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SUMMARY:Hampstead: the village on the hill
DESCRIPTION:You probably know Hampstead as a very attractive area of very posh houses and very famous people. But why is it so lovely to walk around? \nIt’s a lot to do with a hill which prevented major roads and any railways being built: so uniquely in London it preserves a Georgian village streetscape. It also had many springs which supported a Tudor laundry business and then a fashionable Spa attraction in the 1700’s. \nAnd its healthy air and great views have always made it an attractive place for the wealthy\, and for artists\, writers and entertainers. So there are plenty of lovely houses to see: but this walk also explores buildings such as old workhouses and bath houses which remind us that plenty of “ordinary” people lived there too! \nBut above all its a beautiful old village on a hill: do come and explore it!
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/hampstead-the-village-on-the-hill/2024-03-24/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240323T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240323T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
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SUMMARY:Slums and Squares and Rock n'Roll
DESCRIPTION:You will probably know lots of bits of the St Giles’ area: Tottenham Court Rd tube\, Centrepoint\, Shaftesbury Ave\, Seven Dials…but you probably don’t know how the area came to be as it is. A fascinating story of ancient roadways meeting\, a medieval leper colony\, a failed posh residential district\, a notorious Victorian slum and the most unspoilt Georgian square in London. I would be delighted to help you explore all this (and see the street where Elton John worked as a tea boy and the Rolling Stones and Genesis recorded their earliest singles).
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/slums-and-squares-and-rock-nroll-3/2024-03-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240317T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240317T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231211T094919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T094919Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Working-class Migrations: Irish\, Italian\, African\, Jewish
DESCRIPTION:People migrating to work in a city like London may begin settling together in ghettos\, but eventually they mix. Working-class migrants\, often maligned as ”economic migrants’\, do business\, make families\, invent objects\, bring pleasures\, help each other\, fight and die together. One old area of central London shows strong and sympathetic traces of the migrations of poorer folk from the late-18th to 20th centuries from near and far\, including from within England itself. The walk begins in the Fleet Ditch and works its way uphill through early Italian and Irish settlements in Saffron Hill into areas of more mixing\, taking note of Blacks from Africa via the West Indies and ending with Jewish migrations from numerous locations that made Hatton Garden’s Diamond Street.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/historic-working-class-migrations-irish-italian-african-jewish/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240316T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240316T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240119T162041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T162041Z
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SUMMARY:Dodging the Blitz:Bloomsbury Second World War Novels
DESCRIPTION: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 location brilliantly in recent novels to emphasise the female experience of war. This walk highlights important events which formed the basis of these novels\, and looks at some of the main landmarks of the Blitz in Bloomsbury.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/dodging-the-blitzbloomsbury-second-world-war-novels/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240314T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240314T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240201T145702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T145702Z
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SUMMARY:Street Haunting: the Female Flaneur
DESCRIPTION:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Charlotte Mew\, Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf all drew inspiration from walking alone in London; observing and enjoying street life. Woolf called it “street haunting”. The sights and sounds of London run through their novels\, stories\, essays and poetry. On this two hour walk through the streets and squares of Bloomsbury we see where they lived and walked and how walks influenced their writing
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/street-haunting-the-female-flaneur/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240314T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240314T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240111T123439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T123439Z
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SUMMARY:All change at King's Cross
DESCRIPTION:Join Mike Marriott’s walk for a look around the “new” King’s Cross.\nThe area formerly used for goods yards behind King’s Cross station has now been transformed. Come and see how on this walk! \n200 years ago King’s Cross was a rather desolate place\, marked by brick kilns\, rubbish heaps and slums. The arrival of the railways changed the area forever: on this walk we will discover the traces of King’s Cross past – pioneering stations\, model dwellings\, splendid hotels and many historic building and structures which have been beautifully reimagined and repurposed for 21st century living. \nThe proceedings from this walk will be donated to the homeless charity The Connection at St. Martin’s.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/all-change-at-kings-cross/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240312T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240312T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240119T162333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T162333Z
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SUMMARY:Conrad's Secret Agent and Anarchism in Fitzrovia
DESCRIPTION: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 following royal pressure after the assassination of the Tsar of Russia. The Secret Agent\, Verloc\, in Conrad’s novel is a double agent\, blackmailed to commit an outrage which ends in family tragedy. The death of Stevie\, Verloc’s son in law\, is closely based on a real anarchist explosion near the Greenwich Observatory in 1894. \nSuccessive waves of exiles from France\, Germany and Russia had made a home in Fitzrovia and Soho\, close to the British Museum where Marx and Lenin studied\, yet in an area where foreigners ran the bookstores and shops. On this walk we will find the street housing Verloc’s pornographic bookshop and revisit the site of the Autonomie anarchist club\, raided by police after the Greenwich bomb. We will also learn more about the actions of Chief Inspector Melville\, who was the model for Chief Inspector Heat.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/conrads-secret-agent-and-anarchism-in-fitzrovia/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240310T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240310T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240220T195427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T195427Z
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SUMMARY:Hampstead: the village on the hill
DESCRIPTION:You probably know Hampstead as a very attractive area of very posh houses and very famous people. But why is it so lovely to walk around? \nIt’s a lot to do with a hill which prevented major roads and any railways being built: so uniquely in London it preserves a Georgian village streetscape. It also had many springs which supported a Tudor laundry business and then a fashionable Spa attraction in the 1700’s. \nAnd its healthy air and great views have always made it an attractive place for the wealthy\, and for artists\, writers and entertainers. So there are plenty of lovely houses to see: but this walk also explores buildings such as old workhouses and bath houses which remind us that plenty of “ordinary” people lived there too! \nBut above all its a beautiful old village on a hill: do come and explore it!
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/hampstead-the-village-on-the-hill/2024-03-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240310T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240310T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240220T200418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T200418Z
UID:10000053-1710068400-1710075600@camdenguides.com
SUMMARY:Slums and Squares and Rock n'Roll
DESCRIPTION:You will probably know lots of bits of the St Giles’ area: Tottenham Court Rd tube\, Centrepoint\, Shaftesbury Ave\, Seven Dials…but you probably don’t know how the area came to be as it is. A fascinating story of ancient roadways meeting\, a medieval leper colony\, a failed posh residential district\, a notorious Victorian slum and the most unspoilt Georgian square in London. I would be delighted to help you explore all this (and see the street where Elton John worked as a tea boy and the Rolling Stones and Genesis recorded their earliest singles).
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/slums-and-squares-and-rock-nroll-3/2024-03-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240307T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240307T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240201T144312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T144312Z
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SUMMARY:Rebel rebel: the women medical pioneers of Bloomsbury
DESCRIPTION:Follow in the footsteps of the female trailblazers at the forefront of medical history \nFor Women’s History Month we are celebrating a bunch of determined women who\, overcoming huge hurdles\, excelled in the male-dominated world of medicine\, smashing multiple glass ceilings along the way. \nFrom the 18th century onwards Bloomsbury was central to medical progress\, thanks to its long association with universities\, hospitals and pioneering activities. It’s in these streets that we will meet a number of trailblazing women who paved the way for today’s women in medicine and will discover which institutions supported them\, while others put obstacles in their way. \nWhether they were pioneering surgeons\, determined dentists or brave nurses\, they all played an important role in improving the standards of care not only for other women\, but for the population as a whole.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/rebel-rebel-the-women-medical-pioneers-of-bloomsbury/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240303T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240303T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240201T144657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T144657Z
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SUMMARY:Brave\, bold and brilliant: remarkable women of Hampstead
DESCRIPTION:Join Elena on a guided walk in the footsteps of Hampstead’s inspiring women.\nTo celebrate Women’s History Month we move North to the quaint and historic neighbourhood of Hampstead.\nOn this meandering walk through cobbled streets and winding alleyways\, up and down the hills of Hampstead\, we will discover the lives of remarkable and inspiring women who made their mark on history and culture.\nDissenting novelists\, iconic musicians\, social reformers\, eccentric poets\, medical trailblazers and all-round extraordinary women: they all made Hampstead their home at different times of their lives and changed the world in a multitude of ways.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/brave-bold-and-brilliant-remarkable-women-of-hampstead/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240201T145918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T145918Z
UID:10000042-1709388000-1709395200@camdenguides.com
SUMMARY:Street Haunting: the Female Flaneur
DESCRIPTION:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Charlotte Mew\, Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf all drew inspiration from walking alone in London; observing and enjoying street life. Woolf called it “street haunting”. The sights and sounds of London run through their novels\, stories\, essays and poetry. On this two hour walk through the streets and squares of Bloomsbury we see where they lived and walked and how walks influenced their writing.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/street-haunting-the-female-flaneur-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231211T185920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T185920Z
UID:10000026-1709384400-1709391600@camdenguides.com
SUMMARY:Primrose Hill and the Navvies
DESCRIPTION:Primrose Hill is now one of London’s desirable areas\, but it was born with the blood\, sweat and toil that built the canal and railways.The neighbourhood radiates brilliant industrial solutions of Victorian engineers\, but who built it? This walk puts hard-working navvies at the centre of the story and tells how the area developed in the face of the railway’s soot and smoke. The walk follows a beautiful stretch of the Regent’s Canal\, and from the top of the famous hill you have great views over London. You’ll see railway landmarks as well as the artists’ studios and pastel-painted streets that came later\, in one of which lives Paddington Bear. Primrose Hill cherishes a high street largely free of chain shops and numerous good pubs. It’s all minutes from Camden Market but feels miles away.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/primrose-hill-and-the-navvies/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240224T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240224T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240220T195427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T195427Z
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SUMMARY:Hampstead: the village on the hill
DESCRIPTION:You probably know Hampstead as a very attractive area of very posh houses and very famous people. But why is it so lovely to walk around? \nIt’s a lot to do with a hill which prevented major roads and any railways being built: so uniquely in London it preserves a Georgian village streetscape. It also had many springs which supported a Tudor laundry business and then a fashionable Spa attraction in the 1700’s. \nAnd its healthy air and great views have always made it an attractive place for the wealthy\, and for artists\, writers and entertainers. So there are plenty of lovely houses to see: but this walk also explores buildings such as old workhouses and bath houses which remind us that plenty of “ordinary” people lived there too! \nBut above all its a beautiful old village on a hill: do come and explore it!
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/hampstead-the-village-on-the-hill/2024-02-24/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240119T164419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T164419Z
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SUMMARY:First and Quirky St Pancras and Kings Cross
DESCRIPTION: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 a massive transformation and is very much a ‘destination’ with so many new companies moving into the area. It is also a walk about the lives of the poor as well as the home of some iconic inventions and well-known traditions. We visit the old coal drops yard\, now completely transformed and St Pancras Old Church graveyard\, which includes John Soanes grave the inspiration for the telephone box
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/first-and-quirky-st-pancras-and-kings-cross/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240111T122955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T122955Z
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SUMMARY:St. George's Gardens: a hidden cemetery in the heart of Bloomsbury
DESCRIPTION:Join Elena on a tour of a secret urban cemetery.\nStep into the historic and atmospheric St. George’s Gardens in Bloomsbury\, the first Anglican burial ground to be created away from a church in London. Thanks to the efforts of Victorian philanthropists it was transformed into an “outdoor sitting room for the poor” in the 1880s and has been a public garden ever since. Today this secluded and peaceful garden\, away from the hustle and bustle of Bloomsbury\, is still a treasure trove of fascinating tales.\nWe’ll explore the final resting place of ten Jacobite soldiers who met a gruesome end and of a famous anti-slavery campaigner. We’ll discover the tragic tale of a victim of a Victorian-era miscarriage of justice and the shadowy world of anatomy schools – apparently\, the first official case of bodysnatching was recorded here.\nAlthough Virginia Woolf will get a mention\, this is Bloomsbury but not as you know it!
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/st-georges-gardens-a-hidden-cemetery-in-the-heart-of-bloomsbury-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240210T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240105T190732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T190732Z
UID:10000030-1707573600-1707580800@camdenguides.com
SUMMARY:Beating the Bounds’ from King’s Cross to Farringdon
DESCRIPTION:A historic walk winding either side of the border between Camden and Islington boroughs – also the route of the now-buried River Fleet \n‘Beating the Bounds’ around the borders between parishes\, land ownerships and similar is an ancient tradition\, where the boundary was literally paced out and marked with stones each year. This walk traces today’s border between Camden and Islington\, with detours to explore nearby signs of previous boundaries of parishes\, vestries\, water conduits and historic landowners. \nAlong the way\, we’ll see varied architecture from pretty Georgian and Victorian terraces to old burial grounds\, narrow passages that were once slums and restored industrial buildings; see if we can spot historic boundary markers; meet mediaeval monks\, Tudor and Victorian philanthropists\, a dynasty of 19C architects and builders; and hear of lost wells and pleasure gardens.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/beating-the-bounds-from-kings-cross-to-farringdon-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240210T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240210T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231211T095423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T095423Z
UID:10000025-1707570000-1707579000@camdenguides.com
SUMMARY:London's Sex Industry and the Stage in the Long 18th Century
DESCRIPTION:When the Puritan Protectorate ended in 1660\, London’s sex industry grew wildly public and was linked to both theatres and the underworld. Charles II lifted the Puritan ban on theatre-going\, and by 1700 London was sex-capital of Europe. This walk starts with the stage at a time when all actresses were assumed to be prostitutes and theatres a place for clients to find them. We pass through areas where street-walkers and bawdy houses were closely linked with playhouses\, and we hear about high-class masquerades where actress-courtesans like Sophia Baddely might appear. There are the bawds who kept houses\, the women who worked in them\, like Nell Gywn and Sally Salisbury\, and Harris’s List\, where they might advertise. We hear about homosexual Molly Houses as well as Jelly Houses\, Coffee Houses and Bagnios. Links between corrupt government officials and criminals formed the plot of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera in 1728\, with its cast of thief-takers\, highwaymen\, pickpockets and sex workers like Jenny Diver who met in flash houses where they spoke a secret language. The unscrupulous Society for the Reform of Manners tried to close down vice\, but things began to change when Social Reformers said women selling sex were victims needing rescue. The walk starts in Lincoln’s Inn Fields and passes through Covent Garden and surrounding streets like Drury Lane\, where ordinary folks lived who sold sex – orange women\, flower girls and patrons of dance halls. The underworld called this red-light area where you might meet Edgworth Bess the Hundreds of Drury.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/londons-sex-industry-and-the-stage-in-the-long-18th-century-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240205T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240102T113727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T113727Z
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SUMMARY:The smaller squares of Bloomsbury
DESCRIPTION:Bloomsbury is world-famous for its Georgian garden squares. But today we will venture beyond the most famous squares to discover smaller ones\, lesser known but no less charming.\nOver the last 150 years the University of London has became a significant presence in much of Bloomsbury. Come on this walk to see what is left of some of the former residential areas\, discover their history and enjoy the tales of some of their previous residents\, a mix of literary giants\, visionaries\, and pioneers who found inspiration in these quieter corners of Bloomsbury. \nThe proceedings from this walk will be donated to the homeless charity The Connection at St Martin’s
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/the-smaller-squares-of-bloomsbury-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240203T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20240102T114040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T114040Z
UID:10000029-1706968800-1706976000@camdenguides.com
SUMMARY:St. George's Gardens: a hidden cemetery in the heart of Bloomsbury
DESCRIPTION:Join Elena on a tour of a secret urban cemetery. \nStep into the historic and atmospheric St. George’s Gardens in Bloomsbury\, the first Anglican burial ground to be created away from a church in London. Thanks to the efforts of Victorian philanthropists it was transformed into an “outdoor sitting room for the poor” in the 1880s and has been a public garden ever since. Today this secluded and peaceful garden\, away from the hustle and bustle of Bloomsbury\, is still a treasure trove of fascinating tales. \nWe’ll explore the final resting place of ten Jacobite soldiers who met a gruesome end and of a famous anti-slavery campaigner. We’ll discover the tragic tale of a victim of a Victorian-era miscarriage of justice and the shadowy world of anatomy schools – apparently\, the first official case of bodysnatching was recorded here. \nAlthough Virginia Woolf will get a mention\, this is Bloomsbury but not as you know it!
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/st-georges-gardens-a-hidden-cemetery-in-the-heart-of-bloomsbury/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240114T140000
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SUMMARY:Dorothy L Sayers Bloomsbury
DESCRIPTION:Dorothy L Sayers\, one of the “golden age” crime writers between the first and second world wars\, lived and worked in Holborn and Bloomsbury – as did her alter ego\, Harriet Vane and other familiar characters from the novels and short stories.\nSee places from which she took inspiration for her detective fiction; find out more about Sayers’ characters and about the woman who brought them all to life.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/dorothy-l-sayers-bloomsbury/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240113T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240113T153000
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CREATED:20231204T132336Z
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SUMMARY:Marx\, Lenin and Anarchism
DESCRIPTION:London was the destination for communists and anarchists to meet and argue over the form that the coming revolution would take. German anarchists had lived in London since 1848 and came to police attention after assassination attempts on the Tsar of Russia. Lenin knew London well\, and the final split between the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks took place here in November 1903\, with tragic consequences for the Russian Revolution in 1917. The communists had fled police spies in Brussels to meet in Charlotte St in the guise of an anglers club. \nSuccessive waves of exiles from France\, Germany and Russia made a home in Fitzrovia\, close to the British Museum where Marx and Lenin studied\, yet in an area where foreigners ran the bookstores and shops. On this walk we will find the streets where the leading Communard Louise Michel lived and established a pioneering Fitrovia school\, and revisit the site of the Autonomie anarchist club\, linked by police to the Greenwich bomb of 1894 which inspired Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/marx-lenin-and-anarchism/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231216T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231216T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231009T203938Z
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SUMMARY:Slums and Squares and Rock n’Roll
DESCRIPTION:You will probably know lots of bits of the St Giles’ area: Tottenham Court Rd tube\, Centrepoint\, Shaftesbury Ave\, Seven Dials…but you probably don’t know how the area came to be as it is. A fascinating story of ancient roadways meeting\, a medieval leper colony\, a failed posh residential district\, a notorious Victorian slum and the most unspoilt Georgian square in London. I would be delighted to help you explore all this (and see the street where Elton John worked as a tea boy and the Rolling Stones and Genesis recorded their earliest singles).
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/slums-and-squares-and-rock-nroll-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231210T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231027T163533Z
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SUMMARY:Edwardian Emporiums and Forgotten Factories: a history walk in Bloomsbury
DESCRIPTION:Step back in time and stroll through the enchanting streets of Bloomsbury with our accredited guides Elena and Ellika. We will bring to life the forgotten stories of a bygone era as we explore the eclectic array of shops and factories that once populated this historic district. From quaint corner stores to opulent emporiums\, discover the fascinating evolution of commerce in Bloomsbury in the Victorian and Edwardian eras and beyond. \nAs we meander through Bloomsbury’s crescents and mews\, we’ll discover the remnants of old factories and workshops that once churned out beds\, furniture\, sweets\, toys and an assortment of other wares\, each a testament to the vibrant industries that thrived in this district often better known for its poets and artists. We’ll delve into the rise of the shopgirl and her pioneering role in transforming London’s retail landscape and women’s lives. \nJoin us for a journey through time in a neighbourhood where the echoes of commerce and craftsmanship linger in every brick and cobblestone.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/edwardian-emporiums-and-forgotten-factories-a-history-walk-in-bloomsbury/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231203T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231027T163911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T163911Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas in Hampstead Village
DESCRIPTION:Join Elena Paolini for a historic but fun Christmas walk in charming Hampstead Village. \nDid you know that the first Christmas card was designed by a Hampstead resident almost 200 years ago? And that the Victorian cookery writer who gave us the first recipe for a “Christmas pudding” is buried in Hampstead? \nYou will hear these Christmas-related stories and many more on this guided walk in charming Hampstead Village. As the sun sets and the twinkly lights begin to illuminate the cobbled lanes and quaint cottages\, you will be transported to a bygone era\, reminiscent of Charles Dickens’ timeless tales. \nHampstead Village is picture-perfect any time of the year\, but it’s positively magical at Christmas. So grab yourself some mulled wine and join me for a festive stroll.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/christmas-in-hampstead-village/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231202T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231202T150000
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CREATED:20231009T193509Z
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SUMMARY:London's Sex Industry and the Stage in the Long 18th Century
DESCRIPTION:When the Puritan Protectorate ended in 1660\, London’s sex industry grew wildly public and was linked to both theatres and the underworld. Charles II lifted the ban on theatre-going\, and by 1700 London was sex-capital of Europe. This walk starts with the stage at a time when all actresses were assumed to be prostitutes and theatres a place for clients to find them. We pass through areas where street-walkers and bawdy houses were closely linked with playhouses. We hear about bawds who kept the houses and women who worked in them\, including Edgworth Bess\, Nell Gywn and Sally Salisbury. We hear about homosexual Molly Houses as well as Jelly Houses\, Coffee Houses and Bagnios. Links between corrupt government officials and criminals formed the plot of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera in 1728\, with its cast of thief-takers\, highwaymen\, pickpockets and sex workers who met in flash houses where they spoke a secret language. The unscrupulous Society for the Reform of Manners tried to close down vice\, but things began to change when Social Reformers said women selling sex were victims needing rescue. The walk starts in Lincoln’s Inn Fields and passes through Covent Garden and surrounding streets like Drury Lane\, where ordinary folks lived who sold sex – orange women\, flower girls and patrons of dance halls. The underworld called this red-light area the Hundreds of Drury. \nLaura Agustin has been an historian of prostitution and commercial sex for decades and brings an anthropological calm to the study of these currently hot topics.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/londons-sex-industry-and-the-stage-in-the-long-18th-century/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231020T130432Z
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SUMMARY:Beating the Bounds’ from King’s Cross to Farringdon
DESCRIPTION:A historic walk winding either side of the border between Camden and Islington boroughs – also the route of the now-buried River Fleet. We will see signs of the river course\, traces of wells and tributaries\, seek out border markers and explore varied architecture from pretty Georgian houses to old warehouses and religious orders.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/beating-the-bounds-from-kings-cross-to-farringdon/2023-11-29/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T150000
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SUMMARY:Highgate Women: A walking tour
DESCRIPTION:Join me for an exciting walking tour through Highgate Village\, dedicated to celebrating the remarkable women who have left their mark on this historic neighbourhood. On Sunday\, November 12\, 2023\, at 2:00 pm\, we will gather at Pond Square\, London\, N6 6BS to explore how Highgate shaped its women as well as how it’s women shaped Highgate. \nDiscover the inspiring stories of the women who have shaped Highgate’s history\, including scientists\, business women\, activists and creatives. Be prepared to be educated and entertained as the tour takes you through the picturesque streets and spaces\, unveiling the hidden stories and achievements of these extraordinary individuals. \nFrom renowned philanthropist Angela Burdett Coutts to royal mistress Nell Gwynn\, this walk will shed light on the important contributions made by Highgate’s women throughout the years. Along the way\, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the beautiful surroundings and soak in the rich heritage of the area. \nDon’t miss out on this opportunity to delve into the captivating history of Highgate through the lens of its remarkable women. Lace up your walking shoes\, bring your curiosity\, and join me for an unforgettable experience!
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/highgate-women-a-walking-tour/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231020T130432Z
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SUMMARY:Beating the Bounds’ from King’s Cross to Farringdon
DESCRIPTION:A historic walk winding either side of the border between Camden and Islington boroughs – also the route of the now-buried River Fleet. We will see signs of the river course\, traces of wells and tributaries\, seek out border markers and explore varied architecture from pretty Georgian houses to old warehouses and religious orders.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/beating-the-bounds-from-kings-cross-to-farringdon/2023-11-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231105T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231105T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T025500
CREATED:20231009T195155Z
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SUMMARY:The Secret London Village of Primrose Hill
DESCRIPTION:Primrose Hill is now one of London’s most desirable areas and home to Paddington Bear\, but it was born with the noisy gritty railway. The neighbourhood shows industrial solutions by brilliant Victorian engineers and the hard labour of rough tough navvies who built them. Those workers were the first to live here\, and a few of their houses remain. On this walk you’ll see railway-industry landmarks like the Eastern Portal of a great railway tunnel\, as well as the pastel-painted streets and artists’ studios that came later\, in one of which lives Paddington Bear. Primrose Hill cherishes its high street largely free of chain shops\, and is proud of its mixed community. The walk follows a beautiful stretch of the Regent’s Canal\, and from the top of the famous hill itself you have great views over London.
URL:https://camdenguides.com/event/the-secret-london-village-of-primrose-hill/
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