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This is an outdoor walking tour lasting approximately 2 hours. Please contact us at TLADigital@cityoflondon.gov.uk to discuss any specific accessibility requirements.

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Sunday, September 7

Art of the London Blitz, 85 Years On...

Join City Guide Jonathan Wober for a walking tour in the City of London, focused on the Blitz and artists who responded to it.

By The London Archives

Date and time

Location

Meet near St Paul's tube station exit 2 (outside Caffè Nero)

30 Newgate Street London EC4M 8AD United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event.

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours

This thought-provoking walk marks the 85th anniversary of the Blitz through the eyes of contemporary artists who responded to the intense aerial bombing campaign between September 1940 and May 1941 with their evocative paintings and drawings. It features images by artists such as David Shepherd, Richard Matthews, Ernest Borough Johnson, Esther Borough Johnson and others in the locations where they were created.

What to expect:

You'll explore the area around St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London, itself a miraculous survivor of the devastation. The tour will take place twice - on Sunday 7 September 2025 and Sunday 10 May 2026 - marking both the beginning and the end of the Blitz. (Tickets for the May 2026 walk will go on sale in 2026).

City of London Guide Lecturer Jonathan Wober from London On The Ground will lead this tour which takes approximately 2 hours.

Please book your tickets in advance of the walk.

Visit our current exhibition:

This walking tour complements our current exhibition London in the Second World War, on display at The London Archives in Clerkenwall from 24 February 2025 until 19 February 2026. The exhibition is free to visit during normal opening hours, please check our website for details.

Organized by

The London Archives

The London Archives is a free public archive focussing on the history of London, from 1067 to the present day. We preserve and share millions of historical manuscripts, maps, photographs, books which tell the story of the city. You can find us in central London in Clerkenwell, close to Farringdon Station.

It's free to visit and use the archives and many of our exhibitions and events are free to attend. The London Archives is funded and managed by the City of London Corporation. We opened as The London Archives in August 2024 and were previously known as London Metropolitan Archives.

Find us in leafy Clerkenwell, close to Farringdon and Angel tubes, where we look after a vast and unique collection of manuscripts, maps, photos, books and films that tell the story of London, right back to 1067. If you haven't visited an archive before, we're a bit like a library or museum, but with millions of unique historical documents waiting to be explored; you choose what we want to see and we put the history of London in your hands. Not everyone has time to research though, so our exhibitions and events program delves into the archives and presents the fascinating history of the capital for you to enjoy. We're open to everyone, whether you’re visiting an exhibition, joining a history talk or tracing your family history. Browse our program and start discovering London's history today.