Grade II Listed bronze figure of St.Paul on a stone column and elaborate base setting (1910). Commemorates the approximate site of an historically significant outdoor pulpit, public gathering spot and hangout. Located in a maintained pleasant ‘green’ area adjacent to a busy pedestrian shortcut behind the Cathedral.
Karl 1974
St Paul's Cross (alternative spellings – "Powles Crosse") was a preaching cross and open-air pulpit in the grounds of Old St Paul's Cathedral, City of London. It was the most important public pulpit in Tudor and early Stuart England, and many of the most important statements on the political and religious changes brought by the Reformation were made public from here. The pulpit stood in 'the Cross yard', the open space on the north-east side of St. Paul's Churchyard, adjacent to the row of buildings that would become the home of London's publishing and book-selling trade. A monument stands in this area of the Cathedral precinct now, but it is not on the exact spot where Paul's Cross stood. A stone carved with the words 'Here stood Paul's Cross' marks the actual location of the pulpit as it stood from 1449 until 1635, when it was taken down during Inigo Jones' renovation work.
Thalia Cruz
It is a small park but very cool place to relax from the city, it is very clean and full of people all the time but the atmosphere is relaxing. In this area you can find a lot of different restaurants and pubs. So if you get hungry or thirsty you can grab a cold beer or hit some of the restaurants.
John Courtneidge
A *very* important location: check out the Bishopsgate Mutiny and execution of Robert Lockyer at St Paul's Cross.
A Webb
History
Diego Castillo
Beautiful
Andrew Sebastian
Situated on the grounds of St. Paul’s Cathedral, this Doric column made of Portland stone was built in 1905 by Sir Reginald Bloomfield. On top of the column rests a sculpture of St. Paul which looks towards the city. This is now Grade II listed.
Why is the column here? Good question. It commemorates the site of a former open air pulpit that was removed when the Cathedral was renovated in the 1630’s.
Located in a maintained pleasant ‘green’ area adjacent to a busy pedestrian shortcut behind the Cathedral.
Why is the column here? Good question. It commemorates the site of a former open air pulpit that was removed when the Cathedral was renovated in the 1630’s.