Mayflower in the City - Walk Up

The City of London is often overlooked in the story of the Mayflower but this is where the funding for the hire of the Mayflower was raised.  A group of financially astute men would lay the foundations for what are the venture capitalists of today.  London has always been at the forefront of finance.  We will discuss the role of these Merchant Adventurers and visit places associated with them and their Mayflower links. 

We will explore the site of the Dutch Church where the pilgrims from Leiden in Holland would have worshipped. Many religious non conformists in England settled in Holland where there appeared to be more religious freedoms before deciding to cross the Atlantic. Here, there is a plaque to the Clergy of the church, some of whom would have known the Mayflower pilgrims, although the current church is modern, rebuilt following damage in World War II. 

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