Walks by Clerkenwell and Islington Guides
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Click on any of the walk below to learn more and book tickets for the event:
november
21nov11:0012:30The Oxford Street Of The North11:00 - 12:30 Guide: Jane Parker
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Travel back in time to the late Victorian era when the Nag’s Head of Holloway rivalled the Central London for shopping and entertainment. Hear about tea rooms, banqueting halls, palatial
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Travel back in time to the late Victorian era when the Nag’s Head of Holloway rivalled the Central London for shopping and entertainment. Hear about tea rooms, banqueting halls, palatial variety theatres, unusual transport and the early labyrinthine department stores.
Time
(Wednesday) 11:00 - 12:30
Guide
Jane Parkerjane.parker@ciga.org.uk
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Islington has a strong and well established LGBT community, with a long history of campaigning. This guided walk is offered by Clerkenwell and Islington's Tour Guide Association (CIGA) in
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Islington has a strong and well established LGBT community, with a long history of campaigning.
This guided walk is offered by Clerkenwell and Islington’s Tour Guide Association (CIGA) in partnership with Islington Heritage and funded by Islington’s Pride, an heritage lottery fund funded LGBT archive project.
Starting at Angel tube station and ending at Highbury Fields the walk includes Islington’s significant LGBT “firsts” such as the UK’s first gay mayor, MP, march and demonstration as well local characters such as Joe Orton, Derek Jarman and the extraordinary Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
This walk is free of charge but booking is essential.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 - 12:30
Location
Angel
Angel Underground Station, Upper Street, Islington, London N1 9LJ
Guide
Janet Fosterjanet.foster@ciga.org.uk
29nov10:3011:30Union Chapel Tour10:30 - 11:30 Guide: An Islington Guided Walks Guide
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Described as a ‘Gothic tornado’ on Upper Street, Union Chapel is an architectural gem and originally one of the largest nonconformist churches in London. It houses a unique Willis Organ,
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Described as a ‘Gothic tornado’ on Upper Street, Union Chapel is an architectural gem and originally one of the largest nonconformist churches in London. It houses a unique Willis Organ, with unusual water powered bellows, an octagonal interior and stunning stained glass windows.
Now an award winning music venue, a homelessness project as well as being a working church, the Chapel still towers over Upper Street. Take a tour and learn more from professional guides about Islington’s nonconformist heritage, the Chapel’s triumphant survival after a wartime bomb, and the fascinating story of its near demolition and in the 1980s, at a time when Victorian architecture was only just being appreciated.
Time
(Thursday) 10:30 - 11:30
Location
Union Chapel
Compton Terrace, N1 2UN
Guide
An Islington Guided Walks Guide
december
Event Details
Travel back in time to the late Victorian era when the Nag’s Head of Holloway rivalled the Central London for shopping and entertainment. Hear about tea rooms, banqueting
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Travel back in time to the late Victorian era when the Nag’s Head of Holloway rivalled the Central London for shopping and entertainment. Hear about tea rooms, banqueting halls, palatial variety theatres, unusual transport and the early labyrinthine department stores.
Time
(Wednesday) 11:00 - 12:30
Guide
Jane Parkerjane.parker@ciga.org.uk
16dec11:0012:30Lyrics and Limericks, Fantasy and Fraud11:00 - 12:30 Guide: Jane Parker
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Poets and authors, playwrights and musicians, artists, diarists and thieves.A mixed bag showcasing the diverse and often innovative creative people who have lived and worked in
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Poets and authors, playwrights and musicians, artists, diarists and thieves.
A mixed bag showcasing the diverse and often innovative creative people who have lived and worked in the Holloway area. Plus a couple of infamous characters too.
Time
(Sunday) 11:00 - 12:30
Guide
Jane Parkerjane.parker@ciga.org.uk
27dec11:0012:30Green and pleasant Islington11:00 - 12:30 Guide: Jane Parker
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A Twixtmas stroll through quiet spaces, peaceful gardens and lovely backstreets just a stone's throw from the main road. We'll visit open fields, an award-winning park, a hidden garden, farms
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A Twixtmas stroll through quiet spaces, peaceful gardens and lovely backstreets just a stone’s throw from the main road. We’ll visit open fields, an award-winning park, a hidden garden, farms old and new, a churchyard, sports fields and shady meadows, talking about dogs and desire, renovation and recycling.
Time
(Thursday) 11:00 - 12:30
Guide
Jane Parkerjane.parker@ciga.org.uk
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A Twixtmas stroll down the Holloway Road. The Diary of a Nobody is a much-loved amusing work of fiction by the artistic brothers George and Weedon Grossmith. This
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A Twixtmas stroll down the Holloway Road.
The Diary of a Nobody is a much-loved amusing work of fiction by the artistic brothers George and Weedon Grossmith. This walk brings fiction to life in a mix of fact and fiction. You’ll see real places and hear about real Victorian people whilst hearing amusing excerpts from Mr Pooter’s diary. You don’t need to have already read the book to enjoy this tour, but I’m sure you’ll be tempted to buy it afterwards.
Time
(Thursday) 14:00 - 15:30
Guide
Jane Parkerjane.parker@ciga.org.uk
Discover the secrets of Clerkenwell and Islington on guided walking tours led by one of the Mayor of Islington’s official guides.
CIGA Guides also do tours of three amazing buildings in our area. Charterhouse, The Museum of the Order of St John and Canonbury Tower.
If you would like to hear about future walks, then please leave your details here.
Please note – when you book or attend these walks you are making a contract with the individual guide and not the Clerkenwell & Islington Guiding Association. Please contact the individual guide if you want to know more about the walk.
You can also arrange special or customised walks in the Borough of Islington covering any area or theme. These are ideal for family celebrations, or business team building or social events. For further information or if you want to give any feedback on Clerkenwell and Islington guides, please contact us by email at info@ciga.org.uk
(c) Clerkenwell and Islington Guides’ Association, 2018