Footprints of London

Explore the Shadowy World of the Secret Services! Photo: Vauxhall Cross from Vauxhall Bridge – © David Charnick 2020 The world of British Intelligence is dominated by the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). But the story of intelligence gathering and covert operations goes way beyond these two bodies. This tour considers…

Uncover a secret world of intelligence activity in St James’s Photo: St Ermin’s Hotel, Caxton Street – © David Charnick 2023 The St James’s area is redolent with history. It has traditional shops, some going back to the eighteenth and even seventeenth centuries. It has Jermyn Street, famous for its style. And of course it…

Explore the political career of one of Britain’s greatest statesmen! Photo: Churchill Statue by Ivor Roberts-Jones (detail) – © David Charnick 2021 In 1940 Winston Churchill became Britain’s Prime Minister, with the task of steering the nation through the nightmare of the Second World War. But what else do you know about him? Churchill’s political…

Celebrate the great defender – Rumpole of the Bailey! Photo: Recording Angel, Central Criminal Court – © David Charnick 2020 Fortified with Château Thames Embankment, and overseen by She Who Must Be Obeyed, Rumpole of the Bailey devotes his time to keeping errant humanity out of chokey. Join me to explore Rumpole’s legal world through…

Celebrate how engineering helped shape the City of London! Photo: London Bridge – Underside © David Charnick 2020 London is an international city in a continual state of growth and development. Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering ventures have solved its problems and changed its appearance. This virtual tour celebrates the relationship between engineering and the…