Runaway slaves, free blacks and white women and men campaigned for a century to abolish slavery and slave-trading, against fierce opposition This walk reveals where many key London events took place in British campaigns against slavery - based on a theory of race and 'aristocracy of skin' - between the mid-1700s and mid-1800s. Fugitive and […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]
Since its development from a village to an 18th Century spa town and then a Victorian suburb, Hampstead has retained its unspoilt Georgian charm with many listed townhouses and terraces. In the 19th and 20th Centuries this made it very popular with artists, intellectuals and creatives of all kinds and there are many stories of […]
A visit around the regenerated railway lands. The walk consists of some very interesting and diverse ‘firsts’ A visit around the recently regenerated railway lands. The walk consists of some very interesting ‘firsts’, a lot are transport based, but also about the contrast in the life styles of the inhabitants. The area has recently undergone […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]
Since its development from a village to an 18th Century spa town and then a Victorian suburb, Hampstead has retained its unspoilt Georgian charm with many listed townhouses and terraces. In the 19th and 20th Centuries this made it very popular with artists, intellectuals and creatives of all kinds and there are many stories of […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]
Since its development from a village to an 18th Century spa town and then a Victorian suburb, Hampstead has retained its unspoilt Georgian charm with many listed townhouses and terraces. In the 19th and 20th Centuries this made it very popular with artists, intellectuals and creatives of all kinds and there are many stories of […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]
Since its development from a village to an 18th Century spa town and then a Victorian suburb, Hampstead has retained its unspoilt Georgian charm with many listed townhouses and terraces. In the 19th and 20th Centuries this made it very popular with artists, intellectuals and creatives of all kinds and there are many stories of […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]
This walk is held on the 39th anniversary of the Kings Cross Disaster and will cover a visit to the plaque to remember those that lost their lives on that terrible night and we see how things have changed A visit around the recently regenerated railway lands. The walk consists of some very interesting ‘firsts’, […]