Many of these tour guides lead tours year-round, either independently or for other organizations. You can learn more about tours this guides lead by checking their individual event listings.
Walking tour
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A walking tour, enlivened by unique illustrations, along the northern edge of Royal Albert Dock. Historically a frontier of trade into and out of London, it has had a fascinating journey from busy port to a place for people to call home.
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Beyond the grid of leafy squares and graceful Georgian terraces, studded with tourist attractions like the British Museum and Senate House, there is another side to Bloomsbury. Starting inside the 1740s Grade II listed Pushkin House on the southern edge of the area, we'll wander through the back streets and alleys discovering its hidden gems.
Tranquil Clerkenwell, so close to the bustling City has a distinct character and intriguing history. Once centred around great religious houses, the area has been the scene of fierce rebellion, innovative architecture, and major commerce.
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The walk crosses the Boundary Road which divides Westminster and Camden and focuses on projects that represent ground-breaking trends in architecture of 1960-70s while also reflecting on the era's passing and its long-lasting influences.
Neave Brown, 1960
Guided tour
A bicycle tour of public libraries and bookshops from Bloomsbury to the East End celebrating the institutions which keep books circulating and the buildings which bring readers and writers together. Over the course of the tour, we’ll see how architects working across a range of building styles express the ideals of their bookish institutions.
A walk around historic Walthamstow showing how this unique area grew from a village into a thriving suburb, its social history and the variety of buildings that can be found where Epping Forest meets William Morris.
This year marks the 50th anniversary when the wholesale market ceased trading and moved to Battersea/Vauxhall area . The tour charts the evolution of Covent Garden, incorporating the piazza, the wholesale produce market, social residential areas and supporting neighbourhoods, and highlighting the social and commercial highs, lows and challenges. Contact tonyganio@gmail.com
Drop in / Guided tour
Join your tour guide for a tour of Hawksmoor’s finest church, Christ Church, Spitalfields, where we’ll unlock the history of this fascinating area and building, as well as learning a new skill; how to ‘read’ a church. Covering the controversial myth about Hawksmoor and the occult, the tour will explain the social context of the construction of this church and its architectural importance.
Nicholas Hawksmoor, 1729
This tour looks at how healthcare has had an impact on the buildings and landscapes between Westminster Abbey and the City. Exploring Healthcare related buildings, rebuilt, repurposed or removed and their influence on the landscape.
Multiple architects, 1100
Huguenots had a huge impact on London’s culture, commerce and industry from the 17th century onwards. But how much do we really know about them? During this walk we will discover and explore the history of Spitalfields.
Discover how South Kensington, nicknamed "Albertopolis", developed into London’s first district dedicated to arts and science as the British Empire reached its peak. By exploring the area's architecture, we'll decode the symbols which asserted the dominance of Western ideas and technology, as well as the power of the British Empire and its monarchy.
For hundreds of years, Spitalfields has been a place where those seeking safety, work, and community have settled. They all leave their mark in streets buildings in an area rich in history and architectural interest.
On the surface Stratford is all Olympics and Westfield: this tour unearths the area's Roman and religious origins, unusual buildings, famous manufacturing pioneers, 20th century hard times and considers (from above) the impacts of its newest quarter.
A 3-hour walking tour based around Royal Albert Dock that takes in architecture including London City Airport, The Tate & Lyle Sugar Refinery and the much politicised Royal Albert Dock development with some unexpected stop offs along the way.
Royal Albert Dock development, 2019
Ever since the United States gained independence, Americans have been showing up again and again. This tour is about their influence on Britain from before the Revolutionary War to American heiresses marrying for titles to WWII to today.
Former US Embassy - Eero Saarinen, 1960
A walk along and around a stretch of London's most famous hidden river. The River Fleet is underground these days, but it's left its mark on the landscape. Discover the layers of history in this less explored corner of central London.
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Not many would believe that Notting Hill, now an extremely wealthy part of London, was once notorious for being a “slum”. This tour explores the stories behind the streets of Notting Hill and how their effects can be seen decades on.
