Sir Christopher Wren, Temple Bar, Paternoster Square. Photo Katy Wignall.
Join Blue Badge Guide Katie Wignall on a virtual tour celebrating the genius of Sir Christopher Wren in London, using high definition video, images and live commentary. Most famous as the architect of St Paul's Cathedral and the city churches, this tour will instead focus on the many secular works that Wren undertook in his long and varied career.
The tour will include virtually visiting the Monument (the largest freestanding stone column in the world), Temple Bar (the gateway into the City of London) as well as royal palaces such as Hampton Court and Kensington Palace, and hospitals including the Royal Hospital Chelsea and Greenwich. We will consider Wren's designs, influence and tastes alongside his team of master craftsmen.
You may also be interested in this earlier event with Janet Gough: TALK | Sir Christopher Wren: St Paul’s Cathedral and the Rebuilding of London’s Churches and can still purchase access to the on-demand recording here.
Proceeds from our ticket sales benefit museums, galleries and other arts-based organisations and projects.
This is an online event hosted on Zoom which can be watched live, or on-demand for three weeks afterwards. You will receive your link to access the event in your email confirmation and the on-demand link after the event ends.