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
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
A historic walk winding either side of the border between Camden and Islington boroughs – also the route of the now-buried River Fleet ‘Beating the Bounds’ around the borders between … Read more
A historic walk winding either side of the border between Camden and Islington boroughs – also the route of the now-buried River Fleet ‘Beating the Bounds’ around the borders between … Read more
Visit the sites of four great monasteries which dominated Clerkenwell for hundreds of years and have left their mark to this day. This year Bart’s Hospital is celebrating its 900th … Read more
Canonbury Tower near Canonbury Square is a survivor of Islington’s Tudor and even earlier history. It was built in the late 16th century as an addition to an earlier manor house, … Read more
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
Canonbury Tower near Canonbury Square is a survivor of Islington’s Tudor and even earlier history. It was built in the late 16th century as an addition to an earlier manor house, … Read more
The above blue plaque in Whitecross Street, Finsbury, has recently been obscured by a new artwork. Whilst sad that we can no longer see it, the plaque itself was part … Read more
Canonbury Tower near Canonbury Square is a survivor of Islington’s Tudor and even earlier history. It was built in the late 16th century as an addition to an earlier manor house, … Read more
Set in a tight site on a busy road in Bloomsbury, St. George’s towers over the street below. It is Grade I listed, so in the top 2.5% of protected … Read more