Anglo-Saxon London

On Saturday, I took a tour on Anglo-Saxon and early medieval London. Very little from that time period is still around, the Great Fire in 1666 destroying what little had been left. It was really interesting though to hear about the development of the city. We covered the area from Tower Hill to St. Paul's so just a few new pictures as I've been on several tours in the area.

Statues of saints on the door into All Hallows Church (it's the one by the Tower that Samuel Pepys saw the great fire from, I think I pointed it out while most everyone was here) The one in the middle is Mary while the other two are Anglo Saxon saints. The remains of the Anglo Saxon church can be seen in the crypt but no photos were allowed
The Skinners' Hall, one of the many livery companies in the City which were set up in early medieval times- the building now is Georgian I think

Fish statues and weathervanes on the top of the old Billingsgate Fish market- the location where they sold fish from Anglo-Saxon times to fairly recently- now moved to the South Bank I think. The building is on the river beside the Tower

The coat of arms for the Tallow-Chandlers, they made the cheap candles. The coat of arms comes from Roman Catholic times as you can see the head of John the Baptist- he was their patron saint before the Reformation

The statue of St. Paul by the cathedral- this marks the spot where people used to meet in medieval times- a religious building has stood on the site from at least Roman times, they think