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Moments from the walks — the corners, the characters and the odd surprise.

Marylebone

Part of St Marylebone Workhouse
Built in 1775 as a new, model workhouse

Soho

Retro-looking couple with a French flavour
He set the tone for the Soho to come....

Marylebone

Construction of the world's first underground railway

Soho

To be found at the end of the tour.
Hospital for Women, Soho Square
Great-great-great-great Uncle Joseph Roads, tallow chandler of Greek Street
Karl Marx's lodgings in 1850s
Birthplace of Espresso Café Culture
First French patisserie and café in London
Me in action
Soho Square
Birthplace of Rock n Roll!
European agitators were here!
One of the Many Courts of Soho
Susie's Tales & Trails

London walks, told properly — history, anecdotes and a fair bit of gossip.

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Images via Wikimedia Commons — the 2i's Coffee Bar, 1963 by Tony Hall (CC BY 2.0) ; Bar Italia, Frith Street by Spudgun67 (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; the Crooked House by Jersey Pearl (CC BY-SA 4.0). Charles II by Thomas Hawker, c.1680, and the resurrectionists by “Phiz” (Hablot Knight Browne) — both public domain. The CC-licensed photographs have been cropped and resized; no other changes were made.