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Jill Finch @CityGuideJill

City of London Guide & Lecturer, guide in St. Paul's Cathedral, Guildhall Art Gallery & All Hallows' by the Tower. Bookworm, Church watcher & Wren fan

Joined November 2014
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ianVisits@ianvisits
Apr 16
Mystery solved: Shakespeare’s Blackfriars house located at last ianvisits.co.uk/articles/mys… A newly uncovered 17th-century floor plan appears to fix the exact site of the playwright’s only known London property — and it turns out the exis… ianvisits.co.uk/articles/mys…

Mystery solved: Shakespeare’s Blackfriars house located at last

A newly uncovered 17th-century floor plan appears to fix the exact site of the playwright’s only known London property — and it turns out the existing plaque had it right all along.

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Jill Finch retweeted
Londonist
@Londonist
Mar 11
On this day in 1702, a remarkable woman created Britain's first-ever newspaper! 🤩 londonist.com/london/history…

It's Over 320 Years Since Britain's First Newspaper Was Founded by A Female Editor

Elizabeth Mallet created something incredible, and deserves more credit.

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Jill Finch retweeted
Knowledge of London
@Knowledgepoint
Mar 10
The Baker Street & Waterloo Railway opened on 10 March 1906, running initially between Baker Street and Kennington Road (now Lambeth North). The Evening News nicknamed it, "Bakerloo" was officially adopted in July 1906. Over 36,000 passengers used the new line on its first day.
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This afternoon @StPaulsLondon Carol Service - perfect start to the Festive Season
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The Charterhouse@CharterhouseEC1
15 Dec 2025
Master's Court with lanterns... #history looks different by #candlelight!
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Jill Finch retweeted
Londonist
@Londonist
26 Nov 2025
Ring this doorbell and enter a stunning library in Piccadilly - which you're free to peruse londonist.com/london/secret/…

Ring This Doorbell And Enter A Stunning Library In Piccadilly

Ring the doorbell and step into this naturalists' sanctuary.

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Grinling Gibbons in St James Piccadilly #WrenChurches
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Ian Rankin@Beathhigh
14 Nov 2025
Why I’m in Venice…
Poster for Venice Noir at the Ateneo

ALT Poster for Venice Noir at the Ateneo

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Thomas Hood #poetry
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Okay - confession time - I am a HUGE Tom Selleck fan - since Magnum P I. After a long day in @StPaulsLondon and a trip home in the rain I am watching him as Jesse Stone in the T V adaptations of Robert B Parker’s novels - perfect Friday night viewing
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In Purley recently to do a talk fora U3A group and passed this building - once the Astoria Cinema now flats - with fab mosaic outside
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clare mulley@claremulley
28 Oct 2025
Interesting to see this at London’s @towerhilltube . I’ve been working hard to make many more of these women known… but let’s remember them all!
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Have just done my last walk for 2025 and I AM SOAKED
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Science girl
@sciencegirl
22 Oct 2025
After the Louvre heist, artworks decided to defend themselves.

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Jill Finch retweeted
ℝ𝕚𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕣
@The_East_End
22 Oct 2025
London in the Swinging Sixties - the whole place was vibrant, fab and groovy - and before this tweet gets ripped to shreds by the younger generation, remember - that could be your Nan or Grandad you’re ridiculing!… #eastend #London #history
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BabelColour
@StuartHumphryes
8 Oct 2025
I've cleaned up this gorgeous Victorian photograph of Dickensian London, overshadowed by the sheer magnitude & dominance of St Paul's Cathedral. It was photographed by John Leighton 166 years ago, back in 1859. I think the mooring poles in the foreground almost lend a Venetian air to the image, and the definition is so high, one can almost zoom right into those warehouse windows!
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Jill Finch retweeted
ianVisits@ianvisits
27 Sep 2025
"Operator, connect me to Holborn 1696" An early phone number on the sign next to the (former) George Attenborough goldsmiths on the corner of Fleet St and Chancery Lane.
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