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Discover women's history on the move with our range of walking tours.
Battling Belles of Bow
By Royal Appointment
The Legacy of Octavia Hill
Where The Heart Is
Battling Belles of Bow
Saturday 21 April, 11am (120 mins), £10
This walking tour centres on Bow and follows in the footsteps of Sylvia Pankhurst.
Sylvia Pankhurst chose East London as the starting point for her campaign for women’s suffrage; and seeing the plight of working women she also established a creche, restaurant and model toy factory in the area.
See highlights along the route where supporters of the Suffragette movement worked including the famous Bryant & May match factory, site of the Match Girls’ strike of 1888.
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By Royal Appointment
Saturday 12 May, 11am (120 mins), £10
Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with this tour to discover the personal London of Elizabeth II. Hear the stories and see the sites relating to her birth and family, the shops with the coveted Royal Warrants and those couturiers who have been instrumental in establishing her inimitable style. With Blue Badge Guide Rachel Kolsky.
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Cottages to Cadets, Gardens to Green Belt: The Legacy of Octavia Hill
Saturday 21 July, 2.30pm (120 mins), £10
Join this walk to commemorate the centenary of the death of Octavia Hill, a tireless social reformer and co-founder of the National Trust. The tour explores Borough and Southwark where Octavia's legacy of artisan housing, Army Cadets and 'open sitting rooms' remain together with memories of women who shared her vision. The tour ends at the delightful restored Red Cross Gardens. With Blue Badge Guide Rachel Kolsky.
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Where The Heart Is
Saturday 30 June & Sunday 1 July
11am – 4pm, Free
Where The Heart Is takes you on a walk of love. Download a series of evocative podcasts created by East End women aged from 15 to 80. Inspired by the collection at the Women’s Library, the group share tales of passion, friendship and belonging which are reflected in the spaces and places of Aldgate and Brick Lane. Signposted by still and moving images located in significant stopping places, the women’s voices will intrigue and interrogate, before inviting you to afternoon tea, and a chance to tell us your stories.
In collaboration with Magic Me
Presented by LIFT Festival
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