This week my London Shoes ventured out to the City of London’s ‘Square Mile’ – to do a bit of tracking down.
“Sculpture in the City” is an annual art display of sculpture – that is showcased in specific streets throughout the City’s ‘Square Mile’, basically using the streets as a sort of art gallery.
The current works on display form part of the 11th Edition and was launched in June and will remain there out on the streets until spring 2023.
This 11th Edition consist of 20 pieces of work that can be found in City streets from Bishopsgate – Leadenhall Market – Fenchurch Street – Mitre Square – Aldgate plus many more, and the works merge and mingle in with some of the City’s most famous buildings and public spaces.
So, London Shoes quest was to walk the Sculpture in the City trail and track down each of the 20 pieces of work. 
There was a dramatic change in the weather, with a significant drop in temperature, on the day that Shoes pounded the City’s pavements, and so I had to keep moving.
Now – I’m certainly no culture-vulture when it comes to modern art and stuff like that – and I would question the use of the term ‘art’ with some of these displays – but London Shoes always enjoys an exploring challenge – and with all the 20 exhibits being out there on the streets – it was obviously a cheap bit of fun – so that can’t be a bad thing.
Having tracked down and photographed all 20 of the ‘Sculpture in the City’ pieces on display – it was time for a quick bit of liquid refreshment – and Shoes ended up in “The Jamaica Wine House” – a very historic and famous little pub, tucked away in St. Michaels Alley, just off of Cornhill – deep in the heart of London’s old financial district – a stone’s throw from the Bank of England. 
Known locally as ‘the Jampot’ – its famous for being the first ‘coffee house’ in London – and features regularly in the diaries of Samuel Pepys throughout the 1600’s.
The Jamaica Wine Hose is a Listed building – and there is a blue plaque on its exterior wall that reads “Here stood the first London Coffee house at the sign of the Pasqua Rosee’s Head 1652”
The interior is of the pub is quite unique as it is split into 3 sections, all wood paneled – a very tight fit, with mostly standing room only – hence the reason most of its punters end up drinking outside. But nevertheless, an interesting place for a quick ‘cheeky’ beer .
So – that’s ‘Sculpture in the City’ for you – hope you enjoy the photos.
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See below the full gallery of photo accompanying this blog
London Shoes – at the beginning of the ‘Sculpture in the City’ trail
This 11th Edition of ‘Sculpture-in-the-City’ consist of 20 pieces of work that can be found in City streets from Bishopsgate – Leadenhall Market – Fenchurch Street – Mitre Square – Aldgate plus many other famous streets.
The first exhibit is located in the grounds of St. Botolph’s in the East – and is entitled ‘Burial’
‘In Loving Memory’ – exhibit in Undershaft Street
‘In Loving Memory’ – exhibit in Undershaft Street
‘Sandwich’ – in Undershaft Street
Me – alongside ‘Sandwich’ – in Undershaft Street
A close-up of ‘Sandwich’ – in Undershaft Street
“Miss” – on the corner of Bishopsgate and Wormwood Street
“We” – on display at the Leadenhall Building
‘Generations’ – at the Leadenhall Building
Generations Pt2 – the Leadenhall Building
‘Rough Neck Business’ – in Bishopsgate
Me – underneath ‘Symbols’ – in Leadenhall Market
‘Symbols’ – in Leadenhall Market
Me – in Leadenhall Market
‘Orphans’ – Cullum Street – nr Leadenhall Market
‘Bloom Paradise’ – outside Fenchurch Street Station
‘Bloom Paradise’ – outside Fenchurch Street Station
‘The Granary’ – Cunard Place
‘Earthling’ – Aldgate
‘Earthling’ – Aldgate
Me – alongside ‘The Granary’ – Cunard Place
‘Untitled’ – St. Mary Axe
‘Habitat’ – Mitre Square
‘The Garden of Floating Words’ – St. Mary Axe
Me – ‘The Garden of Floating Words’ – St. Mary Axe
“The Jamaica Wine House” – a very historic and famous little pub, tucked away in St. Michaels Alley, just off of Cornhill
The ‘Jamaica Wine House’ site is famous for being the first ‘coffee house’ in London – and features regularly in the diaries of Samuel Pepys throughout the 1600’s.
Me – necking down a ‘cheeky’ one inside the Jamaica Wine House pub
The interior is of the pub is quite unusual as it is split into 3 sections, all wood paneled – a very tight fit, with mostly standing room only – hence the reason most of its punters end up drinking outside.
Me – enjoying a 2nd ‘cheeky’ one inside the historic ‘Jamaica Wine House’ pub – nr the Bank of England.
Thanks for that, my old stamping ground. Worked up there 1973-2005. Good to see the old Jam Pot again.
That’s a lot of years Royston – I did a couple years in the Minories and a couple more in St.Swithins Lane, where I first became acquainted with the old ‘Jampot’ 😉👍
Anything passes for art nowadays. Just glad they’re not permanent.
A touch of the old “Emperors New Clothes” about it all, if you ask me Bev🤔
A touch of the old “Emperors New Clothes” if you ask me Bev 🤷♂️
They never had such interesting things when I was in London. I am never sure about modern art but I really loved Earthling.