While I can't wander round the City on my lunch break at the moment, I've collected a few paintings showing views nearby, all from the collection of Guildhall Art Gallery.

5 artworks

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Cheapside 10.10 a.m., 10 February 1970
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: City of London Corporation

Who can resist taking a peek at themselves in a shop window? Here the storefront reflects the street scene.

Cheapside 10.10 a.m., 10 February 1970 1970
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 183 x W 152 cm
City of London Corporation

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The London to Brighton Coach at Cheapside, London
Image credit: City of London Corporation

Cheapside has long been a major thoroughfare but has been increasingly pedestrianised in recent times. Little consideration seems to be given to rights of way or pedestrian safety!

The London to Brighton Coach at Cheapside, London 1831
William Turner (active 1767–1831)
Oil on panel
H 42 x W 52 cm
City of London Corporation

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Lower Thames Street Looking West, London
© the copyright holder. Image credit: City of London Corporation

Lower Thames Street is shown packed with activity. I like the hand-barrows and the suited man struggling with a heavy crate in the centre.

Lower Thames Street Looking West, London c.1967
M. Alabaster
Oil on canvas
H 68 x W 50 cm
City of London Corporation

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St Paul's Cathedral, London
© trustees of the Corsham estate. Image credit: City of London Corporation

We usually look up at St Paul's Cathedral, but this interesting view shows the scale of the building and the impressive facade. A different elevated view of St Paul's can today be had from the roof terrace of One New Change.

St Paul's Cathedral, London 1939
Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 86 cm
City of London Corporation

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Interior of St Paul's Cathedral, London
Image credit: City of London Corporation

I haven't been inside St Paul's for a long time, but the artist here has captured the architectural detail and contemplative silence.

Interior of St Paul's Cathedral, London c.1930
Joseph William Topham Vinall (1873–1953)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 70 cm
City of London Corporation