Tour of Mansion House and Guildhall with Lunch

Monday 19th September 2022

Start: 11.00am | Finish: 4.00pm

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The morning will start at 11am with a guided tour of Mansion House, the Lord Mayor’s official residence and a stately home within the Master’s Aldermanic Ward of Walbrook. The building was completed in 1758 in grand “Palladian” style and contains many treasures including the Samuels Art Collection and the gold and silver plate secured in the vault.

We will then walk across to Guildhall for lunch in the Aldermen’s Dining Room, followed by a guided tour of Guildhall, a World Heritage site. The building, originally built in 1440, today provides both functioning municipal offices for the City of London Corporation, as well as an entertainment venue for both State and Civic banquets. This is in addition to meetings of the Court of Aldermen and Court of Common Council, which together comprise the City’s elected assembly. It also contains the remnants of a Roman Amphitheatre, an Art Gallery and some of the finest crypts to be found anywhere in the UK.

Note that Mansion House and Guildhall are working buildings and the tours may need to accommodate that.

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