2-Hour Walking Tour Women of Whitechapel

London, GB
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Highlights

  • Discover the brave women of the WWI resistance
  • Explore the area that inspired Monica Ali's book
  • Immerse yourself in the history of Spitalfields Market
  • Visit the charming area with houses from the 1700s
  • Learn about influential female revolutionaries throughout history

Meeting Point

Stand on the Whitechapel High Street/Mile End Road A11 outside Tube entrance. I shall have a board with te company's name on it.

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277 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BY , United Kingdom

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What to expect

1

Whitechapel Road

Through the bustling high street of Whitechapel with its grade II listed houses and its mosques and Churches. We will hear about the brave women who were part of the WWI resistance, the kindness of female Philanthropists of the late 1800s. Then I take you into the heart of the anarchistic movement of the 1890s.

Duration 60 minutes
2

Brick Lane

The area Monica Ali highlighted in her book of the same name. It's seen swathes of immigrants from Huguenot weevers to Jewish Tailors and then finally Bangladeshi restauranteurs. Stacked to the brim with history dating back to the early 1700s but this tour remember is about the women who were quiet revolutionaries in this area

Duration 20 minutes
3

Princelet St

An area which has featured in many famous films and still has a feel of times gone by with the pretty houses bunched with wooden shutters just as the Huguenots used to have. Extraordinarily there were several females who lived alone in the 1700s here!

Duration 10 minutes
4

Spitalfields Market E1

The delight of this market opened by Queen Victoria. The surrounding streets steeped in the history of Sylvia Pankhurst/Mary Wollstonecraft/Sara Wesker -screaming out the revolutionaries of the last three hundred years.

Duration 30 minutes

The experience can be subject to change due to bad weather or unforseen circumstances. We always endeavour to give you the best possible experience.

Additional Information

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    Wheelchair accessible
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    Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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    Service animals allowed
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    Public transportation options are available nearby
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    Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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    All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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    Not recommended for participants with spinal injuries
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    Not recommended for participants with poor cardiovascular health
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    Participants should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Provided by London Herstory Guided Walks

What our experts say

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    Grab a coffee at Brick Lane Beigel Bake.
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    Visit nearby Spitalfields Market for lunch.
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    Check out the Whitechapel Gallery after.
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    Wear comfortable shoes for walking.
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    Consider visiting local mosques and churches.

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