Footprints of London

Discover how much o the art, design and architecture of the South Bank site for the 1951 Festival of Britain was indebted to émigrés. After the Second World War, London was a very dark gloomy place covered in bomb sites. The idea from the Labour Government for the Festival of Britain was to cheer up…

Discover what largely lies under-foot in the City including drains, sewage pipes, water conduits, burials, Roman remains and the Underground Considering the history of the City that is largely under our feet. We discuss the development of the Tube in the City and how it relates to embanking the Thames; peer over Blackfriars Bridge to…

Discover the experimental 20th century architectural homes in a stroll through Highgate Village, Waterlow Park and the Holly Lodge Estate Discover some of Highgate’s twentieth century housing developments in this historic walk through Highgate. We will pass Lubetkin’s iconic High Point flats, learn about Highgate’s early history, walk through Waterlow Park and learn of it…

Discover the events of 29 December 1940 and what was rescued, revealed and restored in the City after the Blitz Imagine 300 bombs raining down per minute on the City of London on the night of 29th December 1940. This walk takes you through one of the most severely bombed areas of the City mainly…

Discover the history rich network of alleys and lanes in old Hampstead Village illuminated by lamps and Christmas lights Discover the mysterious atmosphere to Hampstead on a tour after-dark where the streets are lit by old-fashioned lamps. We will wind through the narrow back streets and catch glimpses of its fascinating history from the glow…

Discover horrible things that happened in idyllic Hampstead including stories of hangings, highwaymen, murders and fatal accidents Walking through Hampstead, this walk concludes at Hampstead Heath Station on the Mildmay Overground Line Did you know that the last two women to be hanged in Britain committed murders in Hampstead? We may think of Hampstead as…