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Relive Dickens’s dramatic retelling of the 1780 anti-Catholic riots that consumed London. Barnaby Rudge; a Tale of the Riots of ‘Eighty tells the story of simpleton Barnaby Rudge and his pet raven Grip who were caught up in the anti-Catholic riots that spread terror and destruction throughout London in 1780. This, the first of Dickens’s…
Read moreRose Macaulay’s ‘The World My Wilderness’ conjures up the devastation of the post-war City. Rose Macaulay’s penulitimate novel The World My Wilderness (1950) is an evocative account of the devestation of the CIty during the Blitz of World War Two. Semi-feral 17 year-old Barbary and her step-brother Raoul create a world for themselves in the…
Read moreExplore some of Camden’s rich history of radical theatre over the last 100 years . This walk explores some of Camden’s rich history of radical theatre over the last 100 years from the propaganda plays of the Actresses Franchise League, through pacifist plays of WW1, agitprop and “alternative” theatre of the 1970s and more. We…
Read moreA literary walk around Waterloo exploring locations that feature in novels from Victorian times to the present day. This walk explores the Waterloo of historical fiction. Tracy Chevalier’s Burning Bright brings William Blake’s Lambeth to life, Michael Sadleir’s Forlorn Sunset and Renton Nicholson’s Dombey and Daughter explore its seamier side in Victorian times, while for…
Read moreSee where fields gave way to cottages and award winning council housing . One of a series of walks exploring the Suffragette Line. Starting at the western end of the Suffragette Line on the edge of Parliament Hill we see where fields gave way first to Victorian cottages and later to award-winning modernist Council housing….
Read moreJoin Stephen to explore some of the idiosyncratic and subjective views of London by architectural journalist Ian Nairn. First published in 1966, Nairn’s London is an idiosycratic and intensively subjective meditation on a city and its buildings. Join Stephen as he focuses on what Ian Nairn had to say about Westminster and to explore some…
Read moreHear the story of Oliver Twist and see the real London locations used in one of Charles Dickens’ most famous books. This is a virtual tour hosted live 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 during and…
Read moreVirginia Woolf had a London home almost all of her life. In this tour we explore the various places she called home in London. 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…
Read moreVincent 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…
Read moreA journey through the history and splendour of the theatres of London 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 during and after the talk. ================================================================== London offers a rich…
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