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SUMMARY:The Lost City – Part 1 From Aldgate to Blackfriars
LOCATION:Aldgate tube station
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  people going\n\nJoin us for a fascinating walk through the hidden layers 
 of the City of London\, exploring Roman remains\, vanished rivers\, mediev
 al churches\, lost markets\, and historic riverside lanes.\nWe begin at Al
 dgate\, where our first stop is the historic The Hoop and Grapes\, a pub t
 hat has been located here since the 16th century.\nNearby\, we visit the i
 mpressive surviving section of London’s Roman wall at Vine Street\, one of
  the City’s newest archaeological displays. A Visit To London's New City W
 all At Vine Street - Living London History\nWe then continue to America Sq
 uare and the Tower of London\, where further remnants of the Roman wall an
 d a medieval postern gate can still be seen.\nOur route next takes us to A
 ll Hallows by the Tower\, founded in 675AD by Barking Abbey and one of the
  oldest churches in London\, with Saxon origins. We will take a brief look
  inside.\nThe walk continues past the site of the former Mark Lane Undergr
 ound station\, through the atmospheric ruins of St Dunstan-in-the-East\, a
 nd on to the hidden church of St Mary-at-Hill.\nIn the old cobbled lanes n
 earby stands the historic hall of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen\,
  one of the City’s ancient guilds closely tied to the River Thames.\nAlong
  Lower Thames Street we encounter the site of the old Billingsgate Market 
 and the fascinating Billingsgate Roman House and Baths\, which can usually
  be visited on Saturdays. Billingsgate Roman House and Baths - City of Lon
 don\nWe then arrive at St Magnus the Martyr\, the historic church standing
  beside the northern approach to old London Bridge. A weathered dark woode
 n column traditionally believed to have originated from a Roman dock stand
 s beside it.\nAfter crossing the modern London Bridge\, we reach the site 
 of London’s original medieval trading port. Of interest is the Steelyard n
 ear Cannon Street\, where merchants of the Hanseatic League maintained the
 ir London base between the 13th and 15th centuries. Steelyard - Wikipedia\
 nThis area is also where the lost rivers Walbrook and Fleet flow into the 
 Thames.\nHaving passed several forgotten sites of old London\, we eventual
 ly arrive at the newly created riverside park built above the construction
  works for London’s “Super Sewer” project. Old super sewer building site o
 pens as new public space on Thames - BBC News\nOur walk concludes at the r
 emarkable The Blackfriar\, one of London’s finest Art Nouveau pubs. Nichol
 son’s Pub in London | The Blackfriar\nPlease Note\n\nThe walk is undertake
 n entirely at your own risk.\nWe will wait 5 minutes before starting.\nOnc
 e the walk has begun\, I will be unable to take phone calls and messages.
URL:https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-drgaqyjh/events/314697553/
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