Alison Lovejoy-Delorie, the organiser of this event, shares this message about the walk:

After very successful walks in the last two years, I am again organising a Walk in the City to raise money for TaxAid and Tax Help for Older People.

The recently televised third instalment of the Wolf Hall Trilogy has reminded us of some of the often terrible events during King Henry VIII’s reign that led to the break with the Catholic Church in Rome and the Reformation of the Church in England. Therefore, I have chosen our theme for the walk this year as  “London During the Time of King Henry VIII”. 

London Blue Badge guide, Myra Morgan, who has thrilled us on our two previous Walks, will lead us through the City of London – following in the footsteps of three of Henry VIII’s Chancellors, including Thomas Cromwell.  We will see places they knew well and meet some of the devout men who strongly resisted Henry VIII’s reforms and paid for it with their lives.  

The walk will: 

 – start at 11.00 at Bank Junction, on the steps of the Royal Exchange

 – and finish by 1.30 at Chancery Lane Underground

DETAILS

Date: Tuesday 22 April 2025

Place:  Bottom of the steps in front of the Royal Exchange (Bank Underground Station – Exit 3 – for Royal Exchange)

Start: Meet promptly at 11.00 am.  

(For those who would like a pre-walk coffee / WC – the One Lombard Street restaurant opens from 07.00 – Exit 6 – from Bank Underground Station) 

Finish: 1.30 pm for lunch near Chancery Lane on a self-pay basis

Cost: £80.   We appreciate that this is not the “going rate” but this Walk is held to raise money for our TaxAid and Tax Help for Older People.

Registration: Please email me on alison.lovejoy.delorie@btinternet.com to let me know if you are able to come and also whether you are going to stay for lunch.

Please pay using  https://www.justgiving.com/page/alison-lovejoy-2

If you are unable to make the Walk, I hope you will still consider making a donation via Just Giving as above

I hope to see you there.

Alison Lovejoy