Walk the wall

TOH surpassed himself last night with his guided tour of the London Wall.

He came up with the idea of one of 'the group' leading a walk round London (Steve went first with his excellent litery tour) and it was his turn.

We met in a pub near Blackfriars, which is the where the western side of the Roman wall stood. I was quite amazed at how much research he'd done into the history and the laminated teaching aids he produced with ancient maps on and pictures of Olde London complete with hangings and anarchistic scenes.

He walked us along the route and took us to some hidden gems such as Guildhall, with its empty square and the outline of a Roman amphitheatre, and Postman's Park with a collection of poignant plaques to people who died trying to save others (it would appear in Victorian times the most danger was to be had from drowning, being scorched to death or being killed by a train).

The walk ended by the Tower Of London, where there is a small piece of the London wall still standing. Mostly Roman, I think but with some medieval additions.

A triumph. And setting a high standard for the next person to be 'leader'.