Southwark, on the south side of the river Thames, has a history as long and fascinating as any part of north London, but it is not as well known. Perhaps this is because over the centuries debtors prisons, abattoirs, primitive hospitals, bawdy taverns and heavy industry have been located here. For many years, Londoners travelledContinue reading “Our tours: Southwark and the South Bank”
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Our tours: Shakespeare and Stratford
Come along as DON BROWN takes us on a 60 minute virtual tour of the town of Shakespeare’s birth – Stratford upon Avon, a market town with more than 800 years of history. This beautiful town still contains many buildings that would have been familiar to Shakespeare, many of them preserved and restored. We’ll lookContinue reading “Our tours: Shakespeare and Stratford”
Our forthcoming events – on google calendar
As we add more events (we’re just putting together our November programme, including a range of shorter, lunchtime, talks – more news on those soon), our page of forthcoming events starts looking a little crowded. So we’ve put everything onto a Google calendar, which we’ll update as new things go in. This lets you seeContinue reading “Our forthcoming events – on google calendar”
Our next charity event
After the success of our first charity talk, which – through your generosity – raised £630 for Prostate Cancer UK, we’ve scheduled another event on 20 October. Emma will be doing her virtual tour of Old Chelsea, to tell us what brought Kings, courtesans, actors and artists to Chelsea from the 1500s up to theContinue reading “Our next charity event”
Our tours: What Lies Beneath Part II – the Archaeology of Crossrail
Part two of LEO HEATON’s ‘Archaeology in the City’ series, this virtual tour will escort you down into the tunnels and brand new rail stations of Europe’s largest ever infrastructure project, Crossrail, to have a closer look at the finds unearthed during its construction. From everyday items, like Victorian chamber pots and Roman coins, toContinue reading “Our tours: What Lies Beneath Part II – the Archaeology of Crossrail”
Our tours: Westminster – City of Power and Glory
The City of Westminster is home to royal palaces, the national church of Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, monuments to famous Britons (and others), Royal Parks and much more. Join DON BROWN on this classic ‘walk’. We will start in the dead centre of London at Trafalgar Square, ‘stroll’ down Whitehall toContinue reading “Our tours: Westminster – City of Power and Glory”
Our tours: Ancient Wessex – Stonehenge, Avebury and more
TIM BARRON takes you on a journey through the Wessex civilisations with the latest scientific discoveries and re-analysis of existing information leading to some astonishing ‘new‘ finds. Wessex is the ancient title for the area of central southern England notably the rolling chalk lands of Salisbury plain, rich in stone age, bronze age and ironContinue reading “Our tours: Ancient Wessex – Stonehenge, Avebury and more”
Our tours: 1000 Years of British Rule – Kings and Queens since William the Conqueror
Do you know your Stuarts from your Tudors? How about which King signed Magna Carta? Do you know how many Kings called Edward there have been on the throne? How about how many Queens? In this condensed look at the history of the British Monarchy, RACHEL PEARSON will steer us through some of the keyContinue reading “Our tours: 1000 Years of British Rule – Kings and Queens since William the Conqueror”
Our tours: A Walk Around Old Chelsea
An historical virtual stroll through Thameside Chelsea, with local resident EMMA MATTHEWS. In today’s London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, come and find out what has brought Kings, courtesans, actors and artists to Chelsea from the 1500s up to the trendiest and wealthiest of today. With stunning architecture and great stories this will be anContinue reading “Our tours: A Walk Around Old Chelsea”
Our tours: From Imperial Outpost to World City – a short history of London
How did a Roman trading post rise to become the biggest city the world had ever seen, the capital of the biggest empire the world had ever seen? And how did it reinvent itself for a post-imperial age? Discover the history of the world’s greatest city with DON BROWN, as we take in the RomansContinue reading “Our tours: From Imperial Outpost to World City – a short history of London”
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