Hampstead has long been a place for the rich and famous of London to live, away from the hustle and bustle. Its location on a hill elevated above the city and the natural spring waters led to Hampstead’s reputation as a health resort from the 17th century. It boasts a strong literary link with previous
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Regent’s Canal opened in 1820 and for much of its history the canal was a thoroughfare for goods, connecting up London and the Thames with the canal network leading to the industrial North. Coal was the star of the show in the Victorian period and the canal played an important role in feeding the fires
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2020 marks 200 years since the official opening of the Regent’s Canal in 1820. Winding for 14km around the heart of the city, the canal now provides an escape from the hustle and bustle and is a perfect spot for a peaceful stroll. The History For most of its history the Regent’s Canal was used
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If you are interested in uncovering the secrets of London’s history, then a trip to St Bride’s Church off Fleet Street should be at the top of your to-do list. It has been through at least 7 incarnations and its history is entwined inseparably from that of London itself. Samuel Pepys was baptised at St
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Welcome to the dark underworld of Georgian London! This post/walk will take you through graveyards, by taverns and medieval churches as you walk in the footsteps of London’s body-snatcher gangs. Body-snatchers, or ‘resurrectionists’, engaged in the grisly and sinister business of digging up fresh corpses from graveyards to sell to anatomists for dissection and research.
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