Money and Power in the City Sightseeing Tour

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About this activity

Gossipy Tour exploring the key personalities and organisations that created London's financial district. We first find out about the Roman and Medieval past of the City of London. We then go in search of an organisation that was once bigger and more important than the tech giants of today, the East India Company and investigate why Britain has almost forgotten it ever existed. We also discover the history of the stock market and the medieval trade associations that make the City such a distinctive place today. Expect to hear about dynamism alongside criminality as this informal sociable tour debates issues of power and money across centuries that are still super relevant today.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 8 people
People per booking: 1–8
Guide: English
Operated by: Terry Silvers Historical Walking Tours

Ages: Youth (11–15 years) · Adults (16–59 years) · Seniors (60–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Services of qualified and experienced London guide and History teacher

Itinerary

Tower of London

Passing by

Here about the Roman and Medieval beginnings of the Financial District
Lloyds of London

Passing by

We see the most important historic location of the East India company having previously seen other sites linked to it.
Royal Exchange Building London

Passing by

See the neo classical splendour of the Royal Exchange, Bank of England and Mansion House
Stop 4

Passing by

See the location of the coffee shop where the stock market was first based.

Exchange Alley or Change Alley is a narrow alleyway connecting shops and coffeehouses in an old neighbourhood of the City of London. It served as a convenient shortcut from the Royal Exchange on Cornhill to the Post Office on Lombard Street and remains as one of a number of alleys linking the two streets.
Guildhall

Passing by

See the medieval Guildhall and selected near by Guild buildings.

Medieval guild halls were used to store goods and as places for celebratory events. When not required for guild members' events, the hall often became place where townspeople could hold entertainments such as Passion plays.
Paternoster Square

Passing by

See the modern Stock market towered over by the glorious St Paul's Cathedral.

St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London. As the seat of the Bishop of London, the cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade I listed building.