...a strong tradition now having been formed and a real sense of it emerged as we gathered in London, at Tower Hill. The brochures had stated that we would meet at the site of St Thomas More's execution, which is in the Memorial Garden near the Tower but we hadn't know that the Garden gates are locked as evening falls...so the first talk, and our opening prayers, took place just outside the gate. This turned out to be the best place of all, as the impressive entrance carries the names of the thousands and thousands of men of the Merchant Navy who lost their lives at sea, bringing food and supplies to our beleagured island during two World Wars...I had in any case intended to incorporate this into the opening talk, but standing by the entrance gate gave the whole evening a most moving and unforgettable start. The names continue all round the walls of the monument within the gates...
We went to the Tower, visited Traitors' Gate, plunged further back to the Roman and Saxon times, heard the history,learned how the Thames has shaped our city and our country's story down century after century...
Our Walk finished outside St Margaret Patten's church, where we prayed for our country and its future.
More info on all these Catholic Histyory Walks here. Next one is on April 14th, starts 6.30pm on the steps of Westminster Cathedral and has a Royal theme to connect with the R. Wedding...
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Thank you once again Joanna for another fascinating and informative guided tour yesterday. Although I did not get home until well after midnight owing to a broken down train on the line in front the journey was well worth it! thank you.
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