When the area around St Paul’s in the City of London was razed in the blitz, plans slowly emerged for ambitious rebuilding: the Golden Lane estate, the Barbican, and a new raised walkway system above ancient London Wall.
Join John Grindrod, author of Iconicon and historian of modern places, on a fascinating walk around one of the world’s most celebrated Brutalist architectural estates and its surroundings, to help recapture some of the excitement and optimism of London’s Cold War-era masterpiece.
- Ticket buyers will be informed of the meeting point and the tour will commence from that location
- The tour will last approximately two and a half hours, including a drink at The Bindery (included in ticket price)
- The tour will go ahead unless there are extreme weather conditions which prevent travel to/from London - please dress appropriately
- The tour will end at Faber's offices in The Bindery (nearest station: Farringdon), where John will sign copies of Iconicon
John Grindrod is the author of Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain (2022), Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain (2013) and Outskirts: Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt (2017), which was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize. @Grindrod / johngrindrod.co.uk
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