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Neil Sinclair previews the talk by Caitlin Davies that opens our River Walks Festival on Thursday 16th April You don’t have to swim in the Thames to see the historic riverside pub Prospect of Whitby at Wapping Wall. But plenty of people have, including writer, broadcaster, columnist and former Tory MP Matthew Parris. His risky night-time…
Read moreIf you are interested in our River Walks Festival you will probably enjoy a new course being held at Morley College. Entitled Watery London: a social history of the Thames and hidden waterways, the course involves using primary and secondary sources such as maps, photos and documents to analyse changes in the physical and social…
Read moreJenni Bowley talks about her new walk along the Tyburn River – part of our River Walks Festival What does the name Tyburn mean to you – probably either a hidden river or a hanging tree! Trees on the banks of the river were places of execution in the Middle Ages, and the name was…
Read moreNeil Sinclair looks at the burial place of William Shakespeare’s brother. Find out more on our day of Shakespeare walks on April 23rd – part of out River Walks Festival If only William Shakespeare’s brother Edmond had been buried under a car park like King Richard III; or the German mercenary soldier at Waterloo; we…
Read moreLondoners are pretty used to being underground – with millions travelling by tube each day, miles of underpasses and acres of basement office space. So its not surprising that there are lots of interesting things to see underneath London. The Footprints of London team have picked ten of their favourites, most of which are open…
Read moreRichard Watkins looks at the links between John Singer Sargent and his new walk London’s Ragged and Reformers which is on 16th April , 28th April , 6th May and 14th May The John Singer Sargent exhibition on at the National Portrait Gallery, “Portraits of Artists and Friends” is one of the hit exhibitions currently…
Read moreViv Schrager-Powell talks about the new walk River to Riches she has developed with David Charnick. You can join them on 17th April, 24th April, 27th April, 30th April and 2nd May River to Riches – Why the River Thames was vital to London’s financial growth This guided Thames-side walk tells the story of…
Read moreJill Finch reports from The Distribution of the Butterworth Charity. Jill’s new walk Urban Waters is part of our River Walks Festival In 1887 Joshua Whitehead Butterworth, an antiquarian law publisher, created a charity and a unique custom about which many might say ‘only in England’.The Butterworth Charity revived an old practice of distributing 6d…
Read moreFootprints of London guides Jenni Bowley and Rob Smith have been helping out the Hairy Bikers with their new series “The Pubs That Made Britain” Jenni was interviewed about the Great Fire of London for the programme, which will go out in the summer. Dave was impressed by Jenni’s knowledge of the medieval streets. Rob…
Read moreRob Smith reviews the current John Singer Sargent exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. You can find out more about some of the people in John Singer Sargent’s portraits on Rob’s walk John Singer Sargent’s People During the late Victorian and Edwardian era’s, a sign that you had finally made it in the world…
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