Dark and untold history
The Bombed City's Ghost Churches
The Bombed City's Ghost Churches is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Cripplegate and Aldersgate. 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
- Cripplegate and Aldersgate
- Neighbourhood
- Barbican
- Stops
- 5
- Total time
- About 16 min
- Walking
- About 11 min
- Distance
- 0.5 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
The route
5 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
St Lawrence Jewry
You start at St Lawrence Jewry, the first of 5 stops, and St Mary Aldermanbury is next.
- 02
St Mary Aldermanbury
You reach St Mary Aldermanbury after St Lawrence Jewry, and the next stop is St Alban Wood Street tower.
- 03
St Alban Wood Street tower
St Alban Wood Street tower is between St Mary Aldermanbury and Site of St Olave Silver Street.
- 04
Site of St Olave Silver Street
You reach Site of St Olave Silver Street after St Alban Wood Street tower, and the next stop is St Giles-without-Cripplegate.
- 05
St Giles-without-Cripplegate
St Giles-without-Cripplegate is your last stop, and you come to it after Site of St Olave Silver Street.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Cripplegate and Aldersgate. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
The Bombed City's Ghost Churches is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Cripplegate and Aldersgate, 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. The Bombed City's Ghost Churches plays on iPhone. Wanderwalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 5 stops in walking order around Cripplegate and Aldersgate. 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?
The Bombed City's Ghost Churches takes about 16 minutes, covering 5 stops around Cripplegate and Aldersgate.