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Stephen Benton talks about a special Chelsea Street. You can join him there on his walk for the Literary Footprints Festival on 12th and 24th October Chelsea has many literary connections and so it is fitting that Footprints have included a walk through Chelsea as part of the Literary Footprints festival this October. Join Stephen…
Read moreContinuing our series looking at the legacy of English monarchs in London. This time Henry III Considering his reign spanned 55 years, it is not surprising that Henry III left more of a legacy to London than some of the other kings we have looked at in this series. Henry III certainly didn’t have an…
Read moreRob Smith looks at very special human remains that could be the oldest Londoner. Next summer you can visit the site where they were found with him We often start the story of London with the Romans, but if you visit the Natural History Museum or the Museum of London you can see evidence of…
Read morePaul Surma talks about one of the City of London’s newer alleyways that features in his Hidden Streets and Alleys of the City Walk The City of London is full of sharp turns, dark corners and narrow alleyways, many of which have been there since the Medieval times and longer.However the City of London has…
Read moreMichael Duncan has a story of 18th century nightlife that features in his Wild and Wonderful Women of Soho walk which runs again on September 29th Theresa Cornelys was perhaps the quintessential Soho character: inventive, clever, talented, and useless with money. She arrived in Soho in 1760, aged 37 Little known about her early life but…
Read moreOne of Rob Smith’s guests on his last Industrial History of Dagenham Dock walk had an interesting reason for joining the walk. One of the great things I like about being a guide is when people bring their own stories to the walk. Meeting someone with a family story about the area is so exciting,…
Read moreJen Pedler sheds some light on one of London’s lesser-known water courses. … or even France or Luxembourg, think again! If you’ve ever walked through Highgate, Crouch End, Wood Green or Tottenham, the River Moselle could have been flowing beneath your feet without you noticing. It’s Haringey’s hidden river; from its source in Queen’s Wood, Highgate, it…
Read moreJust along the road from East Croydon station is a statue of a huntsman on a horse jumping over a real hedge. Why is it here you may well ask. There is no plaque of any kind but Stephen Benton, when researching his new walk in Croydon, was determined to find out the background to…
Read morePaul Surma looks at a relic of Medieval London – you can find out more on his walk on 8th August Standing defiant, in the face of an ever rising City, dwarfed by high-rise office blocks on Mark Lane is the near 700 year old tower of All Hallows Staining – a true survivor…
Read moreHere is Richard, explaining what Waterloo Teeth are on his walk The Extreme Pleasures of Wellington’s London
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