Sacred Spaces in London

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

Three small rooms at the back of the “official” church of London's clowns.

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.