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Toasting Henry
Beneath the imposing grey building that houses the Ministry of Defence a Tudor gem lies hidden. Access is restricted, but one of our lucky guides
Handel’s Hanoverian Heritage
St George’s Church in Mayfair is the hub for the annual celebrations to commemorate the life and work of the great maestro by Janice Liverseidge
A Regency Rebellion
Tread in the footsteps of the Cato Street conspirators, who on 23 February 200 years ago plotted to assassinate the prime minister and bring down
Doodlebug Summer
Three years after the end of the Blitz, Westminster was once again in the front line By Mark Lubienski Dr. Reginald Victor (R. V.) Jones
Welcome to Our New Guides! Class of 2019 Celebrate at Badge Ceremony
On the evening of Monday 1 July 2019 we enjoyed the Badge Ceremony for our twelfth cohort of graduates. We held the event in the
London’s Notorious Roads: The Westway
The Westway is 50 years old and must rank as one of the capital’s most notorious roads. One of London planners’ homages to Le Corbusier’s
Local Walks for Local People
What is your Westminster? Parks and palaces, politics and power, pomp and ceremony, or arts and culture? We Guides are spoiled for choice – Westminster
George IV
George IV – Inveterate voluptuary or planning genius and unfortunate victim? ‘There never was an individual less regretted by his fellow creatures than this deceased
Westminster Guides Launch New Site!
Finally, after months and months of hard work, here it is! The brand new, public face of the City of Westminster Guide Lecturers’ Association. Following