VirtualTours
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Wed 27 Mar 9:00 pm
Your guide: David Charnick
Description: A literary celebration of the world of spies, moles and agents with site-specific readings!
Thu 28 Mar 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: Francisco de Miranda spent all his life dreaming of a revolution in South America, but he spent a lot of his life in London. Hear the story of his attempts to set up a democratic republic that always seem to end up in London
Mon 8 Apr 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: See where you can find Roman remains on this Virtual Tour that tells the story of Londinium
Tue 16 Apr 9:00 pm
Your guide: David Charnick
Description: This is a celebration of Peter Daubeny’s achievement in bringing international performance to the post-War British stage. It is illustrated with readings from Daubeny’s 1971 book of reminiscences ‘My World of Theatre’.
Wed 17 Apr 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: Part of a series on the best buildings in each London borough. Hackney has historic churches, fine Georgian Houses, examples of 20th century civic pride and modern regeneration.
Thu 18 Apr 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: Hertfordshire is one of England’s smaller counties, but it has lots to see, and all within easy reach of London. This virtual tour will give you inspiration for country walks in bluebell woods, and old pubs near ancient churches.
Wed 15 May 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: A virtual tour around the diamond shaped island that has everything from Roman mosaics to rare telephone boxes. You’ll see why the Isle of Wight is a favorite place for Rob, and some of the less well known places on the island to visit
Sun 26 May 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: A look at the best buildings in London Borough of Brent including the domestic buildings of Metroland, old churches and Wembley Stadium. Part of a series looking at the best buildings in each London Borough
Sun 2 Jun 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: Part of a series looking at the best buildings in each London Borough. Barking and Dagenham is home to the ruins of medieval Barking Abbey, historic Valence House and beautiful Eastbury Manor House and lots of other interesting buildings too.
Sun 9 Jun 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: A virtual staycation in one of England’s largest counties. From the splendour of Lincoln Cathedral to the rolling hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds, visiting historic castles and pretty market towns on the way, you’ll see why Lincolnshire is such a great place to visit
Sun 29 Sep 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: This Virtual Tour hosted on Zoom is about Castles that you can visit that are a short journey from London. Some still have substantial remains, some are more like bumps in the ground, but all have a story attached. Rob will talk about the sieges, the royal residents and treacherous deeds that took place in them.
Thu 5 Dec 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: Christmas tradidions evolve in Georgian London – masked balls, twelth cake and celebrations on St Nicholas Day
Thu 19 Dec 8:00 pm
Your guide: Rob Smith
Description: Readings from the local newspapers of the 1870s illustrate how Christmas was reinvented by the Victorians. Hear about Christmas in islington from wealthy shoppers to Christmas Day in the workhouse