Online talks via Zoom / in-person talks (60 mins max +Q&A) – please see the list below.
Just like my walks, these talks are not scripted – I do not just read written content to you. Instead, I talk you through you lots of my own photos interspersed with additional annotated/credited information from other sources.
Slides are set up at the most common format 2:1 (letterbox) – if you would prefer a squarer 4:3 format, please make a request, however, this will incur additional charges to adapt the content to fit the shape.
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The following presentations are prepared – please refer to the main list here for fuller descriptions
Agatha Christie – a chronology highlighting her London properties and other relevant locations
Arcades and Alleyways – covered pedestrian shopping streets and hidden spaces in St James's, Regent Street and Piccadilly
Art Deco (various) – Alternative Deco / Demolished Deco / Deco Living / East End to West End / Theatreland / London's best examples /
Artists at the Adelphi – the carved embellishments on this fabulous example of Art Deco architecture between the Strand and Embankment Gardens
Christmas lights – (Covent Gdn and TrafSq) – seasonal decorations and the stories behind them
Coal Holes – the variety of circular cover plates embedded in our pavements tell a fascinating story
Daniel DeFoe – thinker, trader, hoaxer, spy! – a chronology
Female Sculptors and Memorials – two different talks – made by / commemorating women
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott – powerful architecture – Tate Modern, Battersea Power Station etc
Ghostsigns (various) – Lotions and potions (bygone brands) / Made in London / Holloway Road / Kentish Town (also see the Signmakers, below)
London is Lovely – an inspirational collection of alternative free outdoors places to visit
Oscar Wilde – A chronology of his London haunts and memorials
The Signmakers – the companies behind the carved and gilded shop fascias, hanging signs and hand-painted wall ads (also see ghostsigns, above)
Street markets – the diminishing central London markets – Berwick St, Leather Lane, The Cut etc
Requests for other subjects are welcome. For instance, I could pull together talks on subjects as random as dogs, weathervanes, mosaic thresholds, specific areas of London, the Royal Parks, and more.
Similarly, my walking tours can be easily turned into presentations on request, but additional charges will be charged for the time involved to create the slides.
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