Aldwych and Kingsway was a major road scheme - one of London’s greatest planning accomplishments of the twentieth century. It connected the Strand to Holborn and beyond to north London and cleared the last west-end slum. And it provided a new royal avenue, lined with eminent baroque buildings.

And it makes for a fantastic story which covers some fabulous architecture and their adornments, world trade and diplomacy, newspapers, a prestigious hotel and a flourishing mini theatre-land. And perhaps it provides a snapshot of how Britain saw itself at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Note: This is part two of my Aldwych pair of tours, following, “The Old Curiosity of a Lost London Neighbourhood”, but it works perfectly well without seeing the first.

This is a live virtual tour hosted via Zoom video conferencing where your guide will give an illustrated presentation of the tour route with an accompanying talk. There will be opportunities for questions and interaction both during and after the virtual tour.