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Mary Carroll
Last updated 21/09/2012
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Email:
Web: http://www.guidesoflondon.com
Phone: 020 8888 1233 - Mobile: 07969 798 131
Year qualified: 2010
Other qualifications: City of London Guide,
Clarkenwell & Islington Guide,
Cert in Education,
BA English & Literary Studies with American Studies
Native language: English
Biography: Actress, teacher,guide and mad about London! As the song says "Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the Streets of London" I'll tell you stories and show you places that you will never forget from the Crown Jewels to torture instruments and much in between.
I teach at City University running the courses Performing Arts in London (Ballet, Opera, Theatre and Shakespeare) and Historic london and so am used to teaching students from America and from all over the world.
All the areas that I work in are to do with communicating with other people. I love taking a group around London on a walk or to a museum or gallery or historical site and helping them to discover the culture and history of London.
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Region for which accredited: London
London sites for which accredited: British Museum, City of London, Docklands, East London, Greenwich, Hampton Court Palace, National Gallery, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tower of London, Victoria & Albert Musm., Westminster Abbey
Sites outside London for which accredited: Bath, Oxford, Salisbury Cathedral, Stonehenge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Windsor Castle
Special interests: I enjoy working with small groups, individuals and private coach tours.
Whether this is your first time to London or you are a seasoned visitor, I can help you explore the well-known sites and the hidden secrets of this glorious city.
Walking tours: I do many walking tours - the following are some of them:
A jaunt around Southwark with Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens and the Winchester Geese
Oscar Wlde's London
Drama, Dance and Death in London's Theatreland
Charles Dickens and the Cheshire Cheese and other literary tales of London
Royal London
The Wonders of Westminster (The Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and much more)
They're Changing Guards at Buckingham Palace
Albertopolis (South Kensington also known as Museum Land)
Arts and Crafts in Hampstead Garden Suburb.
The areas that I lead tours in are are - the City of london, Clerkenwell and Islington, Bloomsbury, Spitalfields, Borough and Southwark, Hoxton and Shoreditch, Westminster, Mayfair, Canary Wharf, Covent Garden and Soho, the South Bank, Hampstead.
I can also design walks for your specific interests.
Lectures given: Erno Goldfinger - modernist architect, Theatre history, The Royal Palaces and an overview of the history of London.