Talks and Virtual Tours
Interested in history but not able to get out on the streets?
I can give talks both in person or online using PowerPoint and Zoom on a variety of subjects which will give you a unique insight into history hopefully leaving you with fascinating anecdotes with which to impress your friends.
Learn about parts of London that are so much more that “that old building over there” learn about the people that shaped where we live and how we live today.
Some examples of subjects include…
London’s unusual pubs and their histories including some ‘fake’ pubs and what went on in some of the upstairs rooms.
An unusual 19th century gambling ‘sport’ – did you know people made and lost big sums of money on rats? This unsavoury subject was discovered by me whilst researching a Soho pub.
Edward Lloyd who was both a plagiarist and a successful publisher. His story covers ground in both Walthamstow and Westminster.
Histories of famous shops and establishments such as Twinings, Fortnum & Mason, Sotherans, Atkinsons Perfumes, Claridges and the Ritz.
St James’s gentlemen’s clubs and gambling.
The story of the notorious Kate Meyrick who ran the 43 Club in 1920s Soho.
Westminster sculptures – the stories behind the sculptures. How is the Beau Brummell sculpture in St James’s connected to the famous Churchill and Roosevelt bench sculpture?
Did you know that the founder of the FA Cup lived for a time in Chingford? This talk which is mostly from a history and not sports perspective is about Charles William Alcock and his Chingford connections.
