Plunging into History: Stories from Ironmonger Row Baths and beyond

Having evolved from rural retreat to inner-city slum, St. Luke's is now an area considered progressive for its social housing, and innovative, bordering on the tech-hub of London.

Due to its location outside London's city walls, the Clerkenwell area attracted attracted religious nonconformists, and later became associated with political radicalism.

The rich and interesting history of the area can be found in the names of some of its best known streets. These are just a small selection whose origins you might not have known about.

Ironmonger Row was built to improve the health of Finsbury's residents, but it was not only the baths that have helped improve the welfare of people in the area over the past 100 years.

Bunhill Fields lies just north of the City's Square Mile and is the resting place of many of the areas most famous inhabitants including Daniel Defoe,John Bunyan and William Blake.

The EC1 Wellbeing Project has joined forces with Toffee Park Youth Club to create a huge mural showing the history of EC1. Hear from some of the people involved in the project.