Footprints of London

A literary odyssey along the Thames from Vauxhall to Barking Reach The River Thames has inspired writers for generations. On this journey along the Thames, Rob will be reading from books set on or about the Thames. Starting at Vauxhall the tour travels by Uber Boat eastwards, with readings along the way of extracts from…

The Royal Group of Docks in East London were one of the largest engineering projects in London’s history. This online talk tells their story When they were built the Royal Group of Docks in East London was the largest enclosed body of water in the world. Comprising the Royal Victoria, Albert and King George V…

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 walk around Romford celebrates the Liberty Line – the new name for the London Overground between Romford and Upminster The story of the naming of the Liberty Line is a fascinating mixture of legend and fact that ties in the Wilton Diptych , a shopping centre, a Victorian Church and the Imperial State Crown….

This virtual tour on Zoom looks at the scariest, most gruesome , most creepy objects in the British museum This 45 minute virtual tour looks at the scariest, most gruesome , most creepy objects in the British museum – including scary skeletons, mummies, grotesque gods and frightening finds. You’ll see pictures of the objects and…

Gravesend is where the Thames narrows from its wide estuary – a place where sea journeys have started and ended for years This walk around the Thames town of Gravesend looks at people who have arrived and departed over the years. On the walk you’ll hear about the Sikh people who have made Gravesend their…

Stories of the fragile beginnings of the East India Company with their first journeys to Indonesia, Japan , India and China The East India Company became the most powerful multinational the world has ever known. However the first voyages of the East India Company were somewhat haphazard. This talk by London tour guide Rob Smith…

Stonehenge is the world’s most famous structure from the Stone Age, but it is not the only prehistoric survivor you can visit from London Stonehenge has fascinated people for hundreds of years, and yet there is still so much that we don’t know about it. This 50 minute Virtual tour looks at theories of who…

A journey along the Thames from East London to the Sea in the comfort of your own living room This fifty minute virtual tour explores the fascinating Thames Estuary , starting in East London and following the river to the sea. Along the way, your guide Rob Smith will tell you some of the stories…

Twelve underground places in London that you can visit Londoners are used to going underground, being home to the world’s first underground metropolitan railway, we have perhaps become a little blasé about entering subterranean spaces. However there is more underneath London than the Tube, and in this virtual tour on Zoom, Rob will tell you…