is the church of St Bartholomew the Less... part medieval, part Georgian and part Victorian... this church is a welcome place of contemplation for the patients of and visitors to the hospital. It also has an unusual shape and some stained glass of note. It's a short podcast but not a lesser one! With thanks to Kevin Larder and Alexandra Epps from Art in the City.

    8 min
  2. City of London Churches - St Etheldreda

    12 FEB

    City of London Churches - St Etheldreda

    The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 44. Ok, it’s not a City church (it’s a stone’s throw from the boundary) BUT it’s worth a podcast. It’s hidden: set back from the quiet cul de sac behind the diamond district of Hatton Garden, St Etheldreda’s Catholic church is a gem of its own; a medieval survivor and a spiritual survivor that happens to boast some magnificent stained glass windows too. Most importantly its story reflects a bigger national story. Press play! With thanks to marvellous contributors Anthony Weaver from the church and Alexandra Epps from Art in the City.

    19 min
  3. City of London Churches - St Helen's Bishopsgate

    12 FEB

    City of London Churches - St Helen's Bishopsgate

    The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 43. St Helen's Bishopsgate. From the weird bollard outside the church to the unusually elaborate doorway that leads out of it, St Helen's is full of curiosities and features I've not yet encountered while producing this series. Here you will find nun's squints, raised floors, sunken fonts and the oldest sword rest in the City. More than this, here are two churches rolled into one. This is a fascinating church.  Kevin Larder enlightens us all... thank you Kevin!

    19 min
  4. City of London Churches - St Margaret Lothbury

    14/06/2023

    City of London Churches - St Margaret Lothbury

    The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today.42. St Margaret Lothbury’s name is curious… and so are its features. It contains a hoard of ecclesiastical items taken from other (now gone) City of London Churches including an unusual candy-cane wooden screen, a giant tester board, some impressive memorials and gigantic paintings. These varied and ‘unoriginal’ features mean the church is a joy to enter. Signe Hoffos who contributes so expertly to this podcast also shares some of the dramas that have taken place here over the years including the struggle to keep their neighbours, the Bank of England, at bay.

    26 min
  5. City of London Churches - St Bartholomew the Great

    06/06/2023

    City of London Churches - St Bartholomew the Great

    The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today.41. All that remains of St Bartholomew the Great is still indeed great. Some of the spectacular features of this 900 year old half-church are its Norman architecture, its delightful memorial to the Whitings family, a golden Damien Hirst sculpture of St Bartholomew and... its hot cross bun ceremony. Oh - did I mention some classic films were filmed on location here too. Kevin Larder brings this and its long history to life in this episode.. and more! Many thanks to the wonderfully enthusiastic Kevin who is a guide at St Barts Hospital Museum.

    23 min
  6. City of London Churches - St Mary Abchurch

    24/05/2023

    City of London Churches - St Mary Abchurch

    The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 40. St Mary Abchurch demonstrates yet another of Christopher Wren's methods of creating a large domed roof. It also contains superb wood carving by Grinling Gibbons. Hear about the many details contained within its unassuming brick walls as a few myths about the church are dispelled along the way. With thanks to Signe Hoffos from The Friends of the City Churches

    21 min
  7. City of London Churches - St Mary-le-Bow

    13/03/2023

    City of London Churches - St Mary-le-Bow

    The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 39. Hear Rector George Bush explain once and for all that the bells of St Mary-le-Bow were indeed the Bow bells! More than this, this church has the most extraordinary stained glass windows, has a 9ft dragon as a weather vane, and has always been connected to the Archbishop of Canterbury. For foodies, the very first City church cafe/ restaurant still operates in the old Norman crypt. There’s a lot more to St Mary-le-Bow than its Christopher Wren (or Robert Hooke) walls. Press ‘play'!

    20 min
  8. City of London Churches - St Andrew Holborn

    12/02/2023

    City of London Churches - St Andrew Holborn

    The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 38. Oddly Christopher Wren's largest parish church (now a guild church) is well hidden below Holborn Circus. But don't miss out on St Andrew Holborn which has recently been refurbished and brought back to its former splendour. Connected to the church are Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, children's champion Thomas Coram and novelist Charles Dickens. But most magically of all, the fresh underground water from one of the three wells in the crypt of the church is pumped up to the font. With great thanks to Nick Hills for enlightening us.

    26 min
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City of London, City of Westminster and Blue Badge Guide. Podcasting about unusual sites in and around London.

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  • Creator
    London Undone
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    69
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