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 source-backed 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
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
Newman's Court Scrooge Counting House is the first stop. This Eastcheap and Cornhill walk has 7 stops and focuses on buildings with secrets.
- 02
Cornhill Standard plaque
Cornhill Standard plaque is stop 2 of 7. This Eastcheap and Cornhill walk focuses on buildings with secrets.
- 03
George and Vulture
George and Vulture is stop 3 of 7. This Eastcheap and Cornhill walk focuses on buildings with secrets.
- 04
St Clement Eastcheap Church
St Clement Eastcheap Church is stop 4 of 7. This Eastcheap and Cornhill walk focuses on buildings with secrets.
- 05
King William Street Underground Station
King William Street Underground Station is stop 5 of 7. This Eastcheap and Cornhill walk focuses on buildings with secrets.
- 06
St Magnus the Martyr Church
St Magnus the Martyr Church is stop 6 of 7. This Eastcheap and Cornhill walk focuses on buildings with secrets.
- 07
Two Mice Sculpture, Philpott Lane
Two Mice Sculpture, Philpott Lane is the last stop. This Eastcheap and Cornhill walk has 7 stops and focuses on buildings with secrets.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for buildings with secrets aroundEastcheap 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.