History
Alan Turing (1912-1954)
A war hero and a victim of prejudice Alan Mathison Turing was born in 1912 in a nursing home in Maida Vale, west London close
PhilipScott
June 23, 2024
History
The Myth that made Millions
The Story of Belgravia Belgravia was indeed a Myth that made Millions. It was a fabricated name to which various attributes of grandeur were given,
CWGLA
May 1, 2024
History
Ottobah Cugoano (c1757 – c1791)
Ottobah Cugoano also known as Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, was an ex enslaved person who became free. He was captured at the age of 13 in
PhilipScott
October 17, 2023
History
Ignatius Sancho (c.1729 – 1780)
Abolitionist, writer and composer. Born on a slave ship, Ignatius was originally enslaved by the Spanish. At the age of 2 he was given by
PhilipScott
October 6, 2023
Westminster News
It all started with a Tea Dance
It all started with a Tea Dance … Bringing back and making memories … Silver Sunday has become a national campaign tackling loneliness that affects
CWGLA
September 26, 2023
History
The Victoria Memorial
Paul Waddams Background Following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, her eldest son, King Edward VII, suggested that a Parliamentary committee should develop plans
PaulWaddams
September 15, 2023
History
My mate Jimmy at the NPG has done a runner
When Westminster Guide Jonathan Grun popped into the National Portrait Gallery to renew an old acquaintance, he discovered that his old friend had disappeared. Now
JonathanGrun
September 14, 2023
Association News
Visit to Freemason’s Hall
In May, the membership of the City of Westminster Guide Lecturers Association was treated to an extraordinary tour of an extraordinary building – the Freemasons’
CWGLA
November 30, 2022
History
St James’s Square: Henry Jermyn’s field of dreams
From the start a desirable area to live, St James’s was close to both the royal palace and Westminster and so handy both for courtiers and politicians. But how did Henry Jermyn get his hands on what had been St James’s fields?
CWGLA Articles
September 17, 2021
History
Westminster’s code breakers
Mark Lubienski shines a light onto the secret world of the cryptanalysts whose wartime successes in deciphering Nazi communications inspired the film the Imitation Game
MarkLubienski
September 12, 2021