Footprints of London

Walking Tour – Suffragette Line : Leytonstone High Road Uncovered
21 December 2024 Comments Off on Walking Tour – Suffragette Line : Leytonstone High Road Uncovered
Explore the hidden history of Leytonstone High Road. One of a series of walks exploring the Suffragette Line. Once a tiny hamlet on the ancient highway between Epping and London, then a desirable country retreat for merchants and financiers, Leytonstone developed as we know it today when the railway came. As we walk along the…
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Walking Tour – In Vincent’s Footsteps: from Covent Garden to Stockwell
21 December 2024 Comments Off on Walking Tour – In Vincent’s Footsteps: from Covent Garden to Stockwell
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 – London’s Great Hotels: Not just Bed and Breakfast
21 December 2024 Comments Off on Virtual Tour – London’s Great Hotels: Not just Bed and Breakfast
A tour round some of London’s iconic Hotels from the richly historic to the super luxurious 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. ==================================================================…
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Virtual Tour – Secrets and Spies
21 December 2024 No Comments on Virtual Tour – Secrets and Spies
Explore the Shadowy World of the Secret Services! Photo: Vauxhall Cross from Vauxhall Bridge – © David Charnick 2020 The world of British Intelligence is dominated by the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). But the story of intelligence gathering and covert operations goes way beyond these two bodies. This tour considers…
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Walking Tour – Secrets and Spies
21 December 2024 No Comments on Walking Tour – Secrets and Spies
Explore the Shadowy World of the Secret Services! Photo: Vauxhall Cross from Vauxhall Bridge – © David Charnick 2020 The world of British Intelligence is dominated by the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). But the story of intelligence gathering and covert operations goes way beyond these two bodies. This tour considers…
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Virtual Tour – Secret Service and St James’s
21 December 2024 Comments Off on Virtual Tour – Secret Service and St James’s
Uncover a secret world of intelligence activity in St James’s Photo: St Ermin’s Hotel, Caxton Street – © David Charnick 2023 The St James’s area is redolent with history. It has traditional shops, some going back to the eighteenth and even seventeenth centuries. It has Jermyn Street, famous for its style. And of course it…
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Walking Tour – Secret Service and St James’s
21 December 2024 No Comments on Walking Tour – Secret Service and St James’s
Uncover a secret world of intelligence activity in St James’s Photo: St Ermin’s Hotel, Caxton Street – © David Charnick 2023 The St James’s area is redolent with history. It has traditional shops, some going back to the eighteenth and even seventeenth centuries. It has Jermyn Street, famous for its style. And of course it…
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Virtual Tour – In Search of Churchill
21 December 2024 Comments Off on Virtual Tour – In Search of Churchill
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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Walking Tour – In Search of Churchill
21 December 2024 Comments Off on Walking Tour – In Search of Churchill
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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Walking Tour – Cubitt Wakes the Isle of Dogs
21 December 2024 Comments Off on Walking Tour – Cubitt Wakes the Isle of Dogs
Celebrate the beginnings of the Isle of Dogs! Photo: the former Cubitt Arms (detail) – © 2023 David Charnick (PLEASE NOTE that aspects of this route may be problematic for persons with mobility issues. Please contact me IN ADVANCE to ensure that I can make proper provision.) In the 1840s William Cubitt headed east to…
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