The Fitzrovia Mural
Amber, aka the American Tour Guide in London, used to pass the Fitzrovia Mural everyday without giving it a second thought. Now it is the first stop of her tours of the local area. She introduces us to the history of the fascinating work of art in a public space. Helping her to tell the story are Kristina O’Donnell, a descendant of characters in the mural, and Richard Unwin from Eazl, a creative agency that have been involved in efforts to restore the mural.
This story is part of Camden Tour Guides tales of objects around the borough of Camden.
In front of you, you can feel
The Camden Tour Guides Association have been developing a unique series of tours for the visually impaired. These days it is common enough to find audio tours available at major attractions, but a guided walk specifically for the visually impaired is unusual. Freddy spoke to Peter, Trevor and Elizabeth from the Camden Tour Guides Association and accompanied them on one of the tours.
Tropical Maladies in Bloomsbury
On the facade of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are all sorts of creepy crawlies, symbols of the vectors that carry infectious diseases. Among them is a mosquito, and behind this mosquito lies the story of two remarkable men who helped found the institution.
Rhona Levene and Stella Geddes of the Camden Tour Guides Association talk to each other and to Claire Frankland, Rebecca Tremain and Aisling Walsh of the LSHTM.
The Hardy Tree
In the churchyard of St Pancras Old Church is the mysterious Hardy Tree. A proud ash tree with over a hundred gravestones studded into its roots.
The story goes that the poet Thomas Hardy was its creator, while he was a young architects assistant helping the Midland Railway company. But that’s only a story. No one can say what the true origin or import of this tree is, could it be a truly mystic tree?
Brought to you by: Lester Hillman from the Camden Tour Guides Association and Freddy Chick of Camden Community Radio.
With contributions by:
Father James Elston
Rachel Floyd
Helen Lange
Simon Causer
Aidan Dun
Mitten on a Railing
There’s a mitten on a railing near the children’s playground at Coram Fields. A common enough sight. Go closer though and you will find it is made of painted bronze. What does it mean?
Peter Hayes of the Camden Tour Guides Association brings you a story of abandoned babies, accidental art galleries, and a ground-breaking charitable institution that continues to thrive hundreds of years later.
Special thanks to Caro Howell at the Foundling Museum and to Carol Harris at Coram.
Written and presented by Peter Hayes
Produced by Freddy Chick
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2015-12-04 by camden |
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