Virtual tour of how London survived an epidemic 150 years ago

Let's Discover London has been guiding thousands of people since 2006.Our tours, both online and in person, are fun, interactive, using street views, old paintings and ofcourse lots of stories told by a Londoner who's lived here for over 50 years. You don't need any prior knowledge to enjoy our tours. Just enjoy the walk or sit back enjoy the ride.All our tours are given by TV historian Loona Hazarika who's advised and appeared on TV history series  such as Sky TV's Urban Secrets, BBC TV’s The Repair Shop and BBC2's The Hairy Builder. A former official tour guide at the British Museum, and a voice actor he holds a masters degree from the University of Cambridge.For other tours and reviews please visitwww.letsdiscoverlondon.comTo see a list of our OUTDOOR WALKS coming up soonclick hereTo see a list of our VIRTUAL tours coming up soon,click here

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A message of hope, of science and a bit of humour. How two very different men, one of religion and one of science, worked to save lives.

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<h3>In Victorian times, London was afflicted with a terrible epidemic. </h3><h3>No one knew the cure. No understood the science of cholera.  Except one man. This is his story.</h3><h3>But to understand the problem we go back 2,000 years ago with a look at how things started to go pear shaped. We take a humorous look at waste from the first toilets in London (Roman of course) and why we got the term ‘loo’.</h3><h3>We’ll look at the evolution of public loos on London Bridge, the human caped ‘bucket loos’ and the flushing loos of the Victorians.</h3><h3>We’ll learn about people who made money from the waste of Londoners, the toshers, grubbers and night-soil men, the creation of the flushing toilet and why it’s called a John in the USA.</h3><h2>Finally the important bit ...</h2><h3>How a lack of understanding of not ridding of our waste correctly led to awful cholera outbreaks, the ‘Great Stink, and how a man of science collaborated with a man of religion to solve it.</h3><h2>About this virtual guided walk:</h2><h3>1 hour 15 minutes long</h3><h3>Via Zoom app and we’ll email you the password on the morning of the tour</h3><h3>£10 per person </h3><h2>REVIEWS:
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</h3><h3>“I was very pleasantly surprised at the professionalism, knowledge, delivery and attention to detail displayed. It was exceptionally well presented and most informative and was one of the most professionally delivered on line lectures that I have attended …and I look forward to attending future tours by Loona.” Martin Nicholls
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</h3><h3>“A first class tour guide, an excellent group facilitator and a charming person. He is inspiring, enthusiastic and with endless historical knowledge – which makes me hungry for more. We covered past history (oh so colourful…talking about the inspiration and resilience of people) and right up to the present day….Loona had a story for everything.I won’t spoil it for you by sharing too much ..just to say it really gave me an insight and food for thought.” Sue Goldstein
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</h3><h3>“From my experience Loona’s tours are head and shoulders above other tours. I will definitely be going on more tours with him and am going to enquire about a tailor made tour with him too.” Julie Bennett, tour guide
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</h3><h2>Frequently Asked Questions:</h2><h3>Who&#x27;s the tour guide? </h3><h3>Your tour guide is Loona Hazarika, ex official British Museum tour guide, who has guided hundreds of people around his birthplace London and has made TV appearances on BBC1&#x27;s The Repair Shop, Sky Atlantic TV series &#x27;Urban Secrets&#x27; and BBC TV’s &#x27;Hairy Builder&#x27;. He set up the audio guide system at the Genocide Museum in Rwanda and holds an MA  degree from the University of Cambridge.</h3><h2>How do  I do a virtual tour?</h2><h3>1. Book your ticket here</h3><h3>2. I will email you the Zoom meeting link on the morning of the tour (please check your spam folder if you have not received it by noon).</h3><h3>3. Five minutes before start time, click on the link </h3><h3>4. Sit back and enjoy! You don&#x27;t have to switch on your video or microphone, it&#x27;s entirely up to you. Questions and comments are welcome!</h3><h3></h3><h2>For details of our reviews and other virtual walks just visit our website <a href="http://Www.letsdiscoverlondon.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Let’s Discover London</a></h2>

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