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On whose proposal was the Bank of England founded? |
William Paterson |
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Who was the architect of St Mary Woolnoth? |
Nicholas Hawksmoor |
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Where is there a Noon mark in the City? |
Paternoster Square (on the London Stock Exchange) |
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Where did the first bomb fall in the City in World War II? |
Fore Street, Moorgate (near the Salters' Company Hall) |
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Where will you find a pulpit in the City which cannot be approached from the church? |
All Hallows on the Wall, London Wall |
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How many Sheriffs are there in the City? |
Two |
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In which church will you find a monument to Inigo Jones? |
St Benet Paul's Wharf, Queen Victoria Street |
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Within which building is the façade of Beaver House? |
Royal Bank of Canada, Little Trinity Lane |
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What marks the City boundary? |
Heraldic dragons on black bollards |
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How many wards are there in the City? |
Twenty-five |
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Who was the architect of Smithfield Market? |
Sir Horace Jones |
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How many horses are used to pull the Lord Mayor's coach? |
Six |
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Which streets are named in honour of the Joust? |
Giltspur Street Knightrider Street |
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Where do you find single statues of Agriculture, Art, Commerce and Science? |
Holborn Viaduct |
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Which is the oldest Livery Company by charter? |
The Weavers |
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What is the date of the charter of the oldest Livery Company? |
1155 |
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Which is the senior Livery Company of the Great Twelve? |
The Mercers |
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Name the sculptor of HSBC Gates, Peter's Hill |
Sir Anthony Caro |
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(Extra) Which is the oldest elected office in the City? |
Sheriff of London |
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In which church is there a statue of Charles I? |
St Katherine Cree |
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In which church was the 19th century poet John Keats baptised? |
St Botolph without Bishopsgate |
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Who carved the relief on the Monument? |
Caius Gabriel Cibber |
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What is the weathervane of St Nicholas Cole / Cole Abbey? |
Ship / galleon (3-masted ship) |
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Which gate was added to the City in the Middle Ages? |
Moorgate |
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Where is the London Stock Exchange? |
Paternoster Square |
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Which livery companies may be at sixes and sevens? |
Merchant Taylors Skinners |
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Which livery companies are involved in swan upping? |
Dyers Vintners |
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What offices must the Lord Mayor have held in order to be elected? |
Alderman Sheriff |
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Where is there a plaque to Ebenezer Howard, founder of the Garden City movement? |
Moor House, 120 London Wall |
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Who was the only signatory of Magna Carta who was not a Baron or Bishop? |
William Hardell, Mayor of London |
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For what might we know Peter de Colechurch? |
Built the first stone London Bridge |
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In which church will you find the Newgate prison execution bell? |
St Sepulchre without Newgate |
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Who occupied the site of the present Cutlers' Hall? |
Royal College of Physicians |
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What is the gold / silver hallmark for London? |
Leopard's head |
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Which clock in London was the first one to have a minute hand? |
St Dunstan in the West |
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Which City church has a station underneath it? |
St Mary Woolnoth |
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Who is the architect of the Guildhall Art Gallery? |
Richard Gilbert Scott |
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What is the weathervane of St Mary Le Bow? |
Copper dragon (flying on a golden ball) |
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In what year was the Bank of England founded? |
1694 |
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In which street is there a bust of Charles Lamb, the early 19th century essayist? |
Giltspur Street |
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Who are the architects of Bloomberg Place? |
Foster & Partners |
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With which church do you associate Rahere? |
St Bartholomew the Great |
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Who was William Wallace to whom there is a plaque in Smithfield? |
13th century Scottish patriot |
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Which Livery Hall displays the dagger that is said to have killed Wat Tyler? |
Fishmongers |
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Which livery company has its Hall at the north end of London Bridge? |
Fishmongers |
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Which livery company has its Hall at the North end of Southwark bridge? |
Vintners |
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Who founded London Penny Post? |
William Docwra |
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Where is Hogarth's The Good Samaritan to be seen? |
St Bartholomew's Hospital |
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What is the Silent Change? |
Admission of new Lord Mayor |
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Who painted the panels on the Lord Mayor's coach? |
Giovanni Battista Cipriani |
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Why does the Lord Mayor's procession stop at St Paul's Cathedral? |
To receive the blessing of the Dean |
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Who designed Mansion House? |
George Dance the Elder |
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Who was the sculptor of the water feature at Lloyd's Register of Shipping? |
William Pye |
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Where is Hogarth's The Rake's Progress to be seen? |
Sir John Soane's Museum, Lincoln's Inn Fields |
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Which is the 110th livery company? |
Art Scholars |
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(Extra) Which is the 108th livery company? |
Security Professionals |
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(Extra) Who lives in the Old Deanery? |
Bishop of London |
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With which church is the Butterworth Charity linked? |
St Bartholomew the Great |
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Which livery company gathers to listen to the Bubble Sermon? |
Stationers |
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Who endowed the City of London School in 1442? |
John Carpenter |
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Which four livery companies have their coats of arms around the central area of St Paul's? |
Goldsmiths Grocers Mercers Merchant Taylors |
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After which Queen is Queenhythe named? |
Matilda, wife of Henry I and mother of Henry II |
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Where is the heart of Queen Eleanor of Provence (wife of Henry III) buried? |
Christ Church, Newgate Street aka Greyfriars |
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Which years are covered by Pepys' diaries? |
1660 - 1669 |
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Who designed All Hallows, London Wall? |
George Dance the Younger |
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From which church tower did Samuel Pepys watch the progress of the Great Fire in September 1666? |
Tower of All Hallows by the Tower / All Hallows Barking |
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Where is the Egyptian Hall? |
Mansion House |
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In which street is there an outdoor statue of Mary, Queen of Scots? |
Fleet Street |
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Why are there at least three churches dedicated to St Botolph? |
Patron saint of travellers |
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Where can you see the face of Sir Winston Churchill in the centre of the signs of the Zodiac? |
Bracken House, Cannon Street |
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With which church do you associate the Samaritans? |
St Stephen Walbrook |
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Where in the City is there a street signed East Street? |
Finsbury Circus |
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What is the destination of the Lord Mayor's show? |
Royal Courts of Justice |
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Who was the first Mayor? |
Henry Fitz-Aylwin |
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What is the name of the passage under the north end of Southwark bridge? |
Fruiterers' Passage |
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Why is Restitutus considered to be the first Bishop of London? |
Attended the Council of Arles in 314 |
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Who was Mellitus? |
First Saxon Bishop of London (7th century) Third Archbishop of Canterbury |
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Name the phenomenon that caused the Millennium Bridge to wobble |
Synchronous lateral excitation |
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Who is the Admiral of the Port of London? |
Lord Mayor |
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Which livery company is commemorated on John Stow's tomb? |
Merchant Taylors |
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Name the only fire station in the City |
Dowgate |
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Who was Anne Mowbray, whose coffin was discovered in the Minories in the 1960s? |
Wife of Duke of York (married to Richard, younger son of Edward IV) |
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Where was the Armada Thanksgiving service held, attended by Queen Elizabeth I? |
St Paul's Cathedral |
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Where are there two mice to be seen eating cheese? |
13 Philpot Lane |
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With what trade do you connect the name Staple as in Staple Inn? |
Wool |
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Where is there a memorial to John Stow? |
St Andrew Undershaft |
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Who supplies the horses that pull the Lord Mayor's coach? |
Waldburgs |
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Where are the graves of Daniel Defoe, John Bunyan and William Blake? |
Bunhill Fields |
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Whose statue stands in from of St Paul's? |
Queen Anne |
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With which church is Isaac Walton connected? |
St Dunstan in the West Churchyard |
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Where did the Dominicans have their headquarters in London? |
Blackfriars |
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Which is the only Nicholas Hawksmoor church in the City? |
St Mary Woolnoth |
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Name the four busts in the covered Way to Guildhall Art Gallery |
Cromwell Pepys Shakespeare Wren |
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(Extra) When was the Lord Mayor's procession using Livery Company barges? |
1856 |
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When is the Lord Mayor elected? |
Michaelmas Day / 29 September |
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Who is the only person who takes precedence over the Lord Mayor in the City? |
Sovereign / monarch |
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In which church will you find a bust of Admiral Philip, governor of the first colony In Australia? |
St Mary Le Bow |
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Who was Ethelburga? |
7th century Abbess of Barking Sister of St Erconwald, Bishop of London |
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Where can you find windows commemorating Sir Henry Wood and Dame Nellie Melba? |
St Sepulchre without Newgate |
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In which street can a camel train be seen? |
Eastcheap |
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Whose device is the Lamb and Flag? |
Middle Temple / Knights Templars |
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For how long was London Bridge the only crossing on the Thames below Kingston? |
Until 1729 (Putney bridge built) |
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Name the type of rustication on buildings with shallow curly channels like worm tracks |
Vermiculated rustication |
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Which King expelled the Jewish community? |
Edward I |
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In which year were the Jews expelled by the King? |
1290 |
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What was the Steelyard? |
Headquarter of Hanseatic League |
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Where was the Steelyard? |
Dowgate Hill / Cannon Street station |
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Where were the royal illegitimate births announced? |
Paul's Cross |
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How do the pupils of Sir John Cass School annually commemorate their founder? |
They wear a red feather |
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Where is the earliest known sword rest in the City? |
St Helen Bishopsgate (1665) |
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Where was Edward Lloyd originally buried? |
St Mary Woolnoth |
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Who is the Governor of the Bank of England? |
Mark Carney |
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(Extra) When was the display of executed heads on London Bridge discontinued? |
1678 |
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Whose symbol is the Demi-Virgin? |
Mercers |
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What is the supposed significance of the Golden Boy at Pye Corner? |
Where Great Fire ended |
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Where was the source of the stone used for building the Roman Wall around the City? |
Maidstone, Kent |
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What distinguishes the City Police helmet from other police helmets?
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Bears the City Coat of Arms |
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What is unusual about the statue of Justice above the Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court)?
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She is not blindfolded |
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Who are the architects of No1 Poultry? |
Sir James Stirling Michael Wilford |
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Where was Alexander Pope born? |
Plough Court, off Lombard street |
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Which livery hall is at the south end of London bridge? |
Glaziers' Hall
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Where will you find a statue of Hodge? |
Gough Square |
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In which City church is there an altar by Henry Moore? |
St Stephen Walbrook |
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Who is the architect for One New Change? |
Jean Nouvel |
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What was sold at the sign of Pasqua Rosee’s head? |
Coffee |
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Whose symbol is the grasshopper? |
Sir Thomas Gresham and family |
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Which Company is associated with the Knolly’s Rose Ceremony? |
Watermen and Lightermen |
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Where was the trial of Lady Jane Grey held? |
Guildhall |
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Which two fortifications did William I agree to have built in the City apart from theWhite Tower? |
Baynard Castle Mountfichet Tower |
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Name the female statue on Temple Bar in Paternoster Square |
Queen Anne of Denmark (wife of James I) |
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Outside which building is there a Polar sundial in the City?
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City of London School |
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Where is there a memorial to Malta GC? |
Byward Street |
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On what site is the Central Criminal Court? |
Newgate prison |
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Which livery hall has a chapel? |
Mercers' Hall |
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Who cries out Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! in common Hall? |
Common Cryer / Serjeant-at-Arms |
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By whom were the Heralds of the sovereigns of England first incorporated? |
Richard III |
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Who paid the rent of a red rose, ten loads of hay and ten pounds to the Bishop of Ely? |
Christopher Hatton |
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For what was the rent of a red rose, ten loads of hay and ten pounds paid to Bishop of Ely? |
Ely Place |
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Where did the Bank of England first open its books? |
Mercers' Hall |
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Which famous playwright owned a house in Ireland Yard? |
William Shakespeare |
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Where would you find a hagioscope in the City? |
St Helen's Bishopsgate |
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Where is Drake’s cupboard? |
Middle Temple Hall |
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Which mediaeval ward was created entirely outside the wall? |
Bridge Without |
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In which churchyard is the Insect City? |
St Dunstan in the East |
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Who is commemorated by the pub called “The Hung Drawn and Quartered”? |
Major General Thomas Harrison |
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Which Livery Hall is on water? |
Master Mariners' Hall |
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Immediately prior to 1609 what were the supporters of the City Shield in the coat of arms? |
Lions |
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Which was the first of the religious houses in London to be dissolved? |
Holy Trinity Aldgate (1532) |
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Who is the sculptor for the Knights Templars on the south side of Temple Church? |
Nicola Hicks |
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(Extra) When was the medieval ward outside the Wall abolished? |
1978 |
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Where did the preacher John Wesley feel his heart strangely warmed? |
Aldersgate |
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Where is the architect Sir John Vanburgh buried but has no memorial? |
St Stephen Walbrook |
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Which bank trades at the sign of the Golden Bottle? |
Hoares |
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In which street is the former Goslings Bank? |
Fleet Street |
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What was the sign of Goslings Bank? |
Three squirrels |
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Why is there a statue of Elizabeth Fry in the Central Criminal Court? |
Prison reformer - worked in Newgate Prison |
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Who lived for 14 years in rooms above Aldgate? |
Geoffrey Chaucer |
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Which church is beneath St Paul’s Cathedral? |
St Faith's |
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Where is the City’s first public drinking fountain? |
Corner of Holborn Viaduct and Giltspur Street |
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With which church is Tubby Clayton’s Toc H movement associated? |
All Hallows by the Tower / All Hallows Barking |
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What is on the top of St Olave Jewry tower? |
Ship (weathervane) |
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From which church did the weathervane on top of St Olave Jewry come? |
St Mildred Poultry |
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Where is there a little statue of the artist George Frederick Watts? |
Postman's Park |
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Where was a 19th century Prime Minister christened? |
St Andrew Holborn |
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Where is there a plaque to Disraeli in the City? |
Frederick's Place |
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In which City street was the poet Thomas Gray born? |
Cornhill |
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Where in the City did Twelfth Night have its first performance? |
Middle Temple Hall |
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Which City church straddles two Wards? |
St Margaret Lothbury |
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(Extra) Where did A Comedy of Errors have its first performance? |
Gray's Inn Hall |
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Where is John Milton buried? |
St Giles Cripplegate |
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Who was the architect of Leadenhall Market? |
Sir Horace Jones
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Who was the first Governor of the Bank of England? |
Sir John Houblon |
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What is the colour of a Common Councilman’s gown? |
Mazarine blue
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Which City institution regularly uses a quill pen? |
Lloyd's |
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Which architects designed The Insect Hotel? |
Arup Associates |
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When was the last public hanging outside the Old Bailey? |
1868 |
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Where was Oliver Cromwell married? |
St Giles Cripplegate |
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Where will you find an external statue of James Hulbert in the City? |
Fishmongers' Hall |
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Where in the City is there a sculpture called Fulcrum? |
Broadgate |
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Where is Tellson’s Bank from Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities?
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Child's Bank, Fleet Street |
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Where is the painting of the Pool of Bethseda? |
St Bartholomew's Hospital |
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Which station connects with the Central Line and the Docklands Light Railway in theCity? |
Bank
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Where can you see plaques to commemorate heroes who died trying to save others? |
Postman's Park |
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Where in the City is the sculpture known as Rush Hour? |
Broadgate |
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With which priory was Sir Thomas More linked?
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Charterhouse |
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Where are the ashes of Sir Henry Wood placed? |
St Sepulchre without Newgate |
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When does the Lord Mayor carry the Crystal Sceptre? |
The Coronation |
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(Extra) Where in Fleet Street did Sweeney Todd have his barber shop?
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Hen and Chicken Court (by St Dunstan's in the West) |
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Which Dickens’ novel describes the Gordon Riots of 1780? |
Barnaby Rudge |
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What was originally on the site of Mansion House? |
Stocks Market |
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What is the present name of Stinking Lane? |
King Edward Street |
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Name the two statues on the north side of the Royal Exchange |
Richard Whittington Sir Hugh Myddleton |
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What is on the top of the Monument? |
Flaming urn |
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What is the colour of a City policeman’s buttons? |
Gilt / Gold |
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What was the popular title of the Dominican Friars?
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Black Friars |
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Whom do the Liverymen elect in Common Hall on Midsummer’s day? |
Sheriffs |
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Who elects the Recorder of London? |
Court of Aldermen |
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Where was the fourth St Botolph’s church? |
Billingsgate |
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Who sponsored the restoration of the Cleary Gardens in 2007? |
Loire Valley Wines |
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Which City church has an external clock dated 1709?
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St Magnus the Martyr |
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Where was Thomas Becket born? |
Near Ironmonger Lane |
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Who is the Chancellor of the City University? |
Lord Mayor |
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How are the City’s Open Spaces outside the City funded? |
City cash |
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Who decides whether or not to confer honorary Freedom of the City? |
Court of Common Council |
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Who accompanies the Sheriffs when petitions are presented to Parliament? |
Remembrancer |
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Where can you find Elizabeth Frink’s Paternoster? |
Paternoster Square |
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Who discovered Grinling Gibbons and introduced him to Sir Christopher Wren? |
John Evelyn |
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What is the name of the sculpture outside St Botolph Aldgate ? |
Sanctuary |
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Which livery company has the motto "I am spoken of all over the world as the one who helps?" |
Apothecaries |
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Who was the sculptor for the Vintners’ Company’s statute of their Barge Master and Swan? |
Vivien Mallock |
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Who founded St Paul’s School? |
Dean John Colet |
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What was the original name of the Grocers’ Company? |
Pepperers |
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Which City church had a serious fire in 1988? |
St Mary at Hill |
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Name the horse above Cutlers’ Gardens in Middlesex Street |
Rebellion |
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What stands on the site of Doctors’ Commons? |
Faraday Building |
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Which livery company has two masters in office at the same time? |
Cooks |
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On which City building can the head of the architect Sir John Soane be seen? |
Carpenters' Hall |
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Which livery company features Noah’s Ark on its coat of arms? |
Shipwrights |
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Which livery company supports Oundle School? |
Grocers |
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Which City church was designed by Nathaniel Wright? |
St Botolph Aldersgate |
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Who designed the present Royal Exchange? |
Sir William Tite |
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Which livery company master serves for two years? |
Bowyers |
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Where are the City’s only public swimming baths?
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Golden Lane |
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In which street is the Cordwainer? |
Watling Street |
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In which pub are the words “Don’t advertise it, tell a Gossip?” |
The Black Friar |
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Which was the first post-war building in the City to be listed? |
Bracken House |
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To which church did the people of Germany present a rood made in Oberammergau? |
St Mary le Bow |
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When was the order of precedence for the livery companies establisher? |
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Who designed the 1831 London Bridge? |
Sir John Rennie |
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Where is the 1831 London Bridge now? |
Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
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Where was there a bowling green in the City? |
Finsbury Circus |
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What tops the east tower of the Royal Exchange? |
Grasshopper |
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What replaced De Keyser’s Royal Hotel? |
Unilever House |
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Where is there an external statue of Henry Fitz-Aylwin? |
Holborn Viaduct |
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Where is the City cemetery and crematorium? |
Manor Park |
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Whose plaque is at Ludgate Circus? |
Edgar Wallace |
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Where was the William Pitt Bridge? |
Blackfriars |
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Who carved the marble altar in St Stephen Walbrook? |
Henry Moore |
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In which church is there a wooden font cover by Grinling Gibbons? |
All Hallows by the Tower / All Hallows Barking |
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Which City Institution has the motto “My word is my bond”? |
London Stock Exchange |
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Which City Institution has the motto “Our word our bond”? |
Baltic Exchange |
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Who designed the Millennium Measure on the River Walkway?
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Joanna Migdal |
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Of which famous architect was Sir John Soane a pupil? |
George Dance the Younger |
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Who is the Bishop of London? |
Richard Chartres |
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Name the three towers of Barbican |
Cromwell Lauderdale Shakespeare |
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Which City official wears a tall fur hat? |
Sword Bearer |
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What is the fur of which a City official's tall hat is made? |
Sable |
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Whose device is Pegasus, the winged horse? |
Inner Temple |
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Where is St Paul’s School now based? |
Barnes |
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Who was the architect of Tower 42? |
Richard Seifert |
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Where will you find 12 lamp standards donated by the 12 Great Livery Companies? |
Royal Exchange forecourt |
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Why was the Lord Mayor’s Show interrupted in 1852? |
Duke of Wellington's funeral |
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What was originally on the site of Leadenhall Market? |
Roman basilica / forum |
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Which livery company conducts the trial of the Pyx? |
Goldsmiths |
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Which livery company has the cakes and ale ceremony? |
Stationers |
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Which famous poet worked at Lloyds Bank on Cornhill? |
T.S. Eliot |
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Which famous author worked at the Bank of England? |
Kenneth Grahame |
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Where are the Coal Exchange dragons today? |
Victoria Embankment |
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Where can you see the only statue of Henry VIII in the City? |
St Bartholomew's Hospital gateway |
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Which Livery Company opened a new Hall in 2005? |
Furniture Makers |
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Of which company was Samuel Pepys Master? |
Clothworkers |
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Who conducts the Trial of the Pyx? |
Queen's Remembrancer |
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Who are the architects for the Cannon Place development? |
Foggo Associates |
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Who are the TWO Companies without livery? |
Parish Clerks Watermen and Lightermen |
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Where was Peter de Colechurch buried? |
Chapel of Thomas a Becket |
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Where is there a bust of George Dance the Younger? |
Circus Place |
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Where was the former HQ of Reuters in the Cityprior to moving to Canary Wharf? |
Fleet Street |
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Who was the architect for the former HQ of Reuters in the City? |
Sir Edwin Lutyens |
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Why is there a statue to the Duke of Wellington at Bank junction? |
Helped the City in building King William Street |
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Where was Garraway’s Coffee House? |
Change Alley |
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Name Anthony Gormley’s statue in Shoe Lane |
Resolution |
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Where was Samuel Pepys christened? |
St Bride Fleet Street |
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Name the three methods of admission to become a Liveryman |
Patrimony Redemption Servitude |
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Which church has the epitaph – “She deceased. He for a little tried to live without her, liked it not and died”? |
St Bartholomew the Great |
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Who was born in Bread Street in 1608? |
John Milton |
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Who designed the Wandering Hour Clock?
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Joanna Migdal |
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In which churches in the City can you hear services in Welsh? |
Welsh Church Fann Street St Benet Paul's Wharf |
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Which churchyard does Lloyd’s Register adjoin? |
St Katherine Coleman |
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(Extra) Why is there a canopy over the witness box in No. 1 Court Old Bailey? |
Reminder that the court used to be held in open air |
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(Extra) Who was the sculptor for the bust of Samuel Pepys in Seething Lane Gardens?
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Karin Jonzen |
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(Extra) In which street is the London Stone? |
Cannon Street |
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(Extra) Where did John Evelyn first meet Grinling Gibbons?
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Deptford
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(Extra) Which is the 109th livery company?
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Educators
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(Extra) Which is the 107th livery company?
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Tax advisers
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(Extra) Who is the artist of the Light-wall in the Barbican?
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Alex Hartley
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