Lambeth Tour Guides Association Newsletter Winter 2024
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- Fri, 13 DecLondon13 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30London, 1-5 Norwood High St, Norwood, London SE27 9JU, UKThe literary tradition of the Christmas ghost story dates back to Dickensian London as well as the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The tradition remains very much alive and well today with the annual puplication of new Christmas chillers by contemporary writers, for example the recent release of the n
- Sat, 14 DecLondon14 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30London, Blackfriars Rd, London SE1, UKFor this edition of our free guided walking tour series South Bank Walks, we explore South Bank's unique history of transport and travel with professional tour guide Alison Rae. Although today the area is best known for the Waterloo Station rail terminus, for centuries north Lambeth and the South B
- Sun, 15 DecLondon15 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
- Thu, 19 DecLondonBeating Lambeth's Bounds (part 1) A guided walk along the first mile of the Lambeth parish boundary.19 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, 21 DecLondon21 Dec 2024, 12:00 – 13:30London, London SE24 0HE, UKCome and learn all about the local river Effra which has disappeared from view but still flows beneath our feet through South London on its way to meet the Thames at Vauxhall. Learn how the Victorians turned the river into a sewer and what the purpose of the mysterious green Stink Pipes that sporadi
- Sat, 28 DecLondon28 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30London, 1-5 Norwood High St, Norwood, London SE27 9JU, UKThe literary tradition of the Christmas ghost story dates back to Dickensian London as well as the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The tradition remains very much alive and well today with the annual puplication of new Christmas chillers by contemporary writers, for example the recent release of the n
- Sat, 28 DecLondon28 Dec 2024, 12:00 – 13:30London, London SE24 0HE, UKCome and learn all about the local river Effra which has disappeared from view but still flows beneath our feet through South London on its way to meet the Thames at Vauxhall.
- Sat, 25 JanLondon25 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, 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
- Sun, 09 MarLondon09 Mar 2025, 14:00London, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UKThis walk explores the Waterloo of historical fiction. Tracy Chevalier's Burning Bright brings William Blake's Lambeth to life, Michael Sadleir's Forlorn Sunset and Renton Nicholson's Dombey and Daughter explore its seamier side in Victorian times, while for Sam Selvon's Lonely Londoners of the 1940
- Time is TBDLondonTime is TBDLondon, 5 Lambeth Palace Rd, London SE1 7LB, UKA walking tour of South Bank exploring the South Bank's lost and hidden architecture.
- Time is TBDLondonTime is TBDLondon, 4 York Rd, London SE1 7NA, UKThe nights are drawing in. Witches are abroad. The dead walk. Wolves howl at the moon. Something wicked is coming this way and calling you to join this creepy and fun guided walk. Hear about the Celtic origin of Halloween and the 'guisers' who predated Trick or Treat. Learn about classic cult movie
- Time is TBDLondonTime is TBDLondon, Waterloo Station, London SE1 8SR, UKJoin Lambeth Tour Guides, David Turnbull and Peter Brown, on this remembrance walk around Waterloo and the Southbank, exploring war poetry in all its aspects, both military and civilian, and its Lambeth connections
- Time is TBDLondonTime is TBDLondon, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UKA Guided walk revealing the origins, history and traditions of Christmas shows and Lambeth's unique role in their development!
- Time is TBDLondonTime is TBDLondon, Brixton Underground Station Underground Ltd, Brixton Rd, London SW9 8HE, UK​What do you think of when you say the name? Riots? Gentrification? Nightlife? It's a diverse and thriving south London town centre, with Lambeth Town Hall, Windrush Square and the bustling market at its heart – let’s take a look. Led by Chris Everett, City Highlights.
- Time is TBDLondonTime is TBDLondon, Brixton Underground Station Underground Ltd, Brixton Rd, London SW9 8HE, UK
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