Footprints of London

Bazalgette is famous for his work on London’s sewer system, but he worked on many other projects that Londoners still use today This fifty minute virtual tour explores the works of Victorian engineer extraordinaire Joseph Bazalgette. He was the grandson of a Huguenot refugee, and had a troubled early career which brought him to the…

This Virtual Tour looks at life in Georgian Bath – which was a place to come for health reasons but also for leisure. Bath takes its name from the famous Roman Baths, which were rediscovered during the 18th Century. The health giving properties of the spring waters in Bath caused a surge in visitors, and…

West Drayton in the borough of Hillingdon has a Tudor Gateway hidden away among its modern housing, and lots of other interesting things too West Drayton Manor was the home to the Paget family – important in the court of Henry VIII but they are on the run when they plot against Elizabeth I. Rob…

London has some of the most famous markets in the world – Smithfield, Spitalfields and Covent Garden. This virtual tour looks at their story Keeping London supplied with food has been a constant effort since Roman times and markets have been an important part of the process. This one hour virtual tour on Zoom tells…

The story of twelve medieval castles that are a short journey from London London is home to one of the most famous castles in the world – The Tower of London. However the Tower is not the only castle you can visit in the London area. This virtual tour will tell you about twelve more…

A look at how Christmas was celebrated in the 18th and early 19th centuries At the start of the Georgian period , Christmas was something of a private, polite celebration, with none of the rowdiness of the previous century. The upper classes believed in elegant entertaining at the Christmas season. Not that there weren’t traditions…

It was hard work keeping Victorian London supplied with food. This Virtual Tour looks at the factories where famous food brands were made. Nineteenth century London was the largest city in the world – with a big appetite! Food needed to be produced on an industrial scale and factories to make food sprang up all…

Kent’s coast is full of history. This online talk will take you on a journey from Dungeness to Sheerness via the White Cliffs of Dover The county of Kent has a stunning coastline, from the lonely shingle beaches of Dungeness to the epic White Cliffs of Dover. With some of the Kent coast closer to…

Places in London you can visit that owe their roots to the East India Company, one of the most powerful companies in history In 1601 Sir James Lancaster left London on a journey to what is now Indonesia – the first voyage of the East India Company. Over the following 250 years the East India…

Stories of sunken ships in the Thames from Roman times to the present day With so many ships visiting London, it is hardly surprising that there have been thousands of shipwrecks in the Thames. This Virtual Tour tells the story of 12 ships that have sunk in the Thames, from a Roman cargo ship, to…