• Walking Tour – What’s behind the South Bank?
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    Discover the hidden gems behind the entertainment venues of the South Bank In an area that offers so much to see and do it’s easy to overlook some of its most intriguing features. This walk from Waterloo to Blackfriars Bridge highlights hidden gems; some tucked away and others hiding in plain sight. We explore new…

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  • Walking Tour – Suffragette Line : Leyton Midland; fields to firsts
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    A 16th Century house, a hidden river, the first Asian policewoman in the UK, the man who invented the Underground map and more Our walk from Leyton Midland station (on the Suffragette Line) to Leyton tube station takes us along the course of a hidden river, past a 16th Century house hiding in plain sight,…

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  • Walking Tour – In Vincent’s Footsteps: from Covent Garden to Stockwell
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    Vincent Van Gogh lived in Stockwell for a year from August 1873. We follow his likely walk home from work and learn a bit about 1870s London Vincent Van Gogh lived at 87 Hackford Road in Stockwell for a year between August 1873 and 1874. He fell in love with British culture and was inspired…

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  • Virtual Tour – All the World’s a Stage – the story of theatre in London
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    Join Stephen on a digital journey through the vibrant history and splendour of theatrical London. Take a digital journey through the history and splendour of theatrical London. Travel back to the 16th century and explore the world of Shakespeare’s playhouses, learning why these iconic buildings no longer stand. Discover historic playhouses over 200 years old,…

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  • Virtual Tour – West End stories – untold tales of London’s great shops
    Virtual Tour – West End stories – untold tales of London’s great shops
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    Hear fascinating and unexpected tales of London’s great West End stores, from Selfridges to John Lewis via Liberty, HMV and many others This is a virtual tour conducted live hosted via Zoom video conferencing where your guide will show slides and give a talk to accompany them. There will be the opportunity for questions both…

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  • Walking Tour – In Search of Churchill
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    Explore the political career of one of Britain’s greatest statesmen! Photo: Churchill Statue by Ivor Roberts-Jones (detail) – © David Charnick 2021 Guide number if booking closed: 07982 132231 In 1940 Winston Churchill became Britain’s Prime Minister, with the task of steering the nation through the nightmare of the Second World War. But what else…

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  • Virtual Tour – In Search of Churchill
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    Explore the political career of one of Britain’s greatest statesmen! Photo: Churchill Statue by Ivor Roberts-Jones (detail) – © David Charnick 2021 In 1940 Winston Churchill became Britain’s Prime Minister, with the task of steering the nation through the nightmare of the Second World War. But what else do you know about him? Churchill’s political…

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  • Virtual Tour – Engineering Change
    Virtual Tour – Engineering Change
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    Celebrate how engineering helped shape the City of London! Photo: London Bridge – Underside © David Charnick 2020 London is an international city in a continual state of growth and development. Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering ventures have solved its problems and changed its appearance. This virtual tour celebrates the relationship between engineering and the…

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  • Walking Tour – Engineering Change
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    Learn how engineering helped shape the City of London! Photo: London Bridge – Underside © David Charnick 2020 London is an international city in a continual state of growth and development. Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering ventures have solved its problems and changed its appearance. This walking tour celebrates the relationship between engineering and the…

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  • Virtual Tour – Booze and the Borough
    Virtual Tour – Booze and the Borough
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    Come celebrate a world of inns, hops and beer! Photo: Site of Barclay Perkins Brewery – © David Charnick 2020 Join me to celebrate a time of inns and brewing. Come see traces of the hospitality offered by the inns of Borough High Street. Learn how central the hop trade was locally. And of course…

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