Footprints of London

The history of Kensington High Street as a grand shopping street leaving today the fantastic Barkers and Derry and Toms’ buildings. For over 100 years Kensington High Street was a prestigious shopping street. It leaves a legacy today of the soaring Barkers and Derry and Toms department store buildings, along with a great array of…

The history of Kensington High Street as a grand shopping street leaving today the fantastic Barkers and Derry and Toms’ buildings. For over 100 years Kensington High Street was a prestigious shopping street. It leaves a legacy today of the soaring Barkers and Derry and Toms department store buildings, along with a great array of…

A Virtual Tour leading you on the infamous procession of the condemned to Tyburn with all its rituals and superstitions. It’s one of the most infamous walks in English history… the procession of the condemned from Newgate Prison to the site of execution at Tyburn, now Marble Arch. This was justice presented as theatre: with…

A Virtual Tour leading you on the infamous procession of the condemned to Tyburn with all its rituals and superstitions. It’s one of the most infamous walks in English history… the procession of the condemned from Newgate Prison to the site of execution at Tyburn, now Marble Arch. This was justice presented as theatre: with…

Following part of the route to Tyburn via fine and historic pubs and exploring the gruesome history of the Tyburn Fair and that last drink. Public hangings at Tyburn were carried out for hundreds of years. The condemned would be led there in a procession from Newgate prison as part of a gruesome public fair…

Following part of the route to Tyburn via fine and historic pubs and exploring the gruesome history of the Tyburn Fair and that last drink. Public hangings at Tyburn were carried out for hundreds of years. The condemned would be led there in a procession from Newgate prison as part of a gruesome public fair…