Graham Greene's End of the Affair and the Ministry of Fear are directly taken from his wartime experiences and love affairs in Bloomsbury as an air raid warden. Elizabeth Bowen and Muriel Spark are other writers who transposed war time events into their literary output. Pat Barker and Sarah Waters have used the period and […]
Camden Town has been a hotbed of musical scenes and counter-cultures for over 50 years! But where did it get the grit and charm that has inspired so many musicians and writers? From open fields to steam and stench, industrial powerhouse to drinkers paradise, and from radical thinkers to musical rebellion – what is it […]
Explore the anarchist circles in London through the eye of Joseph Conrad in his Secret Agent, based on true events Conrad's The Secret Agent cast a critical eye over London at the end of the nineteenth century when the capital was home to a series of revolutionary anarchist groups. They had come to police attention […]
A guided walk led by Elena Paolini, Camden and City of London guide, to celebrate Women's History Month Bloomsbury, a hotbed of radical ideas, has always attracted women who refused to conform. This Women’s History Month, we will walk in the footsteps of suffragists who demanded the vote, women doctors who fought to practise medicine, […]
Meet opposite one of London’s finest hospitals and end at the chapel of a rival hospital that has been razed to the ground. Learn about the medical discoveries at University College Hospital and at the now extinct Middlesex Hospital on the other side of Tottenham Court Road. We’ll talk about the discovery of the hormone […]
Conducted by official Camden Tour Guide and Madness fan Frank K Molloy, this walk explores the story of Madness, the ever-popular UK band. This year, they are celebrating 50 years since the first Nutty sound developed into an enduring musical legacy. So join us as we go One Step Beyond in commemorating a national treasure. […]
Camden Town has been a hotbed of musical scenes and counter-cultures for over 50 years! But where did it get the grit and charm that has inspired so many musicians and writers? From open fields to steam and stench, industrial powerhouse to drinkers paradise, and from radical thinkers to musical rebellion – what is it […]
Both Anthony Trollope and his mother Fanny were proliflc and successful writers. Anthony, born in Bloomsbury is best known for the Barchester Chronicles and Paliser novels where Catherdral towns and country houses often overshadow the place of Bloomsbury. But this area which "cannot be called fashionable" and is "not much overlooked by nobility" offers lodgings […]
Camden Town has been a hotbed of musical scenes and counter-cultures for over 50 years! But where did it get the grit and charm that has inspired so many musicians and writers? From open fields to steam and stench, industrial powerhouse to drinkers paradise, and from radical thinkers to musical rebellion – what is it […]
Both Anthony Trollope and his mother Fanny were proliflc and successful writers. Anthony, born in Bloomsbury is best known for the Barchester Chronicles and Paliser novels where Catherdral towns and country houses often overshadow the place of Bloomsbury. But this area which "cannot be called fashionable" and is "not much overlooked by nobility" offers lodgings […]
Join Elena to discover a fascinating neighbourhood that not many people know. We will delve into the darker chapters of London's past as we uncover the secrets of this infamous neighbourhood. We will wander through the alleys where tales of poverty and crime once echoed (Dickens will get a mention or two, of course...) and […]
The hidden parts of St Giles and Covent Garden. Explore the history of the area from leper colony via plague pits, executions, slums to the vibrant centre we see today. What lies beneath the surface? Why has it been on a rollercoaster of ups and downs? Meet the mixed bag of characters who have lived […]