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SUMMARY:Union Chapel Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:The Union Chapel has towered over Upper Street in Islington since the 1870s and today thrives as an award-winning venue\, homelessness project and a working radical church. \nOn the tour\, led by an expert Islington Guided Walks guide\, you’ll see this architectural gem up close and discover the building’s fascinating history. \nThe Grade I listed Victorian Gothic Chapel is one of the largest Nonconformist churches in London. It houses an important Father Henry Willis organ that is one of few left in the UK with an original hydraulic blowing system\, stunning stained glass windows and a distinctive octagonal interior built for acoustics and visibility. \nTake a tour and learn more about Islington’s heritage\, the Chapel’s triumphant survival after a wartime bomb\, and the fascinating story of its near demolition in the 1980s\, at a time when Victorian architecture was only just being appreciated.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/union-chapel-guided-tour/2025-10-01/
LOCATION:Union Chapel\, 19b Compton Terrace\, London\, N1 2UN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Slow Horses Stroll
DESCRIPTION:Prepare to immerse yourself in the authentic London of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses novels and the acclaimed TV adaptation. \nThis walking tour takes you beyond the screen and pages\, directly into the streets that inspired the stories and characters you love. \nYour guides\, Caroline and Nigel\, will take you in the footsteps of your favourite bunch of MI5 misfits\, and give you a whole new perspective on the city. You’ll see the actual Slough House and other real-life locations where memorable encounters with the Slow Horses take place. And along the way\, you’ll discover the fascinating links between the series and London’s rich past — from the medieval heritage of its oldest parish church\, to the Victorian grandeur of Smithfield Market\, and the striking Brutalism of the Barbican. \nThe locations are brought to life with some of your guides’ favourite extracts from the novels and they’ll uncover the production secrets that transform this corner of the city into Lamb’s London. \nThe two-hour tour starts outside Barbican Underground Station (Hammersmith & City line) and ends near Old Street Station (Northern line). \nDisclaimer: this walking tour of Slow Horses locations is in no way affiliated with Mick Herron or his publishers\, See-Saw Films or Apple TV+.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/the-slow-horses-stroll/2025-10-10/
LOCATION:Barbican Tube\, Aldersgate Street\, London\, EC1A 4JA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Geoffrey Fletcher's Islington
DESCRIPTION:Discover some of the Islington locations that the artist Geoffrey Fletcher captured so lovingly in the 1960s and 1970s and learn about the area’s long and rich heritage. \n“Excellent walk – really interesting and a really great guide.” \nBest known for his 1962 book ‘The London That Nobody Knows’\, Geoffrey Fletcher’s sketches\, paintings\, books and weekly column in the Telegraph recorded the London he feared was vanishing in the decades after World War II. \nHe was especially fond of Islington\, with its markets\, Georgian terraces and varied Victorian architecture. Some of it has disappeared and the character of the area has changed. \nHowever\, Fletcher would still recognise many of the buildings and streets he drew or painted 60 years ago. \nThe walk will last approximately two hours. Please be prepared for all weathers! \nStart: outside Angel tube station\, Islington High Street\, N1 8XX \nFinish: Essex Road (close to Essex Road station) \n“Great walk\, Jonathan\, thanks!” \n“A fascinating walk through 60s and 70s Islington – or what remains!” \nTickets from Guided walks\, London blog | London On The Ground
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/geoffrey-fletchers-islington-2/
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SUMMARY:Evolving Islington - a walking tour
DESCRIPTION:Discover how Islington developed from a rural settlement and centre for dairy farming into the diverse\, bustling area it is today. \nIn 1086 the Domesday Book reported that Islington contained just 27 households. Today its quarter-of-a-million residents live in an area that boasts world-class cultural venues but also less green space than any other London borough. \nThe story of how Islington developed over the centuries provides many tales of social\, cultural and political history. The walk takes in many of central Islington’s most fascinating sites – some well-known and others even locals may not be familiar with. \nYou’ll see a Tudor house that’s been in the same family since the 16th century\, the first church bombed in World War II and some of the pioneering homes built in the early 20th century as Islington’s population boomed. You’ll also find out how the world-famous Union Chapel got its name and why you should never graffiti in a library book… \nThe tour lasts about 2 hours. It starts at Highbury & Islington station (we’ll meet at the round benches near the station) and ends in Islington Square off Upper Street\, a 10-minute walk from both Angel and Highbury & Islington stations.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/evolving-islington-a-walking-tour-3/2025-10-11/
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SUMMARY:Tufnell Park Tales
DESCRIPTION:From manor house to picture house – the making of a Victorian suburb.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/tufnell-park-tales/
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SUMMARY:The Diary of a Nobody - Mr Pooter's High Brow Holloway
DESCRIPTION:The Diary of a Nobody started as a popular satirical column in Punch magazine in 1888 before being extended and published in book form a few years later.   \nThis guided tour brings the book to life\, taking you back to the late Victorian middle-class Holloway that Mr. Charles Pooter and his family and friends might have experienced had they been real people.   \nWe’ll look at relevant buildings\, shops\, and street furniture to link to the stories in the diary\, such as Pooter’s silly arguments with the ironmonger\, the shirt dresser and the stationer. Find out about 1880’s Holloway in the form of theatre venues\, transportation\, tradesmen and gin palaces as you roll your eyes at his clunky puns.   \nYou don’t need to have already read the book to enjoy this tour\, but it’s likely you’ll want to do so afterwards!  \nFor more info on this specific walk please use the website link at the bottom or see janeslondonwalks on Eventbrite
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/the-diary-of-a-nobody-mr-pooters-high-brow-holloway-3/
LOCATION:Upper Holloway
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SUMMARY:Clerkenwell & Islington Tour Guiding Course 2026: Meet the Guides
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to develop the skills to become a tour guide? Would you like to know more about history of Islington? Why not apply for the Clerkenwell & Islington tour guide training course starting in January 2026? \nIf you’d like to find out more\, join guides who have completed the course at our free ‘Meet the Guides’ event. The course tutors and other guides who have completed the course will take you on a walk to show you their favourite parts of Clerkenwell followed by a chance to ask questions and socialise in a local pub. \nWe meet outside Farringdon Station at 6:30pm and the walk will last approximately one hour \nThe event is free but please book a place so we know who to expect. We anticipate high demand for this event so if having booked you find that you are unable to attend we would be grateful if you would cancle your ticket so that someone else can attend.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/clerkenwell-islington-tour-guiding-course-2026-meet-the-guides/
LOCATION:Farringdon Station\, Cowcross Street\, London\, EC1M 6BY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Regent's Canal\, a walking tour of its industrial past & sustainable future
DESCRIPTION:On this linear walk along the Regent’s Canal from Angel Station\, led by qualified Clerkenwell & Islington guide and conservation architect Minerva\, you will: \n• Discover how Victorian industrial wasteland became London’s most desirable waterside living – and what this transformation cost some communities \n• Learn why adaptive reuse of old buildings is the ultimate climate action – and which developers are getting sustainable regeneration right \n• Compare two contrasting estate regenerations: Packington’s success story vs Colville’s cautionary tale of poor workmanship and displaced tenants \n• Understand how the canal that once moved coal now moves gentrification – spotting genuine community benefit vs expensive window dressing \n• Explore mixed-use developments and warehouse conversions that either honor or erase the area’s working-class heritage \n” This tour was an incredible experience! The walk\, combined with Minerva’s explanations\, helped me rediscover the canal’s rich history and evolution. The tour highlights some of the key buildings along the canal\, but it’s presented in a way that’s engaging and accessible\, even for those who aren’t architecture enthusiasts. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to explore and learn more about this fascinating part of the city!” \n———————- \nThe walk lasts approximately 2 and a half hours along canal towpaths (with a 10 minute comfort break if the group requires it). Please wear comfortable walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing as there is no shelter along the route. Bring a water bottle.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/regents-canal-a-walking-tour-of-its-industrial-past-sustainable-future/2025-10-26/
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SUMMARY:The Dark Side of Clerkenwell: Tales of Crime and Death - Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:The Dark Side of Clerkenwell: Tales of Crime and Death (18th–Early 20th Century)\nClerkenwell may have been crowned the best place to live in London in 2024 by The Times\, but behind today’s calm streets lies a far darker past. Between the 18th and early 20th centuries\, Clerkenwell was one of the most dangerous corners of London—a place where poverty\, crime\, and death walked hand in hand.\nOnce a thriving hub of industry\, Clerkenwell drew in waves of migrants seeking work. But the promises of the Industrial Revolution soon gave way to grim reality: squalid housing\, meagre wages\, and desperate choices. For many\, life narrowed to just two fates—the workhouse or the prison. And in this climate\, crime flourished. The district gained a reputation as a den of thieves\, pickpockets\, and highwaymen\, while its slums inspired some of Charles Dickens’ most vivid characters.\nFrom the 17th century onwards\, at least four different prisons operated here\, packed with thieves\, debtors\, radicals\, and the destitute. The Middlesex House of Correction—infamous for its severity—was once the largest prison in the country. Their looming presence gave rise to the magnificent Sessions House on Clerkenwell Green\, for years the busiest courthouse in England. \nOn this walk we’ll uncover two centuries of Clerkenwell’s hidden history. From the escapades of Jack Sheppard\, the infamous 18th-century thief and master of escape\, to the rise of the Italian gangs of the Sabinis and the Cortesis\, Clerkenwell’s streets echo with tales both thrilling and chilling.\nIf you want to discover the side of Clerkenwell that Londoners once feared\, join me on this walk. Don’t worry—you’ll be safe.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/the-dark-side-of-clerkenwell-tales-of-crime-and-death-guided-tour/
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