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2023 is a special year for several notable individuals with the surname Wren. It marks the 200th anniversary of the death (at the grand age of 90) of London’s greatest architect, Sir Christopher Wren. And, of course, it also marks the start of the year at the helm of the United Wards Club’s current President, Mike Wren.

To celebrate this remarkable double, we have arranged for the Club a special Wren walking tour of the City of London. This will be led by the Club’s Banner Bearer Stephen Willis, a qualified guide both in the City of London and the City of Westminster. A number of you will remember the fascinating walk that Stephen led last summer, which explored the very special history and heritage of our club.

This year’s walk will take place on the afternoon of Saturday 26th August, which will hopefully enable plenty of people to take part. Up to 30 places will be available. The cost for the walk will be £20 per head. We shall meet at The Monument ready for a 2pm departure and the walk will finish an hour and a half or so later at the front of St Paul’s Cathedral. The walk will take in a wide range of different sites/sights that are connected with London’s remarkable architecture of the years following the Great Fire.

If you would be interested in staying on afterwards to enjoy a drink, we had intended to make a booking nearby at The Wardrobe, located in Wardrobe Place, where the Club’s founder Joseph Newbon had his business premises, but this has closed so wewill be going to Ye Olde Watling on Watling Street just up the road from St Paul’s for 4.15pm drinks