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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · 1d

I initially found the link after buying the title register for Fortnum’s for £3. (Now £7). Then spent a lot of time walking up and down Jermyn St looking for one of these plaques. It features on my food and drink emporiums virtual tour.

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · 1d

I have been looking for one of those for several years! That block was or might still be owned by The Maudsley Charity. It was given to the Governors of Bethlem Hospital in 1830. @bethlemmuseum.bsky.social have more info and images. Info para 6 here too: www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-londo...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · 14d

Discover two very different parts of #WalthamForest this weekend. #Chingford on Saturday at 12 and #Walthamstow on Sunday at 2. Close in distance but have v different histories. Both with @footprintsoflondon.bsky.social #LoveLondon www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/waltham-f...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · 16d

Join me on Saturday for my last public #Chingford walk of 2025. From Pimp Hall to Ale House Field. 12pm start so you can visit the Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge or #EppingForest afterwards!

Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-to...

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do...

Walking Tour - From Pimp Hall to Ale House Field (Chingford)

A walk exploring Chingford's history from forest village to London suburb with an unexpected cast of characters along the way.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · 23d

Did you know that Keith Richards’ grandmother Eliza Richards was Mayor of #Walthamstow 1941-42? Keith’s father was born in Walthamstow but the family then moved to Dartford. Find out more about #WalthamForest Town Hall’s history this Saturday 20 September. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waltham-fo...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · 26d

Last two months to join me on a Saturday for a tour of #WalthamForest Town Hall in #Walthamstow. Saturday 20th September at 10, 12 or 2 and Saturday 18th October at the same times. Sunday tours from November. (Less weddings!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waltham-fo...

Waltham Forest Town Hall Guided Tour

Guided tour around the interior and exterior of Waltham Forest Town Hall with qualified guide Joanna Moncrieff

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Islington Guided Walks @islingtonwalks.bsky.social · Sep 4

Would you like to lead walking tours that reveal the fascinating history of Islington and Clerkenwell? Our #guidingcourse runs from January to July and is now open for applications.

Applications close on Sunday 2 November.

🔗 More info and apply here
islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-training...

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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · Sep 4

tewkesbury should be as famous for its mustard as dijonn and düsseldorf: & these are the boys to get it from (you want the gold mustard ball) www.tewkesburymustard.co.uk

Tewkesbury Mustard Company

www.tewkesburymustard.co.uk

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 24

Have you recently moved to #Walthamstow? It’s not too late to book for my #guidedwalk today at 2pm. “From Monoux and Morris to Beer and Bacon Jam”. Here are just a few of the sites we will pass along the way. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-to...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 23

Looking for a #guidedwalk this #bankholiday weekend?

'From Monoux and Morris to 🍺 and Bacon Jam' #Walthamstow

Tomorrow, Sunday 24 August 2pm-4pm

'From Pimp Hall to Ale House Field' #Chingford

Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 2pm-4pm

Dates in September too www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/waltham-f...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 17

Today? I didn’t know about this one!

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 17

I was probably like that initially but am always finding new things now. My initial interest in the conduit was sparked by these and the CoL style Blake plaque in South Molton St.

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 17

How have I never spotted this plaque before? I usually show an old map when talking about the City of London’s water conduit and Lord Mayor yearly dinners at the *other* Banqueting House where Stratford Place #Marylebone is today but next time I’ll stop here! www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/sit...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 17

Friends of #ValentinesMansion are now on Bluesky! #localhistory #Ilford

Friends of Valentines Mansion @fovm.bsky.social · Aug 17

October 14 botanical illustrator Lucy T Smith will use highlights from her 30-year career to talk about the excitement of working at Kew Gardens continuing a long tradition of collaboration with botanists to document and share discoveries in plant science. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/ilf...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 14

A lovely review of one of last month’s #townhall tours in #Walthamstow. Every tour is different as I continue my research www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/waltham-fo...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 10

Join me on an in depth tour of this amazing building. Next tour this coming Saturday #GuidedTours #WalthamForest #TownHall.

🗓️ Saturdays 16th August, 20th September and 18th October at 10am, 12pm and 2pm

📍#Walthamstow

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/waltham-fo...

Waltham Forest Town Hall Tours

Guided Tours of Waltham Forest Town Hall led by qualified guide Joanna Moncrieff.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 12

Colourful new #Walthamstow mural by #Dreph in Wood St next to the gym near Barrett Rd.

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 10

Join me on an in depth tour of this amazing building. Next tour this coming Saturday #GuidedTours #WalthamForest #TownHall.

🗓️ Saturdays 16th August, 20th September and 18th October at 10am, 12pm and 2pm

📍#Walthamstow

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/waltham-fo...

Waltham Forest Town Hall Tours

Guided Tours of Waltham Forest Town Hall led by qualified guide Joanna Moncrieff.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 8

I really must get round to booking this! Tomorrow!

Islington Guided Walks @islingtonwalks.bsky.social · Aug 5

Explore 1,000 years of Islington history on a guided tour of St Mary’s Church, Upper Street — from Norman beginnings to wartime devastation and post-war revival.

Climb 120 steps for views across London.

Saturday 9 August, 2pm. Book now: bit.ly/44mmHWs

#HiddenLondon

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · Aug 8

we have nothing against cats but it fills our hearts with joy to know that on International Cat Day, Bluesky's most viral piece of content is about getting revenge on outdoor pigs

The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · Aug 8

those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this

A book titled "Outdoor Pigs: How to Make them Pay."

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Aug 7

“Pepys Pubs Graves and a Grotto” #guidedwalk this Saturday 9th August. Discover some of the fascinating history of #Marylebone with me. Includes a 30 minute stop at a pub with an unusual interior www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-to...

Walking Tour - Pepys, Pubs, Graves and a Grotto (with pub stop)

Explore the fascinating history in and around the vicinity of Marylebone High Street led by a qualified City of Westminster Guide

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hello, quite new here, so introducing myself 👋 I’m a historian of #BlackBritishHistory @icws-sas.bsky.social, living in North Wales. My first book was #BlackTudors and my new one #Heiresses, is about nine British women who inherited enslaved people and plantations in the Caribbean.

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Jul 27

This afternoon at 2pm. “From Monoux and Morris to 🍺 and Bacon 🥓 Jam” #GuidedWalk in #Walthamstow www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-to...

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Jul 25

Yes of course. That’s no problem at all.

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WestminsterWalks @westminsterwalks.bsky.social · Jul 24

#WalthamForest #TownHall: my research conundrum @lbwfarchives.bsky.social fyi! westminsterwalks.london/waltham_fore...

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