November 2015 - Footprints of London

Fleming vs. Goldfinger; what really happened when the architect took on the author
November 12, 2015 Comments Off on Fleming vs. Goldfinger; what really happened when the architect took on the author
With Spectre, the latest Bond adventure hitting our screens recently, Michael Duncan explores the story that links one of Fleming’s most famous villains with a couple of famous London Tower blocks and an architecturally-significant Hampstead terrace. Like most great writers, Ian Fleming took inspiration for his fictional characters from real life. He came upon the name James Bond from reading a book on…
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Get a guided tour of Deptford from a local
November 6, 2015 Comments Off on Get a guided tour of Deptford from a local
Sean Patterson has been running his highly acclaimed walk “Deptford. The Charles Booth Poverty Map” for a number of years. But now he is a Deptford local. Check here for the date of the next walk. Six years ago I decided to do an MA in London Studies at Queen Mary and Westfield and became particularly…
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The Unluckiest Day?
November 1, 2015 Comments Off on The Unluckiest Day?
As Friday 13th hoves into view (yes, 13th November falls on a Friday this year) some of our guides have hand-picked some appropriately themed walks for that most onerous of dates. As a little warm-up, Paul Surma (who will be running his Ghost. Ghouls and Graveyards walks on that day) delves into the origins of the superstition that this…
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