Seamus McQuaid

"The Champion of English Freedom, in the 1760’s the government tried to close down his newspaper and imprison him. He beat them!"

"St Bride’s was rebuilt in 1675 after great fire of London, by Sir Christopher Wren.Completed 28 years later in 1703.At 234ft,it was the tallest church steeple in the city bar St Paul’s."

"The gatehouse of the Bridewell house of correction. Twice weekly they whipped prostitutes who were stripped to the waist in the black draped correction room."

"No man is an island, entire if itself, every man is part of the continent, a part if the main."

"Go down to the crypt and see the iron coffin. A prevention against grave robbers."

"Across the road is a monument to the fatal crushing of 173 people during a German air raid during the 2WW. They died avoiding bombers. Churchill kept the story subdued to avoid negative propaganda."