{"product_id":"the-walls-of-london-walking-tour-saturday-17-october-2026-10am","title":"The Walls of London walking tour - Saturday 17 October 2026 10am","description":"\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large\"\u003eJoin Open City for a walking tour exploring how London’s ancient walls have shaped our city for centuries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis insightful walking tour along the route of the ruined London Wall — led by City of London guide Paul Lincoln — chronicles how the protective stone barrier, which was originally built by the Romans, has been adapted, demolished, covered up, revealed by the blitz, and even rediscovered by recent building works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe impact of London’s wall on the historic City of London and the wider capital is immense and yet it is rarely celebrated, noticed or understood. The recent building of the London Wall Place office development by Make — featuring a series of new skywalks — has however shone a light on some new aspects of these ancient fortifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eParticipants will discover the extraordinary history of the wall, its constantly changing appearance, its impact on surrounding neighbourhoods, its relationship with nearby buildings old and new, and the role it played as a symbol of division in medieval society — deterring physical threats, but also separating members of society into ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLondon Wall has survived the plague, the Blitz and is likely to survive the social and economic upheavals brought by Covid-19. The tour will use the history, and surviving structure of London’s ancient wall, to open up discussions about how public spaces are used by local residents, visitors and workers and the ways in which the Square Mile responded to the impact of Covid-19. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Meet the guide inside The City Wall at Vine Street, 12 Jewry Street London EC3N 2HT. The \u003c\/span\u003eCafé is open from 9am. (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2nd stop on this tour is \u003cspan\u003ea view of the wall from Leonardo Royal Hotel London City)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEnd:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ludgate Hill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 hours approx\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePaul Lincoln is a member of the City of London Guide Lecturers' Association and lives in the City in Golden Lane Estate where he coordinates the campaign: Imagine Golden Lane at Net Zero. He has an interest in the politics of the City of London as well as post-war architecture, landscape and urban design. Paul has an MA in Cities, Design and Regeneration and is also a printmaker at East London Printmakers. He has been guiding tours with Open City since 2016. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImage © Make Architects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OpenCityShop","offers":[{"title":"Pay it forward ticket","offer_id":57170466701690,"sku":"TOURS","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard ticket","offer_id":57170466734458,"sku":"TOURS","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Over 65s ticket","offer_id":57170466767226,"sku":"TOURS","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Under 25s ticket","offer_id":57170466799994,"sku":"TOURS","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Income support\/jobseekers ticket","offer_id":57170466832762,"sku":"TOURS","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/1786\/files\/DSD275301_9e710b90-e64b-4b72-970c-e9097e5eaf78.jpg?v=1713788154","url":"https:\/\/shop.open-city.org.uk\/products\/the-walls-of-london-walking-tour-saturday-17-october-2026-10am","provider":"Open City Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}