walk/tour
Outside Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN
The early 1800's saw the green fields of northern Clerkenwell spring up into grand squares and terraced houses. This walking tour will look at how the speculative housing developed, what remains today, and the unique stories and characters of the area.
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153, 19, 341, 38
End point: New River Head
The fields of northern Clerkenwell were the home to water reservoirs, the wooden pipes that connected them, and grazing cattle, until the landowners noticed the profitable expansion of London growing around them. Over the first half of the 1800’s these green fields turned into handsome terraces and squares, planned by neighbouring estates who didn’t always see eye to eye. This tour will explore the history of the area and look at how speculation shaped the size, quantity and quality of the housing that remains today.
This tour is led by a participant of Open City’s Golden Key Academy – a course training up insightful and engaging guides dedicated to explaining London and bringing its many stories to life. It is part of a wider collection of tours created by Golden Key Academy guides for the Open House Festival celebrating their conclusion of the eight month course.
Further information on the Golden Key Academy can be found here https://open-city.org.uk/golden-key-academy
