• Virtual Tour – Legal London from Inn to Bar
    Virtual Tour – Legal London from Inn to Bar
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    Explore the inner workings of Legal London! 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 also…

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  • Walking Tour – Legal London from Inn to Bar
    Walking Tour – Legal London from Inn to Bar
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    Get 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…

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  • Walking Tour – Booze and the Borough
    Walking Tour – Booze and the Borough
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    Come celebrate a world of inns, hops and beer! Photo: Site of Barclay Perkins Brewery – © David Charnick 2020 Join me to celebrate a time of inns and brewing. Come see traces of the hospitality offered by the inns of Borough High Street. Learn how central the hop trade was locally. And of course…

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  • Walking Tour – A Dickens of a City
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    Explore the London of Charles Dickens through his own words! Photo: Marshalsea Prison Wall – © David Charnick 2020 The works of Charles Dickens are informed by his urban insights, founded on the observations of the journalist and shot through with human understanding. Join me in celebrating the London evoked by an authentic voice of…

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  • Virtual Tour – A Dickens of a City
    Virtual Tour – A Dickens of a City
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    Explore the London of Charles Dickens through his own words! Photo: Marshalsea Prison Wall – © David Charnick 2020 The works of Charles Dickens are informed by his urban insights, founded on the observations of the journalist and shot through with human understanding. Join me in celebrating the London evoked by an authentic voice of…

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  • Walking Tour – A Dickens of a City
    Walking Tour – A Dickens of a City
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    Explore the London of Charles Dickens through his own words! Photo: Marshalsea Prison Wall – © David Charnick 2020 The works of Charles Dickens are informed by his urban insights, founded on the observations of the journalist and shot through with human understanding. Join me in celebrating the London evoked by an authentic voice of…

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  • Walking Tour – From Monoux and Morris to Beer and Bacon Jam
    Walking Tour – From Monoux and Morris to Beer and Bacon Jam
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    Explore 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…

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  • Virtual Tour – Foodie Themed Christmas Lights
    Virtual Tour – Foodie Themed Christmas Lights
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    See the West End’s best Christmas lights whilst hearing about the history of Christmas food and traditions on this virtual tour. Join City of Westminster Guide Joanna Moncrieff on a virtual tour of the best Christmas lights and shop decorations of 2024 and the last few years whilst finding out about the UK’s Christmas food…

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  • Walking Tour – Reach for the sky: trading and business in the City
    Walking Tour – Reach for the sky: trading and business in the City
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    Discover how the commercial identity of the City of London has changed with the times to Roman Forums, livery halls to sky scrapers. The City of London, contained within the Roman walls that largely existed until the 17th century, developed its own commercial identity along its tight-knit medieval pattern of narrow streets and alleyways. Walking…

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  • Walking Tour – The Thames in the City and its changing history
    Walking Tour – The Thames in the City and its changing history
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    The Thames is the longest river in England and  is controlled by its tides.  The Romans first built a wooden bridge across it near today’s L The Thames is the longest river in England and is controlled by its tides. The Romans first built a wooden bridge across it near today’s London Bridge and the river, the…

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