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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…
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…
Read moreA tour on the development of Dulwich Village with diverse architecture, historic graveyard, iconic London boozer and great local characters. On Richard’s second tour of Dulwich, he shows how it developed through the nineteenth century and onwards, with new transport links, a new Parish church, new park, new suburban streets, houses and shops springing up…
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 moreThe dramatic development, characters and events of one of the highest and most attractive south London areas. When most people think of the history of Crystal Palace, they think of the historic exhibition site – the successor to the Great Exhibition. But there is so much more: in the C19th it was a fashionable shopping…
Read moreA tour of historic homes of writers to the north of Kensington High Street who created ground-breaking works and much-loved classics. Kensington has a rich bohemian history, with many great writers and artists having been attracted to the area. Richard’s tour includes a number of its historic writers: including those who wrote radical, epoch-making work…
Read moreA tour of historic homes of writers to the north of Kensington High Street who created ground-breaking works and much-loved classics. Kensington has a rich bohemian history, with many great writers and artists having been attracted to the area. Richard’s tour includes a number of its historic writers: including those who wrote radical, epoch-making work…
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