Footprints of London

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…

Explore the political career of one of Britain’s greatest statesmen! Photo: Churchill Statue by Ivor Roberts-Jones (detail) – © David Charnick 2021 G uide 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…

Learn of crime and wrongdoing in the East End! Photo: Former Bethnal Green Police Station © David Charnick 2021 Why should you think twice before accepting a drink from John Bishop and Thomas Williams? Or letting the Reverend Benjamin Russen teach your daughters? This tour takes in sites connected with gangs, bodysnatchers and other wrongdoing…

Come explore the impact of World War Two on Bethnal Green! Photo: Bethnal Green Tube Disaster Memorial (detail) © 2020 David Charnick Join me to explore the traces of the impact of World War Two on Bethnal Green. We commemorate the hardships faced on the Home Front. As we do, we’ll consider the plans for…

Come explore the impact of World War Two on Bethnal Green Photo: Bethnal Green Tube Disaster Memorial (detail) © 2020 David Charnick Join me to explore the traces of the impact of World War Two on Bethnal Green. We commemorate the hardships faced on the Home Front, visiting the sites of three air raid shelters….

Come 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…

Celebrate Victorian outreach in Whitechapel and Spitalfields! Photo: Toynbee Hall – © David Charnick 2020 Victorian London was the epicentre of a boom in Britain’s national prosperity. But this success had a human cost. Poverty and exploitation accompanied London’s financial rise. Join me in acknowledging those Victorians who reached out to the dark area that…

Celebrate Victorian outreach in Whitechapel and Spitalfields! Photo: Toynbee Hall – © David Charnick 2020 Victorian London was the epicentre of a boom in Britain’s national prosperity. But this success had a human cost. Poverty and exploitation accompanied London’s financial rise. Join me in acknowledging those Victorians who reached out to the dark area that…

Explore Peter Ackroyd’s shadowy East End! Photo: St Anne Limehouse (detail) – © 2018 Alan Tucker Peter Ackroyd’s is one of the authentic voices of London: his novels, histories, biographies and so much more capture the rhythms of the city. This tour celebrates his portrayal of the riverside East End as a place of monsters…

Explore Peter Ackroyd’s shadowy East End! Photo: St Anne Limehouse (detail) – © 2018 Alan Tucker Peter Ackroyd’s is one of the authentic voices of London: his novels, histories, biographies and so much more capture the rhythms of the city. This tour celebrates his portrayal of the riverside East End as a place of monsters…