Footprints of London

Celebrate the secret world in words! Photo: Cambridge Circus Sign – © David Charnick 2020 What’s your preference – George Smiley or James Bond? Both feature in this exploration of the shadowy world of secret agents in fiction. The tour features site-specific readings – some obvious, some much less so! Join me in a literary…

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…

Celebrate the man who brought the world to the London stage! Photo: Aldwych Theatre canopy – © David Charnick 2020 Peter Daubeny brought the world to London. He invited unprecedented numbers of overseas companies to perform here, laying the foundations of world theatre as we know it. Join me to celebrate the theatre manager who…

Celebrate the man who brought the world to the London stage! Photo: Aldwych Theatre canopy – © David Charnick 2020 Peter Daubeny brought the world to London. He invited unprecedented numbers of overseas companies to perform here, laying the foundations of world theatre as we know it. Join me to celebrate the theatre manager who…

Pick up the traces of immigrant groups in the East End! Photo: St George’s German Lutheran Church, Alie Street – © David Charnick 2022 On the eastern fringe of the City of London, and once home to the biggest port in the world, the East End has attracted various immigrant groups over time. Some have…

Pick up the traces of immigrant groups in the East End! Photo: St George’s German Lutheran Church, Alie Street – © David Charnick 2022 On the eastern fringe of the City of London, and once home to the biggest port in the world, the East End has attracted various immigrant groups over time. Some have…

Come explore the beginnings of London’s dockland story! Photo: The Virginia Settlers Memorial (detail), Blackwall – © David Charnick 2021 In 1802 the West India Docks opened, an unprecedented development which saw Poplar blossom to dominate the eastern side of the Tower Hamlets. Just downriver is Blackwall. It was an important embarkation point long before…

Come explore the beginnings of London’s dockland story! Photo: The Virginia Settlers Memorial (detail), Blackwall – © David Charnick 2021 In 1802 the West India Docks opened, an unprecedented development which saw Poplar blossom to dominate the eastern side of the Tower Hamlets. Just downriver is Blackwall. It was an important embarkation point long before…

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…