Genki

Temple Bar

St Clement Danes · 0.6 miles

The historic gateway that once marked the main ceremonial approach from Westminster into the City of London lies at the junction where Fleet Street meets The Strand, close to St Clement Danes. Known as Temple Bar, the site originally held a barrier that regulated trade and signalled the boundary of the City’s jurisdiction. From medieval times the route linked the Tower of London, the Palace of Westminster and St Paul’s Cathedral, making the bar a focal point for royal processions; the Lord Mayor traditionally presented the Sword of State to the monarch there. The surrounding built environment includes the 19th-century Royal Courts of Justice to the north and, on the south side, Temple Church together with the Inner and Middle Temple Inns of Court. The present structure is a memorial erected after the 17th-century Wren-designed archway was taken down in 1878. The monument is topped by a dragon symbolising the City and incorporates statues of Queen Victoria and Edward VII. Although the original stone arch was later re-erected in Paternoster Square beside St Paul’s Cathedral, the memorial at Temple Bar remains the focal point for visitors. The site is listed as a heritage monument and offers step-free, wheelchair-accessible access. No admission fee is required, and the open space allows a clear view of the surrounding legal precincts and the historic streetscape.

Henry Fawcett Memorial

London · 0.6 miles

The Henry Fawcett Memorial is a memorial fountain commemorating Henry Fawcett, installed during 1886 at the Victoria Embankment Gardens in London, United Kingdom. Mary Grant created the portrait relief and George Frampton produced the ornamental elements. Basil Champneys was the architect for the memorial. The memorial is listed at Grade II.

Royal Courts of Justice

St Clement Danes · 0.6 miles

The Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts, is a court building in Westminster which houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The High Court also sits on circuit and in other major cities. Designed by George Edmund Street, who died before it was completed, it is a large grey stone edifice in the Victorian Gothic Revival style built in the 1870s and opened by Queen Victoria in 1882. It is one of the largest courts in Europe. It is a Grade I listed building.

Dr. Johnsons House

Bank · 0.6 miles

Dr Johnson's House is a writer's house museum in London in the former home of the 18th-century English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson. The house is a Grade I listed building.

The Original Cell

Bank · 0.6 miles

The library is first fire-proof building in the country. As a result, the cell doors weigh half a ton each and are cast iron in order to attempt any outbreak of fire. Cell was used to store documents and other archives.

Queen Anne

Bank · 0.6 miles

A copy of Francis Bird’s 1712 marble statue of Queen Anne stands in the forecourt on the west side of St Paul’s Cathedral, within the City of London and closest to the Bank area. The monument, which achieved Grade II listed status in 1972, presents the monarch in regal attire, holding a gilded orb and sceptre while facing Ludgate Hill. She is set upon a Portland-stone pedestal designed by Christopher Wren, the base being flanked by four allegorical figures that represent England, France, Ireland and North America, each bearing distinct symbols such as a trident, fleur-de-lys, harp and a feathered headdress. Heavy cast-iron railings enclose the three-step platform that supports the pedestal. The present sculpture replaces the original, which had been unveiled at a thanksgiving service for the Peace of Utrecht on 7 July 1713 and suffered repeated vandalism and weathering by the late 19th century. In 1885 a replica was commissioned from Sicilian marble; after the original sculptor, Richard Claude Belt, was imprisoned, Louis-Auguste Malempré completed the work. Installation was overseen by city architect Sir Horace Jones and the statue was unveiled by Lord Mayor Reginald Hanson on 15 December 1886. The monument’s inscriptions record both the 1712 erection of the first statue and the 1886 funding by the Corporation of London. Visitors to the cathedral’s forecourt can view the figure and its surrounding allegorical groupings at any time the cathedral precinct is open to the public.