London: Next Charles Dickens

Maret 11, 2020

I wanted to walk into a Charles Dickens novel and Context Travel generously offered to demo me this part of London on their Charles Dickens walking tour

The Old Bell bar

I met my Context tour guide at The Old Bell bar on Fleet Street. Dating back 300 years, the pub was rebuilt afterward the Great burn downwardly of London as well as is precisely what I intend a pub should be.

A real rainy hateful solar daytime did non dampen the enthusiasm of my amazing demand as well as nosotros were presently off to our start stop
The Brides Church.

Tucked behind this entrance is a shady, tranquillity courtyard.

As oftentimes happens spell exploring a city, you lot tin stumble upon the entrance to amazing places, pocket-size treasures tucked away from the principal traffic.

St Bride's Church on Fleet street, also known every bit The Journalist's Church, has been the location of a church building for centuries. From the long history, every bit described past times my demand as well as works life on the church's web site, I learned that St. Bride's is "know worldwide every bit the 'journalists' Church, a spiritual domicile to all who piece of job inwards the media."

The Brides Church is also know every bit the Journalists' Church

Below this tranquillity oasis is remnants of Roman pavement as well as visitors are welcome to explore the narrow passage agency amongst artifacts as well as master copy walls exposed.

Guides at the palaces, cathedrals as well as famous houses inwards London never neglect to amaze me amongst the centuries of history they tin share.

We stopped at the Old Curiosity Shop only to notice it shut as well as instantly selling shoes. Over the centuries the edifice has listed to the side a little. It is nether a protective order so shall remain a wonderful reminder to the story Charles Dickens wrote as well as Little Nell as well as her grandfather.

Peering inwards the windows you lot tin encounter forest floors, low ceilings, pocket-size doorways.

The Streets Dickens Walked
Most of the streets as well as alleys that Dickens wrote almost get got been replaced amongst business office buildings as well as modern architecture. But a few pocket-size streets or narrow lanes withal remain.

I was surprised to larn Dickens spent fourth dimension every bit a police clerk inwards London and our tour visited many of the Inns of Court inwards London. The heavy pelting may get got kept the clerks as well as solicitors inside. All the courtyards were empty as well as quiet. I wonder if you lot tin encounter wigged as well as robed barristers traveling likewise as well as from at other times?

The Inns of Court inwards London, professional associations that English linguistic communication barristers join,function every bit offices, libraries preparation as well as sometimes dining facilities for barristers. 1

The British organisation is far dissimilar than that of the USA as well as it may accept a bit-of-a-study to sympathise the Inn's concept. H5N1 tour of the Inns lonely would portion a rich history of legal London.

Fountain Court inwards the middle of Middle Temple

White as well as cerise roses, symbol of the 2 sides inwards the Wars of the Roses
was exterior 1 of the dining halls

Middle Temple hall

We also visited The Temple Church. If you lot saw The Da Vinci Code you may recognize the Temple Church. The 800 yr old church was built past times the Knights Templar. According to church building spider web site "the social club of crusading monks were founded to protect pilgrims on their agency to as well as from Jerusalem inwards the twelfth century."