Footprints of London

Uncover a secret world of intelligence activity in St James’s Photo: St Ermin’s Hotel, Caxton Street – © David Charnick 2023 The St James’s area is redolent with history. It has traditional shops, some going back to the eighteenth and even seventeenth centuries. It has Jermyn Street, famous for its style. And of course it…

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 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…

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…

Get the changing flavour of Canary Wharf! Photo: One Canada Square from street level © David Charnick 2020 In 1988 work began on One Canada Square, an office block which became the focal point of a new development called Canary Wharf. This enterprise zone was to be an extension of the City’s financial district. But…

Celebrate how engineering helped shape the City of London! Photo: London Bridge – Underside © David Charnick 2020 London is an international city in a continual state of growth and development. Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering ventures have solved its problems and changed its appearance. This virtual tour celebrates the relationship between engineering and the…

Learn how engineering helped shape the City of London! Photo: London Bridge – Underside © David Charnick 2020 London is an international city in a continual state of growth and development. Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering ventures have solved its problems and changed its appearance. This walking tour celebrates the relationship between engineering and the…

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…

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…

Get the inside stories of a major Tudor power struggle! Photo: Gatehouse, Charterhouse – © Fayita Bonita 2016 Guide number if booking has closed: 07982 132231 In 1522 Henry VIII was desperate to secure an heir to the throne who couldn’t be challenged, plunging the country back into the civil war from which the Tudor…