Our next outing is to St Bartholomew the Great on Tuesday 16 January. Meet at the entrance at 11 am, or catch up with us inside the Church.
Barts are expecting us and are relaxed about visiting artists. There is no charge for entrance, but Barts would appreciate a donation as the Church is expensive to keep up.
Barts was founded in 1123 as a Priory by Prior Rahere. It is now the oldest parish church in London and has a Norman interior and some interesting artworks including a Damien Hirst gold statue. The music in the services is very good indeed. Their website is greatstbarts.com and Wikipedia gives a fairly good account of the building.
The address is West Smithfield, Barbican, EC1A 9DS. The entrance is from Smithfield through a Tudor arch with a little building above, or from the churchyard. The nearest underground is Barbican and there are buses going along Goswell Road.
There are loos in the Church and cafes around Smithfield.
We have visited Barts at least twice before and enjoyed the visit. Unfortunately I don't have any pics. The last visit was several years ago, in pre Covid.
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