Slaveri och City of London Walking Tour
Beskrivning
Under denna turné kommer du att få avslöjande information om Storbritanniens historia som går tillbaka 2000 år. Den kommer att fokusera på slaveri med särskild hänvisning till den roll som City of London spelar. Du kommer att ledas av välutbildade guider med en mängd kunskap. Vi har genomfört turer i över fem år och har fått bra feedback från glada och nöjda kunder. Du kommer att visas dolda djup, labyrinter, skulpturer och mer, som tillsammans bildar den ikonoklastiska platsen som är City of London.
Turalternativ
Resplan
Ordnance Office vid Tower of London var där Granville Sharp var anställd. Han var en av de mest framstående antislaverifolket i 1700-talets Storbritannien.
Denna mur ledde till skapandet och grundandet av Londinium för 2000 år sedan. De gamla romarna tog britterna som slavar även om de klagade på att britterna var lata!
Det här är platsen där East India House låg. Det var högkvarteret för Ostindiska kompaniet. Ostindiska kompaniet förlitade sig på slavarbete och smugglade med slavar från Öst- och Västafrika.
Fen Gardens innehåller skulpturen Gilt of Cain. Detta till minne av avskaffandet av den transatlantiska slavhandeln.
Jamaicas vinhus. Platsen för Londons första kaffehus - Jamaica Coffee House som var ett nav i sockerhandeln och slavplantagerna i Västindien
Slaveriets avskaffande John Newton var rektor för denna kyrka.
Bank of England har bett om ursäkt för inblandningen av några tidigare före detta direktörer och guvernörer i slavhandeln och lovade att ta bort alla statyer och målningar av dem från offentlig visning i Threadneedle Street-byggnaden.
Denna byggnad visar Londons inblandning i den transatlantiska slavhandeln. Sheriffar, borgmästare och rådmän i City of London träffades här som aktieägare i Royal Africa Company.
Promenaden avslutas vid St Pauls tunnelbanestation, som ligger på centrallinjen
Höjdpunkter
Vad som ingår
Resenärers betyg
Viktig information
- Spädbarn och små barn kan åka i barnvagn eller sittvagn
- Kollektivtrafiksalternativ finns i närheten
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Recensioner(12)
A really informative walking tour, very fact based, but not at all dry. I learned so much about the City of London that I was unaware of and Sam was enthusiastic and really knew what he was talking about. We did this walk in one of the hottest days of the year, which was the only thing that was a bit of a challenge.
Extremely interesting Sam’s broad hostorical knowledge of the area was most informative revealing another side to some of our most treasured landmarks. Highly recommend!
Thank you very much for your feedback. kind regards, Sam
The tour was amaizing!! So refreshing and different compared to the typical sightseeing walking tour you would expect. The guide was very knowledgeable and funny and the lenght of the tour was just right, not too long or too short. If you have time I highly reccomend giving this tour a visit :)
Booked a last minute impromptu walking tour to try to expand my knowledge on the history of slavery. This tour delivered everything I could have asked for and more. Sam is a well of knowledge covering the history of slavery from both an architectural point of view and then supported in oral history and imagery that he has collected over his studies. Truly a great and memorable experience that will have you quickly clamoring for another tour.
Sam's Walks is the best way to see the City of London with a fully qualified guide. Sam is extremely knowledgeable and the author of several books of the area. His knowledge is formidable. The walks are stimulating and engaging and highly recommended for all ages.
Sam spoke with clarity; he was engaging and very knowledgeable giving us insight into Roman and Victorian London. Very informative with regards to the African Roman Emperor being the builder of the wall. An uplifting tour of British history. I enjoyed walking the familiar streets of London and finding out about the significance of landmarks. An easy walk: the 2 hours went fast. Highly recommend this tour! Sam was amazing!
The walk covered a history of London that most of us would have knowledge of but not in the independent way that Sam our guide bestowed upon us. We discovered London is split in three separate parts, it has a wall that once surrounded it and that Britain's slave past covers 2000 years and began with the enslavement of their own people, The British themselves. Definitely worth going to I would highly recommend.
We had an amazing time !! Sam is the best tour guide and very knowledgeable !! The walk was very interesting and fun! We are so happy we chose him!
It was very informative and had lots of information. What I really liked it having bits of London that I've walked past regularly pointed out and explained. They was even a landmark that links to a nursery rhyme which wasn't oranges and lemons. There was a vast breath of knowledge given regarding London, particularly Roman and Victorian London and I never realised just how big the Roman Wall was! What I liked was is was a conversation about history not just a walk
What could have been a doom and gloom experience started on a positive informative note with regard to the African Roman Emperor being the builder of the wall that still [is still visible under several buildings at the start of the tour] defines the border of City of London which is in itself a separate Legal Entity to the rest of the UK [as highlighted by a separate Police Force and Mayor]. A very poignant, interesting aspect of the walks is the African chattel enslavement Trading via the Jamaica Inn being literally next door to the building where the Abolitionists led by were eventually successful in getting the Slave Trade stopped, made illegal further underlining the focus on positivity as opposed to vitriol and hatred of an obvious low point in human history.
