The Old Deanery is a Grade I seventeenth-century mansion house close to the West Front of St Paul’s Cathedral. Set back with its own courtyard, it is among a small handful of surviving secular buildings erected in the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1666. It is the office of the Bishop of London and recently underwent restoration. It's not somewhere we could usually see inside, … [Read more...] about Open House London: Exploring The Old Deanery – City of London
St Paul's Cathedral
Photo: View of St Paul’s from the Whispering Gallery
You don't need to be religious to appreciate the stunning beauty of a cathedral like St Paul's in London, a place we make a point to visit on every trip. It's an architectural masterpiece designed by Sir Christopher Wren. A small bonus to visiting is that it also has the graves of Nelson and Wellington, a fitting mausoleum for two of Britain's most important heroes. Photo was … [Read more...] about Photo: View of St Paul’s from the Whispering Gallery
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