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Mon Nov 16 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC+00:00

Walking Tour - Trains, Drains and Remains

  • Meet outside Blackfriars Tube station on the north bank · London
  • From GBP 12.50
Marilyn Greene, Footprints of London Publisher / Host Marilyn Greene, Footprints of London
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Walking Tour - Trains, Drains and Remains
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Discover what largely lies under-foot in the City including drains, sewage pipes, water conduits, burials, Roman remains and the Underground
About this Event

Considering the history of the City that is largely under our feet. We discuss the development of the Tube in the City and how it relates to embanking the Thames; peer over Blackfriars Bridge to see if we can spot where the River Fleet feeds into the Thames and discuss modern day sewers. We then weave through the narrow streets to the site of the old Blackfriars Monastery and through the heart of the City. We view archaeological remains; where human remains were once buried; see where water conduits were installed and walk along a former river that, in later times, became a drain before clogging up completely. We will finish our Journey by London Bridge, at the site of the first deep level tube station.


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Meet outside Blackfriars Tube station on the north bank, Blackfriars Road, London, United Kingdom

Tickets GBP 12.50 to GBP 17.50
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