Footprints of London

This online looks at the how Christmas was celebrated in Islington during the Victorian period with readings from newspapers of the time This Virtual Tour looks at the different ways that Christmas was celebrated in Islington during the Victorian period – whether it was a slice of the celebrated currant cake from Thomas’s or dancing…

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…

A walk looking at some of the locations from the film The Long Good Friday and how the story in the film ties in with real events. This walk visits many of the East London locations from the film The Long Good Friday, some of which are recognisable, some of which have changed a lot…

This walk looks at the different ways that Christmas was celebrated in Islington during the Victorian period  This walk looks at the different ways that Christmas was celebrated in Islington during the Victorian period – whether it was a slice of the celebrated currant cake from Thomas’s or dancing at Henry’s Assembly Rooms, a Christmas…

This online looks at the how Christmas was celebrated in Islington during the Victorian period with readings from newspapers of the time This Virtual Tour looks at the different ways that Christmas was celebrated in Islington during the Victorian period – whether it was a slice of the celebrated currant cake from Thomas’s or dancing…

This afternoon stroll around Georgian Bath features readings from 18th century guide books and newspapers about the pleasures of Bath Fashionable Londoners flocked to Bath in the 18th century, as much for entertainment as for health reasons. This afternoon walk around Bath uses contemporary guide books, letters and newspapers to recreate the atmosphere of an…

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…