Fleet Street & St Paul's

15 December 2009

St Paul's Cathedral EC4M 8AD[map]

Sponsored by Lloyds TSB, featuring the Cathedral Choir, City of London Orchestra and celebrity reads. All welcome.

2 December 2009

St Bride Library EC4Y 8EE[map]

Alan Powers is Professor of Architecture and Cultural History at the University of Greenwich. He curated the exhibition Eric Ravilious: imagined realities at the Imperial War Museum in 2003, and is the author of 'The making of High Street' in The story of High Street (Mainstone Press, 2008).

18 December 2009

St Andrews Holborn EC4A 3AB[map]

Baroque Christmas music from The Esterhazy Singers and the Praetorius Brass Quintet. Audience carols and festive readings will complete an uplifting evening with proceeds to the Richard House Children's Hospice in East London, which supports children with life-threatening diseases.

2 December 2009

St Bride Library EC4Y 8EE[map]

Ravilious's work as an engraver and designer is well known, but how did he do it? 'Work in progress' will look at Ravilious's working methods from rough drawings to finished jobs. Brian Webb is a designer, visiting Professor at the University of the Arts, London and Past President of the Chartered Society of Designers. He has designed and produced several books on British design, including Eric Ravilious' Submarine dream: lithographs and letters (1996).

9 May 2010

Apothecaries' Hall EC4V 6EJ[map]

"Pharmacy and Slavery: Apothecaries, medicines and the Slave Trade 1650 - 1833" Dr Stuart Anderson, MA, PhD Associate Dean of Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

12 December 2009

St Paul's Cathedral EC4M 8AD[map]

A performance of Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten.

4 November 2009 to 3 January 2010

City of London Information Centre EC4M 8BX[map]

Discover the London of Charles Dickens - where he worked, walked and drank - and see the settings for some of his greatest scenes on this seasonal walk running for a limited period only, from 4 November 2009 to 3 January 2010. Created to celebrate the release of Disney's A Christmas Carol - a new film adaptation of Dickens's classic tale - we've replaced our usual programme of guided walks with this special tour of the City as Charles Dickens would have known it. Along the way, there's the chance to take in some of London's finest examples of Victorian architecture, including the splendid Leadenhall Market with its cobbled streets and ironwork and the magnificent Royal Exchange. There'll be a bit of a Christmas spirit too as our guides describe the Christmas traditions of Dickens's day, from stuffing the goose to the bells of the 50 or more ancient City churches that rang out on Christmas morning.

1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010

City of London Information Centre EC4M 8BX[map]

This walk will show you the amazing variety of Wren's churches with their glorious steeples, beautiful interiors and connections with great historical events and famous people.

Every Wed, Fri 9:00 PM Closed Boxing Day

19 Below EC4V 6DB[map]

A selection of Djs that promise to entertain till late.

1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010

City of London Information Centre EC4M 8BX[map]

This takes you past the mediaeval Guildhall, the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange and the Lord Mayor's home, the Mansion House, before ending up in the City's historic alleyways, featured in many of Dickens's novels.