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The City of London has its own police, its own laws and its own Lord Mayor. So who is really in charge?
This isn't a polite stroll past pretty buildings. It's an investigation, and you're on the jury.
You'll uncover:
• The oath. A blindfold, a rope, a sword at the chest, and a promised gruesome death for anyone who talked. From the 1730 pamphlet.
• The cops. A murdered private investigator, a panel calling the Met "institutionally corrupt", and a High Court ruling this year.
• The symbols. Real ones, internet myths, and lodges hiding above ordinary pubs.
• The fraudsters. John Blunt, who sold Britain a dream in the South Sea Bubble, and the cashier who fled with the books.
Every claim is labelled documented, disputed or myth. You decide.
The Evidence (1pm): daylight and stonework.
The Cover-Up (5pm and 7pm): lamplit alleys and long shadows.
For people who ask the question behind the question.
Ends at St Dunstan in the East: inside the ruins by day, outside after dark.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please look out for a guide holding a red flag next to BlackWell House in GuildHall Yard.
Itinerary
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1Guildhall
Where the tour starts, and where a real Masonic lodge still meets in the crypt of the City's 600-year-old seat of government
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
The 1928 mock-Tudor frontage, and the real difference between the medieval stonemasons' guild and fraternal Freemasonry
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Bank of England
The Bank of England, Royal Exchange, and Mansion House: one real architectural link to Freemasonry, and the honest limits of what the others actually show
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
The coffee-house corridor where the South Sea Bubble was sold to the public in 1720, and how it collapsed
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
Sixteen documented lodges once met within a hundred paces of this spot; the site of London's first coffee house
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6St. Dunstan In The East
The bombed-out church-turned-garden, and the real story of Freemasonry's clashes with the Church, Parliament, and (as of February 2026) the High Court
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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