Our walk through Clerkenwell begins in an area Charles Dickens knew very well, and used as the setting for Oliver Twist. Further on in the fringes of Old Islington there are some charming residential squares from 1830, built as Dickens’ first works were being published. Come along to hear about the father of all clowns, the purpose of the largest cheque ever written (up to 1888) and discover how a spark struck from Clerkenwell lit a fire in Russia.

1½ - 2 hours

11.00 am at Farringdon Station, south side exit – EC1M 6BY

£8 per person.

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