by walklondonadming | Nov 16, 2020 | virtual tours
Image courtesy of Wikiart The third in our series of tours concentrates on Alfred Sisley, perhaps the least known of the Impressionists and yet the only one who stayed loyal to the aesthetic qualities of Impressionism for his whole career. In the summer of 1874 Sisley...
by walklondonadming | Nov 16, 2020 | virtual tours
Image courtesy of Wikiart Our final tour in this series, again looks at all three of the artists who at other various times returned to London and other parts of the UK creating many other wonderful views that we can still recognise today. We begin in 1871 when Monet...
by walklondonadming | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog, virtual tours
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Off with his/her head! – London’s executions. The last public beheading in London took place on Tower Hill in 1747. This tradition dates back to 1381 when Simon of Sudbury, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was hacked to death by...
by walklondonadming | Sep 21, 2020 | Blog
With this tourist season pretty much cancelled, I have missed guiding and interacting with my clients very much. I know that many of you too are very disappointed not being able to come to London. My colleagues and I have been exploring other possibilities to fill...
by walklondonadming | Mar 6, 2020 | Walking tours
Taking in some of the oldest pubs in London, this three-hour walk along the former docklands to the east of Tower Bridge, was at one time an area frequented by pirates and smugglers. All the pubs are full of character and ambiance, have a story to tell, and have...
