London Guided Walks & Tours

A tiny meeting house, converted from a chapel, stood at the back of number 18 Denmark Street, Soho, until the end of the 19th century. The Eclectic Hall regularly hosted a range of political radicals and counter cultural commentators, often attracting sell-out crowds. Using this venue as a prism, Sarah Wise investigates the shifting currents in ‘Soho radicalism, mapping the various currents of political radicalism packed into this tiny area of central London; and giving an idea of the audiences who came along to listen, and the atmosphere of attending such meetings.

Join us on a romp through post-War London tracing the way in which the Cold War played out on the streets, on the page and on the screen. This 1-day workshop will be structured as a morning talk and an afternoon walk after the lunch break. Tutor: professional guide Dr. Geoffrey Levett.

Step into Sherlock Holmes’s London. Following a talk on Arthur Conan Doyle and the creation of Holmes, trace a case through its actual locations. Uncover clues, suspects, and learn about Victorian life and society before solving the mystery.

In this talk, Sarah Wise focuses on the work of Annie Macpherson in Spitalfields, East London, whose rescue and resettlement work from the 1860s to the early 1900s drew huge admiration as well as bitter criticism.

Explore London’s riverside districts, reflect on their history and development. Our walks will include the City, Southwark , Wapping, The Isle of Dogs, Rotherhithe , Greenwich, Putney, Mortlake & Barnes, Richmond and Chiswick.

Explore the social, political, commercial and economic changesthat took place in London via 100 buildings, from 43AD to the present day, on this course of 10 walks.