135. City Walk with Murray Craig

Earlier this week, sixteen of us were entertained to a City walk given by Murray Craig, the 37th Clerk to the Chamberlains’ Court. Murray’s encyclopedic knowledge of the City, both in his role as Clerk and also as a City Guide, made for a fascinating evening.

We started in the Guildhall Yard and visited streets, Livery Halls, Churches and signage in and around Gresham Street, King Street, Aldermanbury, Wood Street, Staining Lane, Oat Lane and Love Lane. In this relatively small area, we were able to visit Roman structures some 2,000 years old and see buildings from the 15th, 17th,19th and 20th centuries.

Murray did a brilliant job on holding our attention and feeding us fascinating facts. We all thoroughly enjoyed the walk. We concluded the evening with an excellent supper in the Members Private Dining Room in Guildhall.

Many thanks to Murray for a very memorable evening.

Photographs show the Guildhall where we stated our walk, Murray in full flow during the walk and all of us at supper in the Guildhall.