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SUMMARY:Winter wanders: Moorfields to Moorgate
DESCRIPTION:Eyes\, spies and more besides on Old Street at New Year\n\n\n\nIf your resolutions for 2026 include improving your step count\, meeting new people or learning more about London why not ‘start-up’ your New Year with a leisurely walk around and about Old Street’s ‘Silicon’ Roundabout? \nJoin Carolyn\, a Whittington Cat\, to discover the rich and quirky history of the area: a famous hospital\, a ‘lousy’ church and a lost fortune; murals and methodists\, mavericks and muses and even a memorial to the man who invented the Christmas cracker… always end with a banger they say.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/winter-wanders-moorfields-to-moorgate/
LOCATION:Old Street Station
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SUMMARY:Winter Wanders: Clerkenwell Road – Warehouse to Hard House
DESCRIPTION:A guided tour of Victorian warehouses and industries on a road that was key to the great 19th-century reshaping of London\n\n\n\nClerkenwell Road – Warehouse to Hard House\nThe Winter Wanders series is a number of walks planned for the “limbo time” between Boxing Day and the New Year\, run by a group of friends who are qualified Islington tour guides. \nThis tour explores the architecture and history of Victorian warehouses and the industries of the past along and around Clerkenwell Road\, as well as the 19th-century drive to reshape London through the building of roads and railways. \nThe creation of Clerkenwell Road carved a swathe through the city’s history\, destroying neighbourhoods\, making hundreds of people homeless and changing the social make-up of the area. \nToday this area is full of architects\, designers and cafes\, but in earlier times this was a place of warehouses and factories\, from crystal glass manufacturing to clockmakers\, printers to gin distillers. It went on to be home to some of the famous names of the 20th century\, including Columbia Records\, Kodak Cameras and Zetter’s Pools – not forgetting the legendary nightclub Turnmills. Traces and clues to this rich history still remain and we’ll see how many we can find. \nThe tour starts at Barbican exit to the Elizabeth Line on Long Lane\, opposite the Old Red Cow pub\, and will take about 90 minutes\, ending a short distance from Farringdon station. It’s a gentle wander on flat city pavements\, though some of them are quite narrow. \nThe tour will start at 11am so please aim to arrive 5-10 minutes early.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/winter-wanders-clerkenwell-road-warehouse-to-hard-house-2/
LOCATION:Farrigdon Elizabeth Line (Barbican Exit)
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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/2026-01-07/
LOCATION:Union Chapel\, 19b Compton Terrace\, London\, N1 2UN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Up the Cally
DESCRIPTION:Caledonian Road is far from London’s tourist trail but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see. Far from it\, in this two our zig zag stroll around Islington’s less well known spots Rob Smith will introduce you to a host of curiosities \nThe former home of a live chimpanzee show \nPoetry in unexpected places \nYou’ll hear about the suffragette who starred in Britain’s first martial arts film\nYou’ll visit the site of an experimental Island community\nAll this and a prison\, quiet gardens and a clock tower\nHere’s your chance to see some of the real London with a qualified Islington guide
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/up-the-cally/
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SUMMARY:St Mary Islington - Church and Tower Tour
DESCRIPTION:Discover the history of Islington’s first parish church and climb the 120 steps to the top of tower for the best panoramic views across London. \nSt Mary’s church on Upper Street has played a central role in the history of Islington for over a thousand years and\, during this time\, several different churches have stood on the site\, leaving an eclectic mix of architectural styles. \nFind out about the 12th century Norman church\, its 15th century medieval successor and the 18th century rebuild. During The Blitz of World War II St Mary’s suffered extensive damage – only the tower and steeple survived the bomb. The church was rebuilt in 1956 as a fascinating example of post-war reconstruction\, enhanced by many unique artworks of interest. \n⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A brilliant tour… We were impressed by [the guides’] knowledge\, enthusiasm and storytelling. And the view of London from the tower… is a feast for the eyes!” \n⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A very interesting 90 minutes. Guide friendly\, well-prepared\, informative and easy to listen to. Getting to the top of the 18th-century church tower is the highlight.” \nFor more info and booking for this tour please use this website link. \nThis tour is repeated monthly – to see all our up-coming tours please visit our Eventbrite page here
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/st-mary-islington-church-and-tower-tour-3/2026-01-17/
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SUMMARY:Former Carlton Cinema\, Essex Road - guided building tour
DESCRIPTION:Take a rare look inside Islington’s glorious Grade II* listed 1930s Egyptian cinema. \nWhen the Carlton Cinema on Essex Road opened in 1930 it was advertised as ‘North London’s most palatial cine-variety theatre’ with 2\,500 seats and an in-house orchestra. \nAfter the cinema closed in 1972 the building was converted into a bingo club which continued for almost 35 years until the last numbers were called in March 2007. Since 2015 it’s been home to Gracepoint church. \nThe unique\, Egyptian-inspired building was designed by legendary cinema architect George Coles and much of the stunning original interior is still visible today. \nOn this special tour cinema historian Nigel Smith will take you back to the cinema’s glory days in the 1930s and 40s when going to the ‘flicks’ was a national pastime and Saturday morning clubs saw hundreds of kids flock to the pictures every weekend. \nThe tour will last approximately 90 minutes and you’ll see inside the auditorium\, lobby and former café area. £5 from each ticket sale will go towards the building restoration fund.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/former-carlton-cinema-essex-road-guided-building-tour/2026-01-24/1/
LOCATION:Gracepoint Church\, 161-169 Essex Road\, London\, N1 2SN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Former Carlton Cinema\, Essex Road - guided building tour
DESCRIPTION:Take a rare look inside Islington’s glorious Grade II* listed 1930s Egyptian cinema. \nWhen the Carlton Cinema on Essex Road opened in 1930 it was advertised as ‘North London’s most palatial cine-variety theatre’ with 2\,500 seats and an in-house orchestra. \nAfter the cinema closed in 1972 the building was converted into a bingo club which continued for almost 35 years until the last numbers were called in March 2007. Since 2015 it’s been home to Gracepoint church. \nThe unique\, Egyptian-inspired building was designed by legendary cinema architect George Coles and much of the stunning original interior is still visible today. \nOn this special tour cinema historian Nigel Smith will take you back to the cinema’s glory days in the 1930s and 40s when going to the ‘flicks’ was a national pastime and Saturday morning clubs saw hundreds of kids flock to the pictures every weekend. \nThe tour will last approximately 90 minutes and you’ll see inside the auditorium\, lobby and former café area. £5 from each ticket sale will go towards the building restoration fund.
URL:https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/our-walk/former-carlton-cinema-essex-road-guided-building-tour/2026-01-24/2/
LOCATION:Gracepoint Church\, 161-169 Essex Road\, London\, N1 2SN\, United Kingdom
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