Through the Time
Tunnel
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Through the Time Tunnel: A Retrograde
Ramble.
This fascinating new walk aims to show you the
entire history of the City of London backwards!
We don't walk backwards, but we do follow an
anticlockwise path around the City, tracing the
history from the 21st century, right back to early
Roman Londinium.
Featured in this walk are many diverse examples
of the City's trade and changing power base over
the centuries.
We see the old Royal Mint buildings, the wool
warehouses in Whitechapel, the associated
dockland railway, the 'Wiltons' music hall, the
completion of the first great stone London Bridge,
the building of the Norman Castle known as the
White Tower, and the walls and tiled pavements
of the Roman City!
Along the way, we learn of trains pulled along on
ropes that were 7 miles long, and of the City's
first 'mains power' network, that existed long
before mains electricity was available.
Along with the history, there are some beautiful
buildings and stunning gardens to appreciate, and
two of the most secret underground ruins,
showing you what really lies beneath the modern
architecture.
The 'Through the Time Tunnel' walk starts and
finishes at Tower Hill, and lasts about two hours.
There is no need to book- simply meet at
1.30pm at the giant sundial above Tower Hill
station every Tuesday.
Each walk costs £5 per person with proceeds
going to 'Cancer Research UK' and 'Oxfam'.
Ramble.
This fascinating new walk aims to show you the
entire history of the City of London backwards!
We don't walk backwards, but we do follow an
anticlockwise path around the City, tracing the
history from the 21st century, right back to early
Roman Londinium.
Featured in this walk are many diverse examples
of the City's trade and changing power base over
the centuries.
We see the old Royal Mint buildings, the wool
warehouses in Whitechapel, the associated
dockland railway, the 'Wiltons' music hall, the
completion of the first great stone London Bridge,
the building of the Norman Castle known as the
White Tower, and the walls and tiled pavements
of the Roman City!
Along the way, we learn of trains pulled along on
ropes that were 7 miles long, and of the City's
first 'mains power' network, that existed long
before mains electricity was available.
Along with the history, there are some beautiful
buildings and stunning gardens to appreciate, and
two of the most secret underground ruins,
showing you what really lies beneath the modern
architecture.
The 'Through the Time Tunnel' walk starts and
finishes at Tower Hill, and lasts about two hours.
There is no need to book- simply meet at
1.30pm at the giant sundial above Tower Hill
station every Tuesday.
Each walk costs £5 per person with proceeds
going to 'Cancer Research UK' and 'Oxfam'.
