St Alphage Highwalk, Barbican

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St Alphage Highwalk is one of the 1950s / 60s raised walkways in the City of London. St Alphage (named after Alphege, Archbiship of Canterbury) was a 16th century church built on the nearby London Wall. The church survived the Great Fire of London, was rebuilt in 1777 but then pulled down in 1923, leaving only the tower standing.

St Alphage Highwalk and the surrounding area is scheduled for demolition at some point, hence the derelict buildings visible in the 360 tour. There had been plans to build a new JP Morgan office here, but these have been permanently shelved, and we'll have to wait and see what developments are tabled now. In the meantime, there's rather an eerie feel to this corner of the City, with empty buildings and pubs. Here you can see the abandoned bank building, still displaying its Westminster Bank logo. The building has remained empty for a long time, given that Westminster Bank merged with National Provincial Bank in 1968.

Please click the thumbnail photo below to take a 360 tour of St Alphage Highwalk.