was on a school trip. I remember being disappointed that there were too many of us in the Whispering Gallery to test out the acoustics.

The gardens to the side are a lovely place to sit at lunchtime, away from all the nearby bustling roads.

You can get a great view of it from the Millennium Bridge (or, as we call it, the Wobbly Bridge – even though they fixed the wobble). It always reminds of that iconic photo of the London skyline during the Blitz, with the dome of St. Paul’s rising from the smoke.