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| Scheduled
Walks 2010 |
Sat
14 Aug 2 p.m. |
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Wed
8 Sep 2 p.m. |
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Sat
25 Sep 10.30 a.m. |
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| Smithfield
Past and Present |
| Description: |
See
the site of London’s oldest hospital, the place for
public executions, the home of John Betjeman , a famous meat
market and a magnificent Norman church and hear stories of
blood and gore in old London. |
| Duration:
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About
2 hours. |
| Meeting
point: |
City
Information Centre, St Paul’s Churchyard by Godliman
Street. |
| Cost:
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£6
(£4 concessions) |
| Booking:
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Just
turn up on the day. |
| Between
Two Bridges |
| Description: |
A
walk between London Bridge and Tower Bridge showing how father
Thames has influenced the City of London. We will be passing
the churches of St Magnus the Martyr, St Dunstan in the East
and All Hallows By the Tower and will hear tales of the prisoners
of the Tower and see the execution site on Tower Hill. |
| Duration:
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About
2 hours. |
| Meeting
point: |
Monument
Station, Fish Street Hill entrance. |
| Cost:
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£5
(special discount price for Love River Month). |
| Booking:
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You
can turn up on the day but the walk may be subject to change
so to avoid disappointment you should contact Mike on mikemurphy@mikemurphy.plus.com |
| A
Street by the River |
| Description: |
We explore the south side of the Strand and the Thames and
see how the river has been pushed back in the nineteenth century.
Churches and palaces, history and literature, opera and musicals,
they are all on this short walk along one of the most interesting
sections of the river Thames. Please note that this walk involves
a number of steps. |
| Duration:
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About
2 hours. |
| Meeting
point: |
Embankment
Station, river entrance. |
| Cost:
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£5
(special discount price for Love River Month). |
| Booking:
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You
can turn up on the day but the walk may be subject to change
so to avoid disappointment you should contact Mike on mikemurphy@mikemurphy.plus.com |
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