Scandal and Secrets after Christmas 2013
Submitted by Colin on 3 December 2013 - 11:30am
On Saturday 28 December fellow Westminster Guide, Kathryn Prevezer, and I ran a walk entitled West End Scandal and Secrets. Below are some teaser photos. The walk covered stories from Fitzrovia and a little of Soho. We had great feedback, and hope to do the walk again during 2014.
An outrageous character was born here
A leafy square, and louche living
Not a happy place of work
A location once for the practice of the love that dared not speak its name
A raucous literary figure supped here...
...and another literary figure based a location in a novel on this place
Home to a smart hotel today and an infamous hoax of its time
From a hoax to a heist, near here
Symbol of an unhealthy story
The rest reveals characters from a neighbourhood
Famous folk passed through the doors of this hotel, but not to go to the bar
A character probably more notorious than any appearing at this theatre
The author is a City of London and City of Westminster Guide, who runs walking tours in Westminster and in the City. See tabs for more information.