Thomas Cromwell’s Wolf Hall Tudor London Walking Tour

Here is the starting point

Staple Inn

• This is one of the most prominent tudor facades in London.
• The original building from 1585 was once the wool staple, where wool was weighed and taxed. It survived the great fire of London, was refaced in the 17th century and restored in the 19th and 20th centuries. The hall was damaged by bombing in 1944.

Gray's Inn

Thomas Cromwell was elected as a member of Gray's Inn which was and is a lawyers guild and would have been familiar with the paths, gardens and buildings of Gray's Inn.

Gray's Inn Chapel

The London Silver Vaults

Home of specialist dealers in fine English silver, antiques and objets d'art, housed in underground vaults.

Lincoln's Inn

Lincolns Inn is a beautiful and equally prestigious establishment as Greys Inn and on weekdays we might take a peek inside,

Maughan Library

Now a private library building for the prestigious Kings College, this was once a place where Thomas Cromwell had an office.

Temple

Playhouse Yard

Church Entry

Blackfriars

St. Paul's Cathedral

From a short distance away we will marvel at the beautiful symbol of the City of London, St Pauls Cathedral which arose from the ashes of the Great Fire and narrowly escaped destruction in The Blitz.

Golden Boy of Pye Corner

Learn the story of the Golden Boy and the Great Fire of London.

WIlliam Wallace Memorial

One of many memorials here. See where William 'Braveheart' Wallace met his end.

Great Rising of 1381 Memorial

St Bartholomew's Gatehouse

See this wonderful old Tudor looking gatehouse and learn about its remarkable history.

Smithfield Martyrs' Memorial

Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden

Milk Street

Austin Friars

Drapers' Hall

Now the gorgeous home of the esteemed Drapers Livery Company, this building is one of the few reminders of the home of Thomas Cromwell.

Dutch Church

St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate

Fenchurch Street

The Maypole of Shaft’s Court

St Olave's Church

We will pass by this lovely and truly ancient church, a favourite of Charles Dickens and where the famous diarist, Samuel Pepys is buried. He lived across the road during the time of the Great Plague and Great Fire of London

Traitors' Gate

We finish the tour outside the Tower of London at Traitors Gate, the infamous entry point to the Tower for those likely never to leave again.

Tower Hill Scaffold Site