That's why I've compiled this list offree self-guidedLondon walks, including food and theme tours, such as Harry Potter film locations. These self-guided walks were written by me, Margaret, manager ofTours a London and a Londonguide for over 12 years! I've broken up these tours into t...
There is a map This has not weathered well but at the top it says this is an “1836 map depicting the road layout buildings and canal.” This highlights how things were around here around the time of the closure of the Croydon Canal which had opened in 1809. So it was before the ...
In particular, I have written several walks that include something I really enjoy doing, which is walking beside water. So, there’s Paddington to Camden on the Regent’s Canal and three walks alongside the River Thames, starting from Tower Bridge and ending at, and around, the Isle of Dog...
Camden Town(Map: A-6) - Rural suburb in northwest London at the start of the nineteenth century. Urban sprawl encroached first by Regent's Canal in 1816 and in the 1840s by the railroad. Dickens' family lived here in the early 1820s at16 Bayham Street(Weinreb et al, 2008, p. 123)...
And slowly walks the castle round with steps that mark the trembling ground… The Theatre Royal was renowned for its pantomimes and, in true pantomime tradition, often included local references. In February 1804 the double bill was a comedy (Lovers’ Vows; Or, the Natural Son) “to which ...
The map connects together green spaces, such as parks and woods. It also shows linear walks like canal towpaths and the Thames, Wandle and Lea river paths. It is not intended as a tool for way-finding, but rather as a muse to get you planning days out in the open air. ...
walks exploring the history of everywhere from Rotherhithe to Twickenham and the Royal Docks (as a well as a walk on which you’ll meet six medieval women in Southwark), ‘Wren by River’ – a tour on Uber Boat By Clippers Thames featuring an introduction to Wren’s London legacy from th...
A Map of all my Blog Posts Thames Stairs, Steps and Landing Places City of London Plaques Tag Archives: London County Council Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London 1957-60 5 Replies Two new dates for my walks are now available on Eventbrite. Walks, dates, and link for...
Bride’s burial ground (ringed in map extract below), although there is a space between the burial ground and Fleet Market, so the terrace which included the building that would become the Hoop & Grapes could have been within this small space, or perhaps to one side: The Fleet Canal ...
•A new exhibition highlighting the flora and fauna of London’s canals has opened at the London Canal Museum in King’s Cross.Many of the canals were derelict by the end of the 20th century but have received a new lease of life in recent times as leisure destinations. These days, they...