London Stories – Dr Salter’s Daydream
In this London Stories walk, I explore a powerful and moving corner of Bermondsey, revealing a poignant story behind a curious public memorial, Dr Salter’s Daydream on the River Thames.
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Welcome! I’m Tim, and this is your gateway to London. From iconic landmarks to fascinating locals, I love sharing the extraordinary stories of this 2,000-year-old city.
Alongside my weekly films on instagram each month I curate a series of walks around the city. From royal palaces and treasures, to tales of radicals and rebels. Uncovering the rascals and the saints, each walk reveals the everyday lives of Londoners through the ages. A glimpse into the city’s rich and diverse history.
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a living breathing Londoner, join me and discover some fabulous things in this fabulous city.
Tim’s style was both informative and entertaining – easily one of the best tours I attended!
Great tour today. Really enjoyed it – loved the storytelling & linking to characters.
I liked the way Tim developed the theme of the walk, rather than just treating it as a collection of separate episodes.
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London Writing – Berry Bros and Rudd, St James’s
From grocer, coffee house to the oldest wine merchant in Britain, Berry Bros. & Rudd, is a glorious business which owes its success to smart adaptability and owes its success to adaptability, grand timing, and an address of extraordinary good fortune.
The London Walker – Newsletter Winter
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London Stories – Two Temple Place
Here’s a story about America’s first tycoon who fled the States and came to London. He built a rather grand Tudor style-mansion here on the banks of the Thames and inside was an innovative piece of modern technology.
London pubs – The Grenadier
First, you deserve a good slap on the back, a firm handshake, and a pint to celebrate actually finding this pub. It hides down a narrow, cobble-stone mews, there are hanging baskets and trails of wisteria creeping along the walls, its immediately charming and wonderful, welcome to “The Grenadier”…
Black History Month – George Ryan, Nelson’s Column
It’s October, and it’s Black History Month. So I thought I’d write a post looking at our multicultural heritage, celebrating some of our exceptional Black British family. And to start, suitably, is at one of the most famous monuments in England: Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square.
London Writing – Smithfield
Smithfield has been used for many things; from fabulous jousts in the Middle Ages and riotous fairs, to bloody executions and the oldest meat market in Europe. Smithfield has a rich and fascinating history….
London Photography – Lone Walker Hampstead Heath
Windy cold day a few years back in the lee of Parliament hill, Hampstead Heath. I saw the walker crossing the skyline towards the bench. I shot a few frames at the point where he was best backlit against the sky and this is the one I liked the most. It was very cold, the…
London Photography – Trafalgar Square in glorious sunshine
The most brilliant sunshine turned the tiny flecks of water from the fountain into a myriad of cascading diamonds, I pulled the camera up to shoot a few frames and at that point the pidgeon sensing its destiny with imminent photographic fame skimmed across the shot, purely a happy accident.
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To read more stories, to get to know more about these grand places, buildings and thoroughfares, and the fascinating people who have lived here, please visit the blog page.
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