Buildings with secrets
Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners
Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Eastcheap and Cornhill. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Wanderwalk is an iPhone GPS audio guide. Stories typically start within about 40 metres. This is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
- Area
- Eastcheap and Cornhill
- Neighbourhood
- Eastcheap
- Stops
- 7
- Total time
- About 20 min
- Walking
- About 14 min
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
The route
7 stories in walking order
This list shows the route in order. Each entry names the mapped place and where it appears in the walk.
- 01
Newman's Court Scrooge Counting House
You start at Newman's Court Scrooge Counting House, the first of 7 stops, and Cornhill Standard plaque is next.
- 02
Cornhill Standard plaque
You reach Cornhill Standard plaque after Newman's Court Scrooge Counting House, and the next stop is George and Vulture.
- 03
George and Vulture
George and Vulture is between Cornhill Standard plaque and St Clement Eastcheap Church.
- 04
St Clement Eastcheap Church
You reach St Clement Eastcheap Church after George and Vulture, and the next stop is King William Street Underground Station.
- 05
King William Street Underground Station
King William Street Underground Station is between St Clement Eastcheap Church and St Magnus the Martyr Church.
- 06
St Magnus the Martyr Church
You reach St Magnus the Martyr Church after King William Street Underground Station, and the next stop is Two Mice Sculpture, Philpott Lane.
- 07
Two Mice Sculpture, Philpott Lane
Two Mice Sculpture, Philpott Lane is your last stop, and you come to it after St Magnus the Martyr Church.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for buildings with secrets around Eastcheap and Cornhill. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Eastcheap and Cornhill, London. Stories play when you come within about 40 metres of the mapped place. It is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. Wanderwalk is an iPhone app. Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners plays on iPhone. Wanderwalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 7 stops in walking order around Eastcheap and Cornhill. You can also use Wander mode to hear nearby London stories without a start point. Neither mode is turn-by-turn navigation.
How long is the walk?
Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners takes about 20 minutes, covering 7 stops around Eastcheap and Cornhill.