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Celebrate Shakespeare the Londoner! Photo © 2020 David Charnick – Site of Shakespeare’s Globe, Park Street He was a man, take him for all in all, / I shall not look upon his like again. (Hamlet Act One, Scene Two) William Shakespeare is the stuff of legend, but this can distract us from the real…
Read moreTrace the rise of the City as a financial centre! Photo: Public Information Stand, Royal Exchange – © David Charnick 2022 In London the term ‘The City’ is synonymous with organised finance and business. It’s home to banks, insurance companies, and many other financial institutions. But how did it begin? Co-authored with Vivien Schrager-Powell, this…
Read moreMore than eight hundred years of unrest in the City! Photo: Peasants’ Revolt memorial (Emily Hoffnung) – © David Charnick 2021 Political activism is never far from us these days – but it’s nothing new. You may have heard of Wat Tyler, but what about Jack Cade? And the popular hero known as William Fitz…
Read moreGet to the heart of London’s Legal Life! Photo: Royal Courts of Justice (exterior) – © David Charnick 2020 The Inns of Court dominate Legal London. For centuries they have been preparing barristers for a life at the bar. Joined by Chancery Lane, they are rich with interest in their own right. But this tour…
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 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 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 moreDiscover the Georgian and Regency Hampstead that Constable walked, painted and wrote about From 1819 , the artist John Constable started renting houses in Hampstead and, in 1827, made it his permanent home. Join Marilyn Greene, art historian and local historian to discover the picturesque Georgian and Regency Hampstead that Constable would have been familiar…
Read moreFollow in a virtual tour in Charles Dickens’ footsteps in a walk from Highgate to the hamlet of Northend on the northern slopes of Hampstead From the comfort of your home, follow in a virtual tour in Charles Dickens’ footsteps in a walk from Highgate to the hamlet of North End on the border with…
Read moreFollow in a virtual tour through the City of London discovering public art by first generation refugees and immigrants to Britain. The City of London has always been home to immigrant communities. This walks winds its way through the City streets and highlights immigrants who made a mark here in a literal way as it…
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