Footprints of London

A walk around the former sites of the Elstree studios in Borehamwood, where some of the most famous films in history were made. Some of the most famous films in cinema history were made at the Elstree studios in Borehamwood. Star Wars, The Shining, The Dam Busters, Ice Cold in Alex, The Masque of the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In the first years of the 20th century Christmas traditions started by the Victorians evolved for a slightly more affluent London Following on from his talks about Christmas in Georgian London, and Christmas in Victorian London, Rob continues the story with a look at Christmas in London between 1901 and 1909. While the traditions established…

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…

A walk between the little Kent port of Queenborough and the seaside town of Sheerness via the docks The walk starts at Queenborough – a town planned around a castle built by Edward III. While the castle is no longer there, the charming harbour town remains, with many historic buildings remaining and we will look…