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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…
Read moreExplore 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…
Read moreCome discover the East End’s weaving industry! Photo: Former Weavers’ Cottage, Cheshire Street – © David Charnick 2021 Join me to explore traces of the East End’s first industry as we follow the ups and downs of the weaving trade. Thrill to the Cutters’ Riots and reflect on the hardships embodied in a 1797 soup…
Read moreTales from the streets of betrayals, assassinations and other covert activity! Photo: The Old Vic Theatre – © David Charnick 2021 There is a secret world of agents and assassins. It’s a world of spy rings and subversion. And it’s an uncertain world, where betrayal lurks and suspicion sees spies where there are none. Join…
Read moreExplore the ups and downs of Walthamstow’s history on this guided walk with Joanna Moncrieff There’s so much more to Walthamstow than just its famous mile-long Market. Its history is not what you might think either but the grand tombs in St Mary’s Churchyard offer a bit of a clue. We start our walk at…
Read moreA 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 what largely lies under-foot in the City including drains, sewage pipes, water conduits, burials, Roman remains and the Underground Considering the history of the City that is largely under our feet. We discuss the development of the Tube in the City and how it relates to embanking the Thames; peer over Blackfriars Bridge to…
Read moreDiscover and learn the histories behind the many delightful City Gardens created from Blitz sites in the City of London. Discover the delightful, gardens of the City, created from bomb sites of the Second World War. This walk spans the length of the City, revealing the history of past industrial buildings where stood former Sir…
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 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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