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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Finsbury

  

Finsbury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Finsbury

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Finsbury history

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Growth

Building on Finsbury Fields began in the late 17th century. Urbanisation was slow, despite the building of a new gate in the adjacent London Wall, Moorgate, in 1511.

Military history

In 1641 the Honourable Artillery Company moved to Finsbury, where it still remains. The City of London Yeomanry, founded at the time of the Second Boer War, made its headquarters in Finbury Square. In 1862 Finsburys gave its name to a volunteer infantry unit — the Finsburg Rifles.

Medical district

Before Harley Street rose to prominence, Finsbury was London’s principal medical district. In the mid-19th century it was home to a large number of hospitals, but now only Moorfields Eye Hospital remains.

Finsbury geography / climate

The area lies immediately north of the City of London. It approximates to the part of the London Borough of Islington. It also includes a small area north of City Road, focused on the City Road Basin.

You can visit Finsbury places with Walkfo Finsbury to hear history at Finsbury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Finsbury has 2980 places to visit in our interactive Finsbury map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Finsbury, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Finsbury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Finsbury & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Finsbury Places Map
2980 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Finsbury historic spots	Finsbury tourist destinations	Finsbury plaques	Finsbury geographic features
Walkfo Finsbury tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Finsbury

  

Best Finsbury places to visit

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Finsbury has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Finsbury’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Finsbury’s information audio spots:

Mandela Way T-34 Tank The Mandela Way T-34 Tank, nicknamed Stompie, is a decommissioned Soviet-built tank . It is now permanently located on the corner of Mandela Way and Page’s Walk in Bermondsey, London .

Miloco Studios Miloco Studios are a group of recording studios based in London, England . Miloco studios are based in the city of London and London .

Bermondsey Square Bermondsey Square is on Tower Bridge Road in south London . It was the site of the 11th century Bermondsey Abbey . The earliest medieval remains found are a Norman church from around 1080 .

St John Horsleydown St John Horsleydown was built for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor and John James in 1726–1733 . It was noted for its distinctive spire in the form of a tapering column .

Southwark Park Southwark Park is located in Rotherhithe, in central South East London . It first opened in 1869 by the Metropolitan Board of Works as one of its first parks . It takes its name from being in what was the old Parliamentary constituency of Southwark .

Potters Fields Park Potters Fields Park is a small public park situated in the London Borough of Southwark . The park is located south-west of Tower Bridge and south-east of City Hall, London .

King’s Stairs Gardens King’s Stairs Gardens is a riverside park in Bermondsey, London . It is bordered to the north by the River Thames and to the south by Jamaica Road (A200)

More London More London is a development on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately south-west of Tower Bridge . It is owned by the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund, which owns More London . The development is part of an area known as London Bridge City .

John Smith House (Southwark) John Smith House is the former Labour Party headquarters in south London . The party first occupied the building in 1980, vacating its former headquarters at Transport House .

The View from The Shard The View from The Shard is a tourist attraction based in London’s tallest building . The attraction offers visitors views from the skyscraper with two viewing platforms inside the building .

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