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Events & Dining
Tuesday
25
JUN
2024
Wren churches walking tour with architectural historian Canon Janet Gough (1980)
2:00pm – Meet near Monument Underground Station, London
Please note that this event has now sold out. To be added to a waiting list, please email the Development Office.
Join architectural historian Canon Janet Gough OBE (1980) for a walking tour to discover the extraordinary genius of Sir Christopher Wren, as he rebuilds the City of London out of the disasters of the Black Death and Great Fire.
Starting at the Monument, with its royal propaganda, you will visit several highly varied and ingenious Wren churches, not forgetting their iconic towers and spires. The tour ends at Wren’s masterpiece - domed St Paul's Cathedral, containing highlights of British Baroque while firmly rooted in the gothic tradition.
The tour includes a very special visit to the triforum or first floor at St Paul's Cathedral to see Wren’s Great Model, his newly restored library and the extraordinary geometric staircase. There will also be an opportunity to view the special tercentenary Wren exhibition at St Paul’s.
About Canon Janet Gough OBE (1980)
Janet Gough is an architectural historian and senior heritage manager specialising in historic churches. She deliver lectures; gives bespoke tours; advises on fundraising and campaigning; advises on conservation, renewal and new uses for churches, and develops options and business plans; writes books on historic churches; commission beautiful, accessible books for historic religious buildings across Europe; and presents and produces on heritage for television.
Formerly Director of cathedrals and church buildings at the Church of England, a Director at Sotheby’s with City and finance experience, read history and history of art at Emma, and was awarded an OBE for services to heritage in the New Year’s Honours 2017. In 2021 she became one of the first lay canons of Bangor Cathedral.
Important information
This walking tour will take just over two hours and involves city walking, not many opportunities to sit, and climbing 141 steps at St Paul's Cathedral. Before registering, please make sure you are comfortable with this level of walking.
Please note that this event has now sold out. To be added to a waiting list, please email the Development Office.
Tickets are £45 per person. Numbers are strictly limited to 23. Members are welcome to attend with one guest.
With thanks to St Paul’s Cathedral, which has waived its normal visitor fee. The ticket price includes donations to St Paul's cathedral and the churches we visit, and visitors are of course able to contribute any further amounts to the churches as they see fit.