Hackney History Festival
The first Hackney History Festival in 2024 was a huge success, with over 1679 participants enjoyed 49 events including 24 talks, 10 walks, 12 guided tours, 2 film screenings and … Read more
De Beauvoir
De Beauvoir Town – royal hunting ground to 19C residential estate
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, … Read more
Walking the Hackney/Islington border from Dalston to the Regent’s Canal
** CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS, APOLOGIES FOR SHORT NOTICE ** ‘Beating the Bounds’ to mark and confirm the borders between parishes is an ancient tradition, where the border was literally … Read more
Walking the Hackney/ Islington border from the Rosemary Branch to Old St
This boundary walk between Hackney and Islington boroughs weaves around the areas either side of Regent’s Canal, City Rd basin and City Rd. ‘Beating the Bounds’ to mark and confirm … Read more
The Regent’s Canal – Islington to Kingsland Road
From Islington’s busy Upper Street to a series of canal basins and ending on a Roman road. This walk winds along the canal through north/north east London from Islington to … Read more
The Regent’s Canal: the Angel to Hackney
A weekday winter’s morning canal walk, strolling east from the Angel and ending near Hoxton Join me to explore a beautiful canal stretch, passing historic warehouses, canal basins, weirs, locks, … Read more
The Regent’s Canal: the Angel to Hackney
A weekday winter’s morning canal walk, strolling east from the Angel and ending near Hoxton Join me to explore a beautiful canal stretch, passing historic warehouses, canal basins, weirs, locks, … Read more
The Regent’s Canal – Islington to Kingsland Road
From Islington’s busy Upper Street to a series of canal basins and ending on a Roman road. This walk winds along the canal through north/north east London from Islington to … Read more
Rosemary Gardens Health & History
This walk is one of a series run by Islington Guided Walks in conjunction with Islington Council. They are shorter, gentler walks than my more typical 2 hour plus guided … Read more
Churches of the past
This view, from around 1900, is looking south down Southgate Road N1 from near the junction with Englefield Road. The pub on the right is the Lord Raglan, now replaced … Read more