Fitzrovia: Artists, Activists, Charles Dickens and Very Shabby Chic. Around the World in 18 Streets? Meet at Great Portland St tube- a beautiful square, a famous scandal and some wonderfully shabby back streets…London’s answer to Paris?
Bloomsbury: Charity, Cross-dressing and a Celebratory Cleric. Meet in Russell Square – fascinating architecture, fine green spaces and alternative lifestyles: Britain’s first children’s charity and some great characters.
The Shadow of St Pauls. Meet at Blackfriars – explore the area around the great cathedral as all human life is here- plus a ghost and some cats.
City Women through the Ages. Meet at Monument. Explore the eastern reaches of the City of London- bordering the East End- with stories of rich and poor through the ages. Fishwives, nuns, suffragettes- they’re all here.
Green Oases. A walk around the pocket parks and open spaces of the City of London. History via horticulture! Meet at Mansion House station.
Weekdays only:
Grime, Gems and Gloriana. Meet at Farringdon. Dickens, Elizabeth I and a robbery.