Greater London Trip Overview
During this tour you will receive revealing information about the history of Britain going back 2000 years. It will focus on slavery with particular reference to the role played by the City of London. You will be led by well trained guides with a wealth of knowledge. We have been conducting tours for over five years and have received great feedback from happy and satisfied customers. You will be shown hidden depths, labyrinths, sculptures, and more, that together form the iconoclastic location that is the City of London.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Greater London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Greater London, England, United Kingdom
During this tour you will receive revealing information about the history of Britain going back 2000 years. It will focus on slavery with particular reference to the role played by the City of London. You will be led by well trained guides with a wealth of knowledge. We have been conducting tours for over five years and have received great feedback from happy and satisfied customers. You will be shown hidden depths, labyrinths, sculptures, and more, that together form the iconoclastic location that is the City of London.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Tower of London, St Katharine’s & Wapping, London EC3N 4AB England
The Ordnance Office at the Tower of London was where Granville Sharp was employed. He was one of the most prominent anti-slavery people in 18th century Britain.
Stop At: Roman wall ofLondonium, London Tower, London EC3R 7NA England
This wall led to the creation and founding of Londinium 2000 years ago. The ancient Romans took Britons as slaves although they complained the Brits were lazy!
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Lloyds of London, London, Greater London Ec3m 7ha 1 Lime Street Jcn, of LEADENHALL STREET, London EC3M 7HA England
This is the site where East India House was located. That was the headquarters for the East India Company. The East India Company relied on slave labour and trafficked in slaves from East and West Africa.
Stop At: Fenchurch Street, Fenchurch St, London, UK
Fen Gardens contains the Gilt of Cain Sculpture. This commemorates the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: St. Michael’s Cornhill, St. Michaels Rectory St. Michael’s Alley, London EC3V 9DS England
The Jamaica Wine House. Location of London’s first coffee house – the Jamaica Coffee House which was a hub in the sugar trade and slave plantations of the West Indies
Stop At: St. Mary Woolnoth Church, King Willaim St., London EC3V 9AN England
Slavery abolitionist John Newton was rector of this church.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bank of England Museum, 1 Bartholomew Lane, London EC2N 8AH England
The Bank of England has apologised for the involvement of some past former directors and governors in the slave trade and promised to remove all statues and paintings of them from public display in it’s Threadneedle Street building.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Guildhall, Gresham Street, London EC2 7HH England
This edifice epitomise the involvement of London in the transatlantic slave trade. Sherifs, mayors, and aldermen of the City of London met here as shareholders of the Royal Africa Company.
Stop At: St. Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD England
The walk finishes by St Paul’s underground station, which is on the Central line
Duration: 5 minutes
