Footprints of London

A virtual journey visiting the castles , country houses, beautiful beaches and ancient abbeys along the beautiful Northumberland Coast Northumbria has always been one of England’s most magical counties – for some time a separate Kingdom between England and Scotland. Today Northumbria still has some of England’s most spectacular landscapes – sand dune covered coastline,…

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…

From Tudor times to the era of steam, Wollwich was a place for building ships for the Royal Navy. Woolwich Arsenal built guns and ammunition Woolwich was once home to two vast military production sites – the Woolwich Dockyard and the Woolwich Arsenal. Both founded in the time of Henry VIII, the dockyard built ships…

Caledonian Road is far from London’s tourist trail but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see.   Caledonian Road is far from London’s tourist trail but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see. Far from it, in this virtual tour  around some of Islington’s less well known spots Rob Smith will introduce you to a host of…

Up and Down The City Road, In and Out The Eagle – the rhyme is known to many people but what’s the real story of City Road  Up and Down The City Road, In and Out The Eagle   “Up and Down the City RoadIn and Out The EagleThat’s the way the money goesPop Goes the Weasel”…

A look at some of the buildings in London that didn’t get built – some a missed opportunity, some a close shave for London! With so many architects having plans for London it is no surprise that not all of the buildings that are planned get built. This fifty minute talk on Zoom looks at…

Spy stories from the streets of London during World War One and Two A 50 minute talk about espionage and counter intelligence that tells the true stories that inspired spy fiction. You will hear about the reasons the British security services were set up, how they are organised, their role in two world wars and…