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SUMMARY:Walking the Hackney/Islington border from the Rosemary Branch to Old St
DESCRIPTION:This boundary walk between Hackney and Islington boroughs weaves around the areas either side of Regent’s Canal\, City Rd basin and City Rd \n\n\n\n‘Beating the Bounds’ to mark and confirm the borders between parishes is an ancient tradition\, where the border was literally paced out\, agreed and marked with stones each year. This is one in a series of walks exploring the borders of today’s Islington and Hackney boroughs\, looking at how these evolved over the centuries due to a mix of changing land ownership\, parish church catchments\, significance of early settlements and roads\, and natural features such as springs and ponds. \n\n\n\nThere’s a wealth of interest on either side of the border as we walk from the Regent’s Canal to the old boroughs of Finsbury and Shoreditch\, and the edge of the City in Moorfields. A varied mix of City Livery Company history\, ironworks\, canal basins\, WWII devastation\, the lost hospitals quarter\, a natural swimming pool and a mediaeval well. \n\n\n\nThis walk lasts for 2 – 2 1/4 hours and ends near Old Street station. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-book only please here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/walking-the-hackney-islington-border-from-the-rosemary-branch-to-old-st-2
LOCATION:The Rosemary Branch\, 2 Shepperton Road N1\, London\, 3DT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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SUMMARY:Clerkenwell's Mediaeval Monasteries
DESCRIPTION:In medieval times Clerkenwell was an area of fields on the outskirts of the City of London\, dominated by monastic institutions. The monasteries were all closed in the 1530s when Henry VIII broke with the Church of Rome but their buildings remained. Some were demolished but others were repurposed and rebuilt over the years; many of them still play a philanthropic and caring role today. \n\n\n\nOn this walk we will learn about a hospital that has provided healthcare on the same site for almost 900 years; London’s oldest parish church; a monastery that became an aristocratic Tudor mansion then an almshouse and school and remains an almshouse today; a priory with links to Jerusalem which gave its name to St John Ambulance eight hundred years later; and a nunnery which inspired the design of one of Clerkenwell’s newest buildings. \n\n\n\nThe walk will finish at the Clerk’s Well which gave the area its name; the site where parish clerks used to perform mystery plays in medieval times. \n\n\n\nNote: the walk does not include interior visits.  \n\n\n\nThe walk will last about 90 minutes and will start and finish near Farringdon Station. \n\n\n\n£9 – 12\, 90-minute rate for one of the regular rota walks offered by Islington Guided Walks\, also some concessions. Pre-book only\, please\, here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/clerkenwells-mediaeval-monasteries%ef%bf%bc
LOCATION:Farringdon Station\, EC1M 6BY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220608T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220608T161500
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
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SUMMARY:Clerkenwell Crime and Punishment
DESCRIPTION:Turbulent centuries of monasteries\, vengeance\, courthouses\, prisons\, murder\, social reformers\, a bomb plot and more…. \n\n\n\nClerkenwell lies just outside the old City\, originally the location of the monastic houses from the late 1100s. When Henry VIII siezed these in the 1500s\, some occupants met grim fates. Over the following centuries\, the population increased greatly as London grew and people came looking for work\, and in turn the area became overcrowded\, crime-ridden and squalid. As it lay outside the City’s direct jurisdiction (part of Middlesex)\, the area attracted radicals\, rebels and criminals. The local system of magistrates\, judges and parishes in turn built prisons\, courthouses and workhouses. \n\n\n\nThis walk explores the nature of crime and the various punishments meted out over the centuries in this fascinating area. \n\n\n\nPre-book only via Eventbrite here
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/clerkenwell-crime-and-punishment-2
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220601T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220601T170000
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SUMMARY:Dalston
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event\, led by Sean Gubbins. \n\n\n\nAn ancient hamlet of Hackney\, Dalston developed\, east of the Roman’s Ermine Street\, from farm settlement to market gardening to brick fields to built-up suburbia by the 1860s. While still rural\, Dalston was home to smart big houses\, refuges for destitute women and infant orphans and a hospital for foreigners. Industrialisation brought the junction of two railways and factories. The diversity of today’s Hackney is reflected by the stalls of Ridley Road\, scene of post-war anti-fascist clashes. \n\n\n\nMore details here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/dalston-2
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220528T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220528T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T165902Z
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SUMMARY:Tracing Loddiges
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event\, led by Sean Gubbins. \n\n\n\nThis walk takes you through the area east of Mare Street to trace where Conrad Loddiges and Sons’  Hackney Botanical Nursery was with its Grand Palm House\, Camelia Houses and more\, which attracted visitors to Hackney from all ove the world. We will also be taking in other places en route\, many connected with Hackney’s non-conformist past. \n\n\n\nMore details here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/tracing-lodges
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220528T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220528T131500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220507T113833Z
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SUMMARY:Clerkenwell Crime and Punishment
DESCRIPTION:Turbulent centuries of monasteries\, vengeance\, courthouses\, prisons\, murder\, social reformers\, a bomb plot and more…. \n\n\n\nClerkenwell lies just outside the old City\, originally the location of the monastic houses from the late 1100s. When Henry VIII siezed these in the 1500s\, some occupants met grim fates. Over the following centuries\, the population increased greatly as London grew and people came looking for work\, and in turn the area became overcrowded\, crime-ridden and squalid. As it lay outside the City’s direct jurisdiction (part of Middlesex)\, the area attracted radicals\, rebels and criminals. The local system of magistrates\, judges and parishes in turn built prisons\, courthouses and workhouses. \n\n\n\nThis walk explores the nature of crime and the various punishments meted out over the centuries in this fascinating area. \n\n\n\nPre-book only via Eventbrite here for Saturday May 28th\, or here for an extra date on Wednesday June 8th at 2.00 pm.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/clerkenwell-crime-and-punishment
LOCATION:Farringdon Station\, EC1M 6BY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220521T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220521T131500
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
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SUMMARY:A watery wander around the Angel Islington
DESCRIPTION:A circular walk from Angel tube\, exploring the influences of water sources. Islington and Clerkenwell developed around a hilly area with an abundance of water from natural springs\, wells and the River Fleet\, all now more or less hidden. The New River – an astonishing early 17C waterworks scheme with engineering and reservoirs – and the early 19C manmade Regent’s Canal and basins followed. Meanwhile\, some of the springs had been turned into risqué pleasure gardens and a famous theatre\, then the residential boom of Georgian and Victorian squares and streets sprung up. \n\n\n\nThis walk traces all things watery\, tells of an eccentric estate owner\, an evangelical Countess and a lost cricket ground. \n\n\n\nThe walk lasts 2 to 2 1/4 hours\, starts at the Angel station and ends in a historic market near the start. \n\n\n\nPre-book only via Eventbrite here
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/a-watery-wander-around-the-angel-islington-2
LOCATION:Angel Station\, Islington High Street\, London\, N1 8XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220514T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220514T140000
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SUMMARY:Hoxton New Town
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event\, led by Sean Gubbins.  \n\n\n\nThis longer walk will tell you about the westernmost part of today’s Hackney\, where\, from the beginning of the 19th century\, open fields used by Londoners to practice their archery skill was built up as Hoxton New Town. Where industry attracted to the banks of the Regent’s Canal provided thousands of jobs for locals people. \n\n\n\nMore details here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/hoxton-new-town-2
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220430T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220430T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T102049Z
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SUMMARY:Rhodes Town
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event \n\n\n\nThis walk investigates how the Rhodes family developed their Dalston estate\, west of London Fields\, into Hackney suburbia from 1807 into the 1870s. The walk focuses on the building process\, the Rhodes family\, the domestic architecture\, the careers of some of the builders and details of some of the first inhabitants. Led by Sean Gubbins of Walk Hackney. \n\n\n\nMore details here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/rhodes-town
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220427T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220427T161500
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
CREATED:20220222T173727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220225T103158Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Hoxton
DESCRIPTION:Hoxton and Shoreditch today are often known as fashionable parts of east London\, areas to eat out in and go clubbing. It’s also an area of astonishing contrasts from post war estates and a park reclaimed from bombed houses\, through to surviving elegant 18C houses\, almshouses\, a radical 19C reforming local authority and road layouts dating back to the Romans. \n\n\n\nThe Gunpowder Plot was unmasked here in 1605\, an enterprising gardener successfully created the first plant hybrids in 1729\, and the first woman Mayor of Shoreditch was elected in 1936. \n\n\n\nNumbers are limited\, so please pre-book only on Eventbrite\, and be aware that Covid-related requirements may still change at short notice. There is also a second date for this walk\, on Sunday 24th April and on the same booking link. \n\n\n\nThe walk will start at Hoxton Station\, last 2 – 2 1/4 hours and end in Hoxton Street.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/historic-hoxton-2
LOCATION:Hoxton Overground Station\, Geffrye Street\, London\, E2 8FF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220424T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220424T161500
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T174946Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Hoxton
DESCRIPTION:Hoxton and Shoreditch today are often known as fashionable parts of east London\, areas to eat out in and go clubbing. It’s also an area of astonishing contrasts from post war estates and a park reclaimed from bombed houses\, through to surviving elegant 18C houses\, almshouses\, a radical 19C reforming local authority and road layouts dating back to the Romans. \n\n\n\nThe Gunpowder Plot was unmasked here in 1605\, an enterprising gardener successfully created the first plant hybrids in 1729\, and the first woman Mayor of Shoreditch was elected in 1936. \n\n\n\nNumbers are limited\, so please pre-book only on Eventbrite\, and be aware that Covid-related requirements may still change at short notice. There is also a second date for this walk\, on Wednesday 27th April and on the same booking link. \n\n\n\nThe walk will start at Hoxton Station\, last 2 – 2 1/4 hours and end in Hoxton Street.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/historic-hoxton
LOCATION:Hoxton Overground Station\, Geffrye Street\, London\, E2 8FF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220423T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220423T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T104133Z
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SUMMARY:Hackney Downs
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event  \n\n\n\nBounded betwixt Clapton\, Dalston and Shacklewell\, Hackney Downs\, the highest piece of open ground within 4 miles of central London\, has\, like other parts of Hackney\, its own history to tell. Once ‘common land’\, in its environs were founded Clapton F.C.\, schools\, Hackney’s first Fire Station and the world’s oldest cycling club. Led by Sean Gubbins of Walk Hackney. \n\n\n\nMore details here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/hackney-downs-2
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220406T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220406T161500
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
CREATED:20220218T135419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220313T114324Z
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SUMMARY:De Beauvoir Town - royal hunting ground to 19C residential estate
DESCRIPTION:De Beauvoir lies in today’s London Borough of Hackney and is still sometimes called ‘Kingsland’ because Henry VIII hunted here. It is distinct from but nestled up close to Dalston\, London Fields\, the Regent’s Canal\, Shoreditch\, south east Islington and Mildmay. It is also known locally as ‘the jam between the Islington and Hackney sandwich’! \n\n\n\nThis walk explores the origins of the area\, including a grand manor house from the 1600s which eventually became a ‘mad house’\, then legal wrangles leading to extensive 19C residential development of pretty streets and a stunning square. We will also hear of lost churches\, a canal basin with wharves that supplied much of the building material for today’s houses\, a factory powered by tall windmills\, the significance of horse stabling and much more. \n\n\n\nNumbers are limited\, so please pre-book only on Eventbrite\, and be aware that Covid-related requirements may still change at short notice.  \n\n\n\nThe walk will start at Haggerston Station\, last 2 – 2 1/4 hours and end near the canal and Southgate Road.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/de-beauvoir-town-royal-hunting-ground-to-19c-residential-estate
LOCATION:Haggerston Station\, E8 4DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220312T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220312T161500
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T100105Z
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SUMMARY:De Beauvoir Town - royal hunting ground to 19C residential estate
DESCRIPTION:De Beauvoir lies in today’s London Borough of Hackney and is still sometimes called ‘Kingsland’ because Henry VIII hunted here. It is distinct from but nestled up close to Dalston\, London Fields\, the Regent’s Canal\, Shoreditch\, south east Islington and Mildmay. It is also known locally as ‘the jam between the Islington and Hackney sandwich’! \n\n\n\nThis walk explores the origins of the area\, including a grand manor house from the 1600s which eventually became a ‘mad house’\, then legal wrangles leading to extensive 19C residential development of pretty streets and a stunning square. We will also hear of lost churches\, a canal basin with wharves that supplied much of the building material for today’s houses\, a factory powered by tall windmills\, the significance of horse stabling and much more. \n\n\n\nThis walk is part of the exciting Hackney History Festival in May https://hackneyhistoryfestival.org – do browse for a fabulous programme of talks\, walks and tours. \n\n\n\nBooking is absolutely essential and numbers are limited for your enjoyment and safety https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hackneyhistoryfestival/1589863 \n\n\n\nThe walk will start at Haggerston Station\, last around 90 minutes and end near the canal and Southgate Road.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/de-beauvoir-town-royal-hunting-ground-to-19c-residential-estate-3/2022-03-12
LOCATION:Haggerston Station\, E8 4DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220312T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220312T161500
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
CREATED:20240319T163524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T163525Z
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SUMMARY:De Beauvoir Town - royal hunting ground to 19C residential estate
DESCRIPTION:De Beauvoir lies in today’s London Borough of Hackney and is still sometimes called ‘Kingsland’ because Henry VIII hunted here. It is distinct from but nestled up close to Dalston\, London Fields\, the Regent’s Canal\, Shoreditch\, south east Islington and Mildmay. It is also known locally as ‘the jam between the Islington and Hackney sandwich’! \n\n\n\nThis walk explores the origins of the area\, including a grand manor house from the 1600s which eventually became a ‘mad house’\, then legal wrangles leading to extensive 19C residential development of pretty streets and a stunning square. We will also hear of lost churches\, a canal basin with wharves that supplied much of the building material for today’s houses\, a factory powered by tall windmills\, the significance of horse stabling and much more. \n\n\n\nThis walk is part of the exciting Hackney History Festival in early May https://hackneyhistoryfestival.org – do browse for a fabulous programme of talks\, walks and tours.  \n\n\n\nBooking is absolutely essential and numbers are limited for your enjoyment and safety https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hackneyhistoryfestival/1187747 \n\n\n\nThe walk will start at Haggerston Station\, last around 90 minutes and end near the canal and Southgate Road.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/de-beauvoir-town-royal-hunting-ground-to-19c-residential-estate-2/2022-03-12
LOCATION:Haggerston Station\, E8 4DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220312T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220312T161500
DTSTAMP:20260405T221641
CREATED:20220218T134212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220225T103053Z
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SUMMARY:De Beauvoir Town - royal hunting ground to 19C residential estate
DESCRIPTION:De Beauvoir lies in today’s London Borough of Hackney and is still sometimes called ‘Kingsland’ because Henry VIII hunted here. It is distinct from but nestled up close to Dalston\, London Fields\, the Regent’s Canal\, Shoreditch\, south east Islington and Mildmay. It is also known locally as ‘the jam between the Islington and Hackney sandwich’! \n\n\n\nThis walk explores the origins of the area\, including a grand manor house from the 1600s which eventually became a ‘mad house’\, then legal wrangles leading to extensive 19C residential development of pretty streets and a stunning square. We will also hear of lost churches\, a canal basin with wharves that supplied much of the building material for today’s houses\, a factory powered by tall windmills\, the significance of horse stabling and much more. \n\n\n\nNumbers are limited\, so please pre-book only on Eventbrite\, and be aware that Covid-related requirements may still change at short notice. There is also a second date for this walk\, on Wednesday 6th April and on the same booking link. \n\n\n\nThe walk will start at Haggerston Station\, last 2 – 2 1/4 hours and end near the canal and Southgate Road.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/de-beauvoir-town-royal-hunting-ground-to-19c-residential-estate%ef%bf%bc
LOCATION:Haggerston Station\, E8 4DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220220T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220220T153000
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SUMMARY:Clerkenwell's Mediaeval Monasteries
DESCRIPTION:In medieval times Clerkenwell was an area of fields on the outskirts of the City of London\, dominated by monastic institutions. The monasteries were all closed in the 1530s when Henry VIII broke with the Church of Rome but their buildings remained. Some were demolished but others were repurposed and rebuilt over the years; many of them still play a philanthropic and caring role today. \n\n\n\nOn this walk we will learn about a hospital that has provided healthcare on the same site for almost 900 years; London’s oldest parish church; a monastery that became an aristocratic Tudor mansion then an almshouse and school and remains an almshouse today; a priory with links to Jerusalem which gave its name to St John Ambulance eight hundred years later; and a nunnery which inspired the design of one of Clerkenwell’s newest buildings. \n\n\n\nThe walk will finish at the Clerk’s Well which gave the area its name; the site where parish clerks used to perform mystery plays in medieval times. \n\n\n\nNote: the walk does not include interior visits.  \n\n\n\nThe walk will last about 90 minutes and will start and finish near Farringdon Station. \n\n\n\n£9 – 12\, 90-minute rate for one of the regular rota walks offered by Islington Guided Walks\, also some concessions. Pre-book only\, please\, here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/clerkenwells-mediaeval-monasteries-2
LOCATION:Farringdon Station EC1M 6BY United Kingdom\, EC1M 6BY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220213T130000
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SUMMARY:Highbury\, Canonbury and Central Islington Highlights
DESCRIPTION:This walk starts in Highbury Fields\, then winds south either side of Upper Street towards the Angel. \n\n\n\nHighbury\, Canonbury and the areas around St Mary’s Islington and the Angel were all settlements centuries ago. This walk explores the influences of two ancient manor houses belonging to religious orders\, a 17C water course\, cattle sheds and centuries of livestock heading to market. \n\n\n\nWe will also walk past two historic churches\, pretty Georgian terraces and squares\, an art gallery\, theatres and music halls\, then hear about the coming of the railways\, literary figures\, at least three romances and more. \n\n\n\nThe walk covers just over 2 miles\, will last 2 – 2 ¼ hours and end at Islington Green.  \n\n\n\n£15.00 Pre-book only via Eventbrite here
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/highbury-canonbury-and-central-islington-highlights
LOCATION:Clock Tower\, Highbury Hill\, London\, N5 1BA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211211T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211211T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
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SUMMARY:Shacklewell
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event \n\n\n\nThis walk starts off in Dalston and takes you through Shacklewell to end at West Hackney Church on Stoke Newington Road. Shacklewell\, with its village green\, is a forgotten village of Hackney. Hear about the part it played in the development of Hackney\, growing from rural hideaway to providing housing and jobs for London’s growing population. Led by Sean Gubbins of Walk Hackney. \n\n\n\nMore details here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/shacklewell
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211017T144415Z
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SUMMARY:Clerkenwell's Mediaeval Monasteries
DESCRIPTION:In medieval times Clerkenwell was an area of fields on the outskirts of the City of London\, dominated by monastic institutions. The monasteries were all closed in the 1530s when Henry VIII broke with the Church of Rome but their buildings remained. Some were demolished but others were repurposed and rebuilt over the years; many of them still play a philanthropic and caring role today. \n\n\n\nOn this walk we will learn about a hospital that has provided healthcare on the same site for almost 900 years; London’s oldest parish church; a monastery that became an aristocratic Tudor mansion then an almshouse and school and remains an almshouse today; a priory with links to Jerusalem which gave its name to St John Ambulance eight hundred years later; and a nunnery which inspired the design of one of Clerkenwell’s newest buildings. \n\n\n\nThe walk will finish at the Clerk’s Well which gave the area its name; the site where parish clerks used to perform mystery plays in medieval times. \n\n\n\nNote: the walk does not include interior visits.  \n\n\n\nThe walk will last about 90 minutes and will start and finish near Farringdon Station. \n\n\n\n£9 – 12\, 90-minute rate for one of the regular rota walks offered by Islington Guided Walks\, also some concessions. Pre-book only\, please\, here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/clerkenwells-mediaeval-monasteries
LOCATION:Farringdon Station\, EC1M 6BY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
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SUMMARY:Kingsland to Newington Green
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event \n\n\n\nAlong the western fringes of  Hackney\, this walk takes you from Kingsland to Newington Green\, going through four ancient parishes. Once the hunting ground of kings\, we finish in an area that became a hive of ‘seditious’ radicals and a centre for Mission which spawned today’s internationally renowned Mildmay Hospital. Led by Sean Gubbins of Walk Hackney. \n\n\n\nMore details here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/kingsland-to-newington-green
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211114T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211114T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
CREATED:20211012T154658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T170404Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Finsbury
DESCRIPTION:A fascinating walking exploration of an area immediately bordering the old City of London to the north. \n\n\n\nNow part of the borough of Islington\, this area and adjacent Clerkenwell formed the old Borough of Finsbury until 1965. Finsbury was originally the religious parish of St. Luke’s just outside the City walls. This walk explores several centuries of history including archery fields\, Elizabethan theatre\, a noted artillery regiment\, a plague pit\, the birthplace of Methodism and a radical early metropolitan council. \n\n\n\nThis walk starts at Barbican station\, ends near Old Street station and will last around 2 hours. \n\n\n\nPre book via Eventbrite here
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/historic-finsbury
LOCATION:Barbican Tube\, Aldersgate Street\, London\, EC1A 4JA
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211113T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211113T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
CREATED:20211031T170959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T171143Z
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SUMMARY:Hackney Downs
DESCRIPTION:A Walk Hackney Event. \n\n\n\nBounded betwixt Clapton\, Dalston and Shacklewell\, Hackney Downs\, the highest piece of open ground within 4 miles of central London\, has\, like other parts of Hackney\, its own history to tell. Once ‘common land’\, in its environs were founded Clapton F.C.\, schools\, Hackney’s first Fire Station and the world’s oldest cycling club. Led by Sean Gubbins of Walk Hackney. \n\n\n\nMore details here.
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/hackney-downs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211030T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211030T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
CREATED:20210909T132305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T132338Z
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SUMMARY:Upper Clapton
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event \n\n\n\nClimb to Hackney’s highest point. Along the way we will take in Stoke Newington Common\, Clapton Common\, Hackney’s oldest surviving Church\, see inside the former Agapemonite Church\, now London’s Georgian Cathedral\,  and finish by admiring the views from Springfield Park. Led by Sean Gubbins of Walk Hackney. \n\n\n\nMore information
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/upper-clapton
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211017T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211017T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
CREATED:20210824T150324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211003T152533Z
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SUMMARY:Walking the Hackney/Islington border from the Rosemary Branch to Old St
DESCRIPTION:‘Beating the Bounds’ to mark and confirm the borders between parishes is an ancient tradition\, where the border was literally paced out\, agreed and marked with stones each year. This is the second in a series of planned walks exploring the borders of today’s Hackney and Islington boroughs\, looking at how this has evolved over the centuries due to a mix of changing land ownership\, parish church catchments\, significance of early settlements and roads\, and natural features such as springs and ponds. \n\n\n\nThere’s a wealth of interest on either side of the border as we walk from the Regent’s canal to Finsbury\, Shoreditch and the edge of the City in Moorfields. A varied mix of City Livery Company history\, ironworks\, canal basins\, WWII devastation\, the lost hospitals quarter\, a natural swimming pool and a mediaeval well. \n\n\n\nThis walk lasts about 2 hours and ends near Old Street station. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre book via Eventbrite here
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/walking-the-hackney-islington-border-from-the-rosemary-branch-to-old-st
LOCATION:The Rosemary Branch\, 2 Shepperton Road N1\, London\, 3DT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211009T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211009T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
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SUMMARY:Haggerston
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event \n\n\n\nThis walk tells the history of Haggerston\, the northern-most and once the most rural\, undeveloped\, part of the ancient parish of Shoreditch. The walk will also go along Columbia Road\, in neighbouring Bethnal Green. Led by Sean Gubbins of Walk Hackney. \n\n\n\nMore information
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/haggerston
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211009T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211009T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
CREATED:20210928T094038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T095419Z
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SUMMARY:London Local Guiding Day
DESCRIPTION:Free shorter ‘taster’ walks all day in Islington\, Camden\, the City and Westminster \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is usually run annually by the four London borough guiding associations. In 2020 it was ‘virtual’ owing to the pandemic\, but in 2021 we are going live again. Simply turn up for hourly short introductory walks on the theme of Visions\, Values and Victories\, all led by qualified and highly knowledgeable guides. \n\n\n\nI will be guiding a couple of times during the day in Islington\, but do turn up anytime – my Islington guiding friends are all great! \n\n\n\nClick here for more details
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/london-local-guiding-day
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211003T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211003T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
CREATED:20210824T144452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T133101Z
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SUMMARY:Walking the Hackney/Islington border from Dalston to the Regent's Canal
DESCRIPTION:‘Beating the Bounds’ to mark and confirm the borders between parishes is an ancient tradition\, where the border was literally paced out\, agreed and marked with stones each year. This is the first of a series of planned walks exploring the borders of today’s Hackney and Islington boroughs\, looking at how this has evolved over the centuries due to a mix of changing land ownership\, parish church catchments\, significance of early settlements and roads\, and natural features such as springs and ponds.  \n\n\n\nThis first walk between Islington and Hackney boroughs follows the lines of Balls Pond Road and Southgate Road\, with an amble through De Beauvoir Town too. There’s a wealth of interest on either side of the border\, including a leper hospital\, almshouses\, inns of pleasure and ill repute\, pretty 19C residential roads\, market gardens\, a livestock market\, vanished churches\, factories and a manor house.  \n\n\n\nThis walk lasts about 2 hours\, and starts and ends near De Beauvoir Square (5 minutes from Haggerston Overground). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre book through Eventbrite here
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/walking-the-hackney-islington-border-from-dalston-to-the-regents-canal
LOCATION:De Beauvoir Square\, De Beauvoir Square\, London\, N1 4LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210929T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210929T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
CREATED:20210712T142747Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour - Clerkenwell's Monastic Quarter
DESCRIPTION:Medieval to modern – the monasteries of Clerkenwell and their legacy today. \n\n\n\nIn medieval times Clerkenwell was an area of fields on the outskirts of the City of London\, dominated by monastic institutions. The monasteries were all closed in the 1530s when Henry VIII broke with the Church of Rome but their buildings remained. Some were demolished but others were repurposed and rebuilt over the years; many of them still play a philanthropic and caring role today. \n\n\n\nOn this walk we will learn about a hospital that has provided healthcare on the same site for almost 900 years; London’s oldest parish church; a monastery that became an aristocratic Tudor mansion then an almshouse and school and remains an almshouse today; a priory with links to Jerusalem which gave its name to St John Ambulance eight hundred years later; and a nunnery which inspired the design of one of Clerkenwell’s newest buildings. \n\n\n\nThe walk will finish at the Clerk’s Well which gave the area its name; the site where parish clerks used to perform mystery plays in medieval times. \n\n\n\nNote the walk does not include interior visits.  \n\n\n\nThe walk will last about 90 minutes and will start and finish near Farringdon Station. \n\n\n\n£9 – 12\, 90-minute rate for one of the regular rota walks offered by Islington Guided Walks\, also some concessions \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre book through Eventbrite here
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/walking-tour-clerkenwells-monastic-quarter
LOCATION:Farringdon Station\, EC1M 6BY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming-walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210911T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210911T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T221642
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SUMMARY:Dalston
DESCRIPTION:A ‘Walk Hackney’ event \n\n\n\nAn ancient hamlet of Hackney\, Dalston developed\, east of the Roman’s Ermine Street\, from farm settlement to market gardening to brick fields to built-up suburbia by the 1860s. While still rural\, Dalston was home to smart big houses\, refuges for destitute women and infant orphans and a hospital for foreigners. Industrialisation brought the junction of two railways and factories. Led by Sean Gubbins of Walk Hackney. \n\n\n\nMore information
URL:https://lesleythompson.co.uk/events/dalston
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