The only cathedral in the world to have been completed within the lifetime of its designer, over 300 years ago, St Paul’s retains a timeless beauty, standing proudly atop Ludgate Hill in the City of London. Delivered in Ian’s engaging anecdotal style, this talk lavishly illustrates the history, art and architecture of St Paul’s. Starting around the exterior, then down the spectacular nave, inside the chapels, around the monuments, under the mosaics, up to the Whispering Gallery, the triforium and library, we finish downstairs in the crypt where Nelson, Wellington, Wren and many other famous people are laid to rest.
A Londoner with a contagious enthusiasm for art and architecture, Ian is an official guide at Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Guildhall Art Gallery and St Paul’s Cathedral. He is also a freelance London tour guide. Since 2012 he has led a popular weekly independent art lecture group in his home town of Richmond in West London. Ian is an Accredited Lecturer for The Arts Society and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars, one of the City of London’s famous livery companies.
