🏨 Rebels, Radicals and Rough Justice: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Clerkenwell Activity

Rebels, Radicals and Rough Justice: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Clerkenwell

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Duration: 50 minutes

Departs: London, London

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Overview

The walk starts at Farringdon which was the terminus of the first Underground Line in the world. The title – Rebels, Radicals and Rough Justice - characterises the rest of the route. We will be following the footsteps of Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381, and William Wallace, Scottish patriot. Both met violent deaths in Smithfield, where cattle were also slaughtered until 1855.

We also meet Lenin who lived here before he overthrew the Russian Tsar. We'll see three ancient monasteries and London’s oldest hospital. We'll finish by the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court. This was built on the site of Newgate prison, where many famous inmates were incarcerated before being publicly executed until the 19th Century.

The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

What's Included

Lifetime access to Rebels, Radicals and Rough Justice: Historic Clerkenwell tour

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

VoiceMap Application

What's Not Included

Food/Drink

Smartphone

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Transportation

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 6 - 99

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

Marx Memorial Library

On the 50th anniversary of Marx's death in 1933, a library of socialist works was opened at the Marx Memorial Library. You can visit the library most afternoons. Inside is a mural showing workers trampling on capitalists in the City of London.

• Admission Ticket Free

St James's Church

St James Church was built on the former site of the St Mary nunnery, in 1792. The tall steeple was used by local clockmakers to set the time, by looking over London to Greenwich.

• Admission Ticket Free

The Museum of the Order of St John

The Museum of the Order of St John displays memorabilia from the original order of Knights, and objects connected with the later history of the building.

• Admission Ticket Free

Smithfield Market

The Smithfield Market building was designed by Horace Jones. He was the City architect, and his most famous structure is Tower Bridge. The market's purple and green colour scheme used new chemical paints invented by the Victorians.

• Admission Ticket Free

Church of St. Bartholomew the Great

St Bartholomew the Great was founded in 1123 by Rahere, an Augustinian monk. While on a pilgrimage to Rome, Rahere fell ill and in his delirium he saw a vision of St Bartholomew.

• Admission Ticket Free

Old Bailey

The Old Bailey is England's Central Criminal Court. The building was constructed in 1907 on the site of Newgate Prison. Many famous trials have taken place here, including Oscar Wilde and Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper.

• Admission Ticket Free

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