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    The Elephants Have Escaped – Oh What a Circus!

    This delightful route starts near Gospel Oak and ends midway between Archway and Tufnell Park stations. We retrace the path of two Victorian circus elephants who were unusually startled by a loud noise such that they ran through the residential streets, ending their journey trapped but unharmed in an Islington N19 front garden. We will ... Read More

  • The Diary of a Nobody – Mr Pooter’s High Brow Holloway

    Upper Holloway

    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.   This 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 ... Read More