FILMED JULY 2019 – GoPro 4K 60FPS first-person perspective City of London walk tour, covering 0.9 miles (1.4 km), from Mansion House Station to London Fenchurch Street Station, via Bloomberg Arcade, on a hot, summer day.
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FILMED: July 2019 (Weekday Early Evening After 6:30pm, 33Β°C/91Β°F) with GoPro Hero 7 Black in 4K 60FPS
ROUTE MAP*:
ROUTE TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Cannon Street
01:02 Queen Street
01:29 Queen Victoria Street
02:04 Bloomberg Arcade
03:27 Walbrook
04:11 Cannon Street
07:43 King William Street
08:35 Eastcheap
10:03 Philpot Lane
11:10 Fenchurch Street
11:48 Rood Lane
12:34 Plantation Lane
13:44 Mincing Lane
15:30 Fenchurch Street
16:20 Star Alley
16:58 Mark Lane
17:22 London Street
17:55 Fenchurch Place
SIGHTS (see PINNED COMMENT for TIMESTAMPS):
– Mansion House Underground Station – in fare zone 1, served by the Circle and District lines
– The Sugar Loaf – a traditional pub dating from the 19th century
– βForgotten Streamsβ 3-part water sculpture by Cristina Iglesias, a homage to the ancient Walbrook River that once flowed through the site
– Bloomberg Arcade is built on a site of rich Roman history, more than 14,000 Roman artefacts were uncovered during the excavation, some of which are now on display just metres away atΒ London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE
– The Candlemaker – bar & kitchen
– Cannon Street Station – served by southeastern trains
– London Stone at 111 Cannon Street – a block of oolitic limestone, an ancient relic of uncertain history and subject of various legends, including that Brutus brought it here from Troy
– Construction site – improvements to Bank & Monument stations, by 2022, the interlinked stations will feature several new escalators, a new station entrance and more room for Northern line passengers
– Monument Underground Station – in fare zone 1, served by the Circle and District lines
– View towards the Monument to the Great Fire of London – Sir Christopher Wren-designed column commemorating London’s Great Fire, with a viewing platform
– 20 Fenchurch Street βThe Walkie Talkieβ building, this skyscraper features a top-floor restaurant and viewing platform within the Sky Garden
– Saint Margaret Pattens Church of England
– βTime and Tideβ by Simon Patterson – a series of playful lists embedded into the pavement as well as giant six-metre-tall illuminated panels covered with photographs of moonscapes
– Minster Court – unusual neo-Gothic office building
– Three bronze horses sculpted by Althea Wynne – they have been nicknamed Dollar, Yen and Sterling
– Gated entrance to Dunster Court
– The tower of All Hallows Staining – 14th or 15th century stair turret, all that remains of the church of All Hallows Staining
– London Fenchurch Street Station – served by c2c trains – this building was constructed in 1854 by George Berkley, The zig-zag canopy is an addition from the 1870s
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*Route Map is approximate – as limited by available routes on Google Maps and can differ depending upon browser and device used for viewing
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