Footprints of London

A walk looking at some of the people who transformed London into the worlds first modern city If you see the letters LHP on a valve cover in the street they belong to the London Hydraulic Power Company – the powerhouse of Victorian London. Find out more on this guided walk.  The Makers of Modern…

A look at some of the buildings in London that didn’t get built – some a missed opportunity, some a close shave for London! With so many architects having plans for London it is no surprise that not all of the buildings that are planned get built. This fifty minute talk on Zoom looks at…

Ebenezer Howard had a vision for building a new kind of city with the best elements of town and country. His dream became real at Letchworth In 1898 Ebenezer Howard wrote the book “Garden Cities of Tomorrow” – a bold vision of a new kind of living incorporating the best elements of Town and City…

In 1381 protests against the Poll Tax led to a violent uprising in Essex and Kent – and then the rebels headed to London. This sixty minute virtual tour looks at the events of the Peasants Revolt of 1381 and the places where it happened, places you can visit today. In the 1300’s a series…

A look at the windmills and watermills in London, from ones which have been restored to those that exist as street names only. Keeping London supplied with food wasn’t easy – all that bread consumed meant a lot of flour was needed. And that meant a lot of mills. Before steam power and electric engines,…

This Virtual Tour looks at how the news of the Battle of Waterloo reached London and how Londoners reacted when they heard it. The Battle of Waterloo was a turning point in the history of Europe and had a huge impact. This virtual tour looks at how the Battle of Waterloo has been remembered in London….

A virtual journey visiting the castles , country houses, beautiful beaches and ancient abbeys along the beautiful Northumberland Coast Northumbria has always been one of England’s most magical counties – for some time a separate Kingdom between England and Scotland. Today Northumbria still has some of England’s most spectacular landscapes – sand dune covered coastline,…

Margate has been a popular seaside destination for Londoners since the 1700s when it had its own social scene to rival Bath Margate has been a firm favourite getaway for Londoners for many years and the town has had a revival recently making it a trendy location for artists. In this Virtual Tour using Zoom…

Tales of love, bravery, crime and friendship from Italian Clerkenwell 1830-1950   From the mid 19th Century  to the Second World War the streets of Clerkenwell around Saffron Hill were known as Il Quartiere to the Italian residents. This walk will explore every day life in London’s Little Italy, introducing the characters who made up…

Rob talks about his favourite buildings in the London Borough of Wandsworth, including the former Youngs brewery and Battersea Power Station This sixty minute virtual tour explores the buildings of London Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth once comprised lower lying land that was later used for market gardening, but it has an industrial history, particularly along…