Catherine
Catherine is an author and Oxford history graduate who knows an absurd amount about the Great Fire of London, having written a children’s novel about it – The White Phoenix, shortlisted for the Historical Association’s Young Quills Award. She’s experienced at bringing the story of the Great Fire to life without actually burning anything, visiting schools in costume and chatting to children as though it’s just happened. Brought up in Shropshire, but strangely passionate about London, she was delighted to discover her great-great-grandfather was a cheesemonger in the Walworth Road, so now she’s writing a novel around that. Catherine has also written several local history plays and been a guide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
All of Catherine's Walks
Darkest Victorian London
Monday, 16 June 2025 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Monday)
"Elsewhere is always surprising... " "history as a seance" "Victorian underside of modern London"
On the scene at the Great Fire of London
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 @ 10.45 am (Click here for more dates)
We track the Great Fire from east to west, landmark by landmark...
Old London
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 @ 2.15 pm (This walk goes every Wednesday)
Secret places and hidden history...
Other walks in Catherine's repertoire.
They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.
On the scene at the Great Fire of London
We track the Great Fire from east to west, landmark by landmark...