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These tours invite you into my world to show you the kind of details that inspire this website – we'll follow a trail of old hand-painted signs and also look at other forms of bygone advertising in the form of defunct logos, date stamps, ironwork and mosaics. Hear the stories behind the companies and the products. 90/120 minutes.
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Also "Lyrics & Limericks, Fantasy and Fraud" a tour of the Holloway's literary connections – a mixed bag featuring a different literary link or person at each stop – authors, thieves, poets, playwrights, etc. 90 minutes.
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Decorative carvings and artworks above, around and along this important thoroughfare which once overlooked the River Thames. Stone-carved delights, both figurative and in letterform, are hiding in plain view all along this southern edge of London's Theatreland. 90 minutes.
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1930s Modernist Architecture
Out with the old and in with the new!
London is still graced with elegant buildings constructed in the forward-thinking 'Jazz Age'. Hear the stories behind a variety of streamlined façades in Shoreditch, Piccadilly, Bloomsbury, Spitalfields, Holloway, Arsenal and more. 90/120 minutes.
More deco walks in other areas coming soon.
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Philanthropy and Social Housing
A walk from Caledonian Rd to Angel Station through a variety of Islington's impressive and well-designed social housing estates, talking about architecture, philanthropy, renovation and regeneration, comparing the old brick-built estates to today's developments. Just over two miles, 2-hours.
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Holloway's Heyday
The Oxford Street of the North – A time-travelling tour comparing today's Nag's Head shopping district with the beautiful stores of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras when this was North London's main shopping destination. Actually, I still say, if you can't buy it in Holloway, then you don't need it. 90 minutes.
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Inns and Taverns of Upper Street / Holloway Rd
These linear walks follow the A1 between Angel and Archway and tell the stories connected to the many drinking establishments that lined its route, many of which are still standing today, though not necessarily serving alcoholic refreshments. Walk lengths vary
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How about a walking, talking, looking and learning birthday present? Vouchers available for singles, groups* and private tours* – book a pre-designed tour or arrange something more special/relevant. Dates can be organised to suit you.
*Group sizes are limited – additional tickets available at reduced rates.
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If the scheduled dates don't suit your diary and you can put together a group of five or more, please contact me to make arrangements. Note that my voucher option (above) offers discounts for groups.
Special rates are available for groups, associations and committees – please contact me for more information.
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