Walking Tour - Diverse London - Soho: London's Great Melting Pot

Walking Tour – Diverse London – Soho: London’s Great Melting Pot

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Details

Date:

November 14

Time:

15:00 - 17:00

Event Category:

All, Richard Watkins

Click to Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-tour-diverse-london-soho-londons-great-melting-pot-tickets-1026922251097

Organizer

Richard Watkins, Footprints of London

Website: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/richard-watkins-footprints-of-london-3005331080

Venue

Outside Tottenham Court Road tube, exit 1, on Oxford Street, opposite the Flying Horse pub

Tottenham Court Road tube , outside exit 1, on Oxford Street, opposite the Flying Horse pub Oxford Street, London, London, W1T 7RJ

London, Greater London, GB, W1T 7RJ

Showing the diverse influence on Soho of successive French, Italian, Chinese and other migrants through its churches, streets, pubs etc.

Foreigners flocked to Soho as it was being built up: French, Italians, Germans, Dutch, Chinese and many others brought their crafts, culture, style and sometimes scandal to Soho’s streets. Richard’s walk celebrates 350 years of Soho immigration and diversity. We hear about great success stories, personal stories behind big historic events and meet larger than life characters including one reckless “king”!

The walk takes in Soho Square, an atmospheric graveyard, an unexpectedly lovely period street and some of Soho’s iconic eating and drinking venues including a number of its pubs.

Footprints of London