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A circular walk exploring the lesser known streets of Fitzrovia with a City of Westminster Guide. Not actually shown on maps as Fitzrovia until 1994 this area north of Oxford Street has a very different history and feel to its near neighbour Soho. Hear about some of the more unusual residents here during the 1780s…
Read moreDiscover the Wyldes of Hampstead – walking across Hampstead Heath Extension, through North End , the Hill Garden and Golders Hill Park Discover the beautiful rural north side of Hampstead and the border with the borough of Barnet by walking across the Heath Extension to the hamlet of North End, learning about its famous residents,…
Read moreDiscover the charming backstreets of Brompton/Knightsbridge conservation areas and the land developed after the Great Exhibition of 1851 Discover the fascinating history of the development of the Brompton/Knightsbridge area. Known previously for its health benefits and gardens outside of London, it slowly developed in the 19th century to form a charming pocket of land between…
Read moreStarting from East Finchley we walk back in time from 1939 to 1914 looking and the different inter-war architectural styles This walk goes back in time, looking at architectural styles from between the wars on the North side of Hampstead Garden Suburb, starting at the Modernist East Finchley station and finishing with arts and crafts…
Read moreDiscover Henrietta Barnett’s vision for a Garden Suburb for all classes in the early development of Hampstead Garden Suburb Hampstead Garden Suburb was the idea of Henrietta Barnett, the wife of Cannon Barnett, the vicar of St Jude’s Whitechapel where they both experienced extreme poverty, overcrowding and the affects of alcohol on the lives of…
Read moreIn this walking tour we’ll discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s onwards . Discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s such as The Sun House by Maxwell Fry, and 66 Frognal by Connell Ward and Lucas. Much of the architecture…
Read moreThe tumultuous politics of the eighteenth century seen through Mayfair’s Squares, grand buildings, Parish church, and power brokers. . Mayfair was built up through the eighteenth century. This was a time when democratic systems were evolving albeit marked by corruption and nepotism and impacted by wars, trade and the development of empire. Politics got everywhere…
Read moreThe underbelly of Victorian London seen through a graveyard, workhouse, Ragged school and more in the attractive area of Marylebone. . London in the nineteenth century became the largest city in the world and the centre of the greatest empire in history. However, not everyone shared the glory! Richard’s walk uncovers the underbelly of Victorian…
Read morePlotting remains of the Crystal Palace High Level line: station sites, arches, tunnel portals, the track bed and other great features. When the Crystal Palace exhibition site opened in June 1854 it was served by one railway line to a station half way down the hill carrying thousands of visitors a day… But another private…
Read moreTracing the social history of this elevated area from an historic wood to fashionable commercial and cultural district. Richard’s second tour of Crystal Palace explores the Triangle and the streets around. He tells the story of the area’s social development emerging from an historic wood (which is remembered in street and pub names) becoming a…
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