![St Clement Danes Church [credit: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0]](https://d25hwkr75zzfa.cloudfront.net/store/photo/large/building_12833_1_c78e2a3197895bc279df3ada0d020d95.jpg)
![Strand piazza, 152-158 Strand & St Mary Le Strand Church [credit: G.Jerger for SAVE]](https://d25hwkr75zzfa.cloudfront.net/store/photo/large/building_12833_george-s-version-of-website-header-size-3_bd9dd7d711f696f70a1f7fce5fcbf3d8.jpg)
walk/tour
Temple Underground Station, Temple Place, Temple, WC2R 2PH
Join SAVE and Dr Tom Bolton on a walking tour of Aldwych. Behind the wide formal streets of Aldwych and Kingsway lies a very different neighbourhood. Clare Market and Drury Lane were a tangle of disreputable alleys until the new streets cut them in half. But traces remain, and this walk dives into the back streets to track the vanished lanes and recreate their past at the core of ancient London.
Temple
Blackfriars, Charing Cross
The tour passes cafes, toilets & baby changing facilities.
Seats are available along the Strand the final visit, the St Clement Danes Church.
Walking tour
11:00–12:30
How to book
Please create a free visitor account to book your festival tickets.
Join SAVE Britain’s Heritage and Dr Tom Bolton on a walking tour of Aldwych. Behind the wide formal streets of Aldwych and Kingsway lies a very different neighbourhood. Clare Market and Drury Lane were a tangle of disreputable alleys until the new streets cut them in half. But traces remain, and this walk dives into the back streets to track the vanished lanes and recreate their past at the core of ancient London.
En route learn about two of SAVE Britain's Heritage cases: the Strand Piazza and 152-158 Strand. We campaigned vigorously against the proposed demolition of 152-158 Strand to preserve and enhance the historic setting of Somerset House and the Baroque gem of St Mary-le-Strand. The tour will end with a visit to St Clement Danes Church before returning to Temple Tube station.
Dr Tom Bolton is an urban researcher and writer, specialising in architecture, urban planning, and regeneration. He leads community review and research at Frame Projects. Setting up panels for developments like Isle of Dogs and Old Kent Road, he has worked with the GLA on design quality management and led the development for cross-sectoral design principles for the National Infrastructure Commission. Tom is the author of Camden Town: Dreams of Another London, Vanished City: London's Lost Neighbourhoods, London’s Lost Rivers: A Walker’s Guide and A Walker's Guide Volume 2.
outside Temple Tube Station at for a prompt start at 11:00am. Please note you will need to book your place in advance.
St Clement Danes Church [Credit: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0]
Strand Piazza, 152-158 Strand & St Mary-le-Strand [Credit: G Jerger for SAVE]
Walking tour
Join a captivating journey through the City of London with our exclusive Muslim Heritage Tour. Discover the deep connections of Salahuddin Ayubi and marvel at the UK's oldest Muslim statues, dating back 1000 years. Uncover the legacy of England’s most famous Middle Eastern immigrant and delve into fascinating tales of crime and health in history.
Talk / Workshop
education, industrial, community/cultural, gallery, retail, public realm/landscape
Unit 1.20 is one of 25 workshop and retail units in Oxo Tower Wharf and overlooks the courtyard towards the Bargehouse building from the first floor walkway. It is a multi-purpose space used as a workshop, showroom and teaching space.
Albert W Moore, 1930
