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The City of London is packed with monuments, statues and historic plaques, but so many stories never made it onto the walls. This walking tour through Culture Mile, led by Tony Warner from Black History Walks, fills in the blanks. Across quiet alleyways and grand facades, you'll hear stories of revolutionaries, writers, and everyday people whose contributions shaped the city but often went unrecognised. It's insightful, challenging in the best way, and has a way of making familiar streets suddenly feel charged with history.
This isn't a polite stroll between plaques; Tony's tours are sharp and often reveal stories that completely reframe the city's past. There are no performative fun facts, just straight-up history laid out clearly, right in front of you. By the end, you'll catch yourself looking at familiar streets differently, noticing details you'd walked past a hundred times before.
This Black History Month walking tour takes you through the quieter backstreets of the City, uncovering stories that usually get left out of the guidebooks. You'll hear about 19th-century Black British revolutionaries, as well as the real Black Panthers of the 20th century, and trace a journey from council houses to penthouses. Along the way, the tour delves into Windrush war heroes, the connections between the US and UK civil rights movements, and the global histories of money and power spanning from Mali to Mozambique. Expect sharp storytelling, hidden histories, and a fresh perspective on London, taking place on select dates throughout October.