Dark and untold history
The Dead Under the Walbrook
The Dead Under the Walbrook is a 12-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Walbrook and Cannon Street. 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
- Walbrook and Cannon Street
- Neighbourhood
- Bank
- Stops
- 5
- Total time
- About 12 min
- Walking
- About 9 min
- Distance
- 0.4 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 Swithin's Church Gardens
You start at St Swithin's Church Gardens, the first of 5 stops, and Cloak Lane is next.
- 02
Cloak Lane
You reach Cloak Lane after St Swithin's Church Gardens, and the next stop is St John the Baptist upon Walbrook churchyard site.
- 03
St John the Baptist upon Walbrook churchyard site
St John the Baptist upon Walbrook churchyard site is between Cloak Lane and St Stephen Walbrook.
- 04
St Stephen Walbrook
You reach St Stephen Walbrook after St John the Baptist upon Walbrook churchyard site, and the next stop is Bank Underground Station.
- 05
Bank Underground Station
Bank Underground Station is your last stop, and you come to it after St Stephen Walbrook.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Walbrook and Cannon Street. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
The Dead Under the Walbrook is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Walbrook and Cannon Street, 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 Dead Under the Walbrook 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 Walbrook and Cannon Street. 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 Dead Under the Walbrook takes about 12 minutes, covering 5 stops around Walbrook and Cannon Street.