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Saturday,

February 24th

INK SPOTS

Join a walk around Fleet Street with LONDON FOOTSTEPS

This part of London will always be remembered for printing, newspapers and great writers. Now the industry has moved on to their gleaming temples of technology in Docklands but there are still plenty of memories around the Fleet Street ink spots.

This walk traces the history of the magazines and newspapers and some of the writers and journalists who have filled the pages of print from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
The visit to the journalists’ church – St Bride’s – is the highlight of the walk.

Meet at Leigh-on-Sea Station at 9.30 am or in the booking hall of Blackfriars Underground Station at 11 am.

Give me a call if you would like to come along on
Saturday, 24th February.

David Williams: LONDON FOOTSTEPS
Your City of London Guide and Lecturer.

70, Hadleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 2LZ
Tel: 01702 710232 Mobile: 07831 857382
Email: davidwilliams@dwmedia.co.uk

FASCINATING SPITALFIELDS

One of the fascinating features of London is being able to turn off a busy street and step back in time through narrow passages, squares and alley-ways. That's the attraction of SPITALFIELDS, an area in the East of the City which is just a few yards away from busy Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street Station.

That's why my next walk promises to be one to remember. It's taking place on Saturday, 10th February 2007. Anyone who wants to come along can meet me at the ticket barrier on platform 11 of Liverpool Street station at 11 am.

How will you know it's me? That's easy. I shall be wearing a distinctive yellow bib and displaying my City of London Guide badge.

The two-hour walk will be taken at a gentle pace because there's so much to see and learn. This is where French and Dutch Huguenots, Chinese, Jews, Bangladeshis are just some of the many races who have come and settled in the area. It has produced a vibrant mix of people, buildings and stories - and you can find out about them by joining me on a LONDON FOOTSTEPS walk.

If you're interested, call me beforehand on 01702 710232 or email david@londonfootsteps.co.uk