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Tarts and Tiaras

Submitted by Colin on 29 October 2012 - 11:30am

In the recent Depths of Theatreland blogpost I explained how the Westminster Guides Association was raising its profile with three exciting walks offered to the public.

In this blogpost I’m offering some teaser photographs of what you will see if you go on our Tarts and Tiaras walk around Mayfair.

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City of Westminster Guide Lecturers Association

Mayfair

Tarts and Tiaras

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In the Depths of Theatreland

Submitted by Colin on 20 October 2012 - 12:36pm

On Saturday 13th October, guides from Westminster Guiding Association joined with three other specialist guiding associations to run free walks in London on the theme of Heroes & Villains. Hundreds of people did the day, many managing three walks and a few heroes managing all four. We had fun, and the four associations raised over £1,000 for Help for Heroes.

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City of Westminster Guide Lecturers Association; Theatreland walks; Mayfair walks; St James's walks; Help for Heroes; Samue Pepys; Henry Irving; The Criterion Restaurant

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Barbican Before the Barbican

Submitted by Colin on 8 October 2012 - 11:30am

This piece first appeared as a guest blogpost on the website of the excellent London Historians group - http://www.londonhistorians.org/

The Barbican is probably one of the most Marmite (love it or hate it) pieces of architecture in London.

Rising phoenix-like, although very slowly, from the ashes caused by the bombing firestorm of 29/30 December 1940, its mass dominates the north of the City of London.

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Have You Seen?

Submitted by Colin on 3 October 2012 - 11:30am

“Have you seen the Heatherwick, darling? It almost makes one want to get on a No.38, especially as it goes to Hackney”.

The crowds at Thomas Heatherwick’s exhibition this summer, epitomised the London cultural scene. Fabulous the exhibition was too, albeit crammed into a V&A space the size of a 5-a-side football pitch. We glided around, doing our excuse-me shuffles that were not mitigated by timed tickets.

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Margate

National Gallery

National Portrait Gallery

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Walking Bridge Ward - a Few City Secrets

Submitted by Colin on 26 August 2012 - 10:00am

The Ward of Bridge is one of the 25 Wards that make up the administrative districts of the City of London. For most of us, the Ward connotation surfaces only when we are called upon to vote in local authority elections, but the richness of the City’s culture and history means that each of its Wards is replete with interesting things to see and talk about.

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City of London Guide Lecturer's Association