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Category Archives: Hidden Histories
Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day 2020
All our walks this March have a women’s theme. There are spies and socialists, politicians and pacifists, suffragists and scientists, medics and mystery writers. And of course we take you to to some lovely and lesser known London places. Our … Continue reading
“Wildlife” along the River Lea
A version of this post first appeared on the Footprints of London blog. Section 13 of The Capital Ring between Stoke Newington and Hackney Wick may be one of the shortest but it is certainly richly varied. Most of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Ring, East London, Hackney, River Lea, Walthamstow
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Sylvia and Winston
I was recently fortunate enough to see ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company’s production of SYLVIA at The Old Vic. Maria Omakinwa, who had stepped into the title role of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst at very short notice, put up a great … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Born on this day 1847 to a family of extraordinary women.
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Sylvia Pankhurst – Everything is possible
Excellent evening recently at WORLDwrite in #Hackney to see a screening of their Sylvia Pankhurst documentary. You can see a clip here: Source: Sylvia Pankhurst – Everything is possible
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Helping Hands
Helping Hands by Alec Peever 2001 This sculpture of clasped hands on Three Mills Green by Alec Peever, commemorates four tragic deaths in an industrial accident one hundred and sixteen years ago today. On 12th July 1901 three workmen and … Continue reading
Posted in Hidden Histories, Hidden People, Hidden Places, The Blog
Tagged Alec Peever, Newham, Postman's Park, Three Mills, Wood grange Park Cemetery
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Recycling is not new…..
Looking at this imposing Grade II listed church in the east London suburb of Wanstead it would be hard to imagine its very unusual history. Now well-connected by the Central Line and popular with young families, Wanstead in the 1860s … Continue reading
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Tagged Camden, St Pancras, Wanstead
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Art and Industry in East London – new improved version!
One of the joys, and sometimes frustrations, of walking in London is the speed of change as new buildings go up or hoardings come down and new views are exposed. The ‘same’ walk can change subtly or significantly over a … Continue reading
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Beautifying Bermondsey
Ada Salter with her favourite flowers © Oonagh Gay Oonagh Gay of Crouch End Walks and I were joined by a very interesting group of walkers for our Ada Salter – Beautifying Bermondsey walk for Open Garden Squares on Saturday … Continue reading
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Tagged Ada Salter, Banksy, Beautification, Bermondsey
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Fresh Air and Fun
We got both fresh air and fun on yesterday’s Bermondsey walk and some stunning views of the Thames and the London skyline to boot! Each time I walk these streets as spring turns to summer and the trees come into full … Continue reading
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Tagged Ada Salter, Bermondsey
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