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Upcoming Walks
Sun, 22 SeptLondon22 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 16:00London, London SW8 2LN, UK22 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 16:00London, London SW8 2LN, UKWe'll meet a 13th century feminist who fought for a woman’s right to choose a husband; the daring women who topped the bill at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in the 19th century; independent Georgian business women; and the brilliantly talented Barlow sisters at Doulton’s Lambeth Art Pottery, who were in
Tue, 24 SeptLondon24 Sept 2024, 13:30London, Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 2GE, UK24 Sept 2024, 13:30London, Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 2GE, UKWhere was the first museum open to the public in England? Did Vauxhall have its own three musketeers? What is the last remaining clue to the location of Walton Terrace? Why are detatched tearraced houses often found next to schools? Your guide: Geoff Fairbairn, walkinglambeth@gmail.com
Sat, 28 SeptLondon28 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 12:00London, London SW2 4SA, UK28 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 12:00London, London SW2 4SA, UKThink you know Streatham Hill? Come on this 2-hour walk and discover streets that hide histories of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. A self-taught photographer who became England’s first female press photographer; a drain layer who built workers’ community housing;
Sun, 29 SeptLondon29 Sept 2024, 13:00 – 15:00London, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UK29 Sept 2024, 13:00 – 15:00London, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UKCharlie Chaplin grew up in poverty at various addresses around the area of Kennington Road in Lambeth's late Victorian and early Edwardian eras. This walk takes you from Lambeth North to Kennington Oval on a guided exploration of the highs and lows of Chaplin's formative years, the places he lived,
Multiple DatesSat, 05 OctLondon05 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:00London, Penryn House, 64 Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4HU, UK05 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:00London, Penryn House, 64 Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4HU, UKExplore Kennington’s heroes during this 1-hour guided walk, including an ambitious educator and his suffragette art students, a generous philanthropist and the community who saved her legacy, the son of a slave who risked his freedom to support the working class…. and some trailblazing cricketers!
Sun, 06 OctLondon06 Oct 2024, 14:00 – 16:00London, 372 Kennington Ln, London SE11 5HY, UK06 Oct 2024, 14:00 – 16:00London, 372 Kennington Ln, London SE11 5HY, UKJoin Lambeth Tour Guides for a walk which explores Vauxhall's historic connections with outdoor formal entertainment: a place where, for almost 200 years, Londoners could dance the night away. Roll up for performances of the tightrope-walking Madam Saqui; be thrilled by the fireworks displays; gasp
Mon, 07 OctLondon07 Oct 2024, 13:30London, Bondway, Wandsworth Rd, London SW8 2LN, UK07 Oct 2024, 13:30London, Bondway, Wandsworth Rd, London SW8 2LN, UKSeven bridges cross the Thames from the borough of Lambeth (counting Hungerford and the Golden Jubilee bridges as three) but more than that have been replaced or have vanished altogether. Let's walk along the Lambeth side of the river to hear of the bridges, and the ferries, and the tunnels
Sat, 12 OctLondon12 Oct 2024, 13:00 – 14:30London, London SW8 2LN, UK12 Oct 2024, 13:00 – 14:30London, London SW8 2LN, UKJourney back through time with David Turnbull, Lambeth Tour Guide and author of steampunk adventure The Dragon Breath Chronicles, to Vauxhall's Victorian and industrial past. This guided walk will explore how authors of Victorian era scientific romance (the forerunner of science fiction) imagined
Sat, 19 OctLondon19 Oct 2024, 10:30 – 12:00London, 37 Streatham Common S, London SW16 3BZ, UK19 Oct 2024, 10:30 – 12:00London, 37 Streatham Common S, London SW16 3BZ, UKThis 90 minute (approx) Walking Tour will highlight · Roman origins & feudal past · Industry growing from local natural resources and enterprise · Equality emerging from the Suffragette movement · Sacrifice – honouring those who died and those affected by conflict- Sat, 19 OctLondon19 Oct 2024, 14:00 – 15:30London, 37 Streatham Common S, London SW16 3BZ, UK19 Oct 2024, 14:00 – 15:30London, 37 Streatham Common S, London SW16 3BZ, UKThis 90 minute (approx) Walking Tour will highlight · Roman origins & feudal past · Industry growing from local natural resources and enterprise · Equality emerging from the Suffragette movement · Sacrifice – honouring those who died and those affected by conflict
Multiple DatesSun, 20 OctLondon20 Oct 2024, 10:30 – 12:00London, Pullman Court, London SW2 4SZ, UK20 Oct 2024, 10:30 – 12:00London, Pullman Court, London SW2 4SZ, UKWe enjoy Grade 2 listed buildings, walk in a conservation area and discuss Pulman Court - the visionary Modernist residential site. Throughout, we encounter 1930s blocks of trendy apartments with their own built-in social life once boasting dance floors, gardens and swimming pools.
Sat, 02 NovLondon02 Nov 2024, 14:00London, S Lambeth Pl, London SW8, UK
Sat, 09 NovLondon09 Nov 2024, 13:00London, Underground Ltd, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UK09 Nov 2024, 13:00London, Underground Ltd, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UKJoin us for an exciting adventure as we explore the incredible animal life right in the heart of Waterloo! Get ready to encounter a host of different creatures and learn how they made SE1 their home.
Wed, 13 NovLondon13 Nov 2024, 14:00London, S Lambeth Pl, London SW8, UK
15 Dec 2024, 14:00 – 16:00London, London SE1 7ND, UKIn an area that offers so much to see and do it’s easy to overlook some of its most intriguing features. This walk from Waterloo to Blackfriars Bridge highlights hidden gems; some tucked away and others hiding in plain sight. We explore new developments alongside remnants of its industrial past
Beating Lambeth's Bounds (part 1) A guided walk along the first mile of the Lambeth parish boundary.Thu, 19 DecLondon19 Dec 2024, 13:30London, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY, UK19 Dec 2024, 13:30London, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY, UKBeating the Bounds is an ancient custom that was originally devised for local officials to inspect the parish boundary and the various markers thereof, and to fix the boundaries in minds of poor parishioners by having boys whacking the boundary with willow sticks as the party proceded- Sat, 25 JanLondon25 Jan 2025, 13:30London, Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 2GE, UK25 Jan 2025, 13:30London, Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 2GE, UKWhere was the first museum open to the public in England? Did Vauxhall have its own three musketeers? What is the last remaining clue to the location of Walton Terrace? Why are detatched tearraced houses often found next to schools? Your guide: Geoff Fairbairn, walkinglambeth@gmail.com
- Fri, 07 MarLondon07 Mar 2025, 13:30London, Bondway, Wandsworth Rd, London SW8 2LN, UK07 Mar 2025, 13:30London, Bondway, Wandsworth Rd, London SW8 2LN, UKSeven bridges cross the Thames from the borough of Lambeth (counting Hungerford and the Golden Jubilee bridges as three) but more than that have been replaced or have vanished altogether. Let's walk along the Lambeth side of the river to hear of the bridges, and the ferries, and the tunnels
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