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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…
Read moreStories 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…
Read moreIt 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…
Read moreIn the autumn of 1816 London simmered with discontent, which came to a head with violent disturbances that saw to overthrow the government
Read morePlaces 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…
Read moreThe first of four walks telling the story of the Port of London. The walk starts with the Romans walking from Tower Hill to Blackfriars This series of walks tells the story of the Port of London through four guided walks. Led by Footprints of London guide Rob Smith, each walk covers a different period…
Read moreA 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…
Read moreA 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…
Read moreTales 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…
Read moreIn 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…
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