Walking Tours
Three separate tours in different areas of London are available, with brief descriptions of each below.
Please Note: all tours are on foot, lasting approximately 60-70 minutes
All tours must be booked in advance. Please contact Dr Tom Sebrell directly at t.e.sebrell@qmul.ac.uk
Marylebone
This tour includes sites and discussions pertaining to the political & social activities of the Southern Independence Association, Confederate Emissary to London James Murray Mason, key British citizens contributing to the Southern war effort, US Minister to London Charles Francis Adams and his son/secretary Henry Adams, and the Confederate States Aid Association.
Piccadilly and Mayfair
This tour includes sites and discussions pertaining to the British Government’s activities relating to the American Civil War, Confederate Emissary to London William Yancey, Anglo-Confederate activities, the London Emancipation Society, the Confederate Commercial Agency, and the Society for Promoting a Cessation of Hostilities in America.
City
This tour includes sites and discussions pertaining to the propaganda war waged between the Union & Confederate journals published in London (The London American and The Index) in addition to their strategies, arguments, subscribers, and effectiveness; the London Emancipation Society, pro-Southern street campaigning, and the interesting lives lived by numerous ex-Confederates who fled American after the war to London, including former Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin.
Schedule:
Marylebone
Tuesday to Sunday, 3pm & 7pm
Marble Arch Underground Station
(meet outside the ‘Exit 1, Oxford St North’ exit)
Adults: £8
65+ / full-time student card-holders: £6
Child (under 15 accompanied by an adult): Free
Piccadilly and Mayfair
Tuesday to Sunday, 3pm & 7pm
Green Park Underground Station
(meet outside the ‘Piccadilly South Side’ exit)
Adults: £8
65+ / full-time student card-holders: £6
Child (under 15 accompanied by an adult): Free
City
Tuesday to Sunday, 3pm & 7pm
St Paul’s Cathedral
(meet at statue of Queen Anne in front of the main steps of the cathedral)
Adults: £8
65+ / full-time student card-holders: £6
Child (under 15 accompanied by an adult): Free
