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Unveiling of blue plaque commemorating Louis Bruce, Hammersmith, 25 April 2023.

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Unearthing London’s overlooked stories - walks & talks
Open City qualified guide
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Big news! Amazingly, I’m a finalist for Shepherd’s

Big news! Amazingly, I’m a finalist for Shepherd’s Bush Business of the Year in the Hammersmith & Fulham Business Awards 2026.

I started Iya London in 2022 because I wanted to share the joy I’ve felt since childhood from learning about London, while walking through its streets. Four years on, Iya London is a reality. Over the past four years, I've led hundreds of Londoners and visitors on walks through West London.

I’ve received so much kindness and support over the last four years. Massive thanks to my customers, partners, supporters and mentors.

A shout-out to @lauranortey, my first paying customer.

A shout-out to @opencity_uk my first institutional client.

A shout-out to Start Up School and @mark.elliott.64 for the training and coaching.

A shout-out to @businessconnectshf for helping my business grow.

A shout-out to @inventionrooms for introducing me to so many community members and groups.

A shout-out to @theo_marketing for building and maintaining my website.

A shout-out to all the photographers without whom I wouldn't have a website or Instagram account, especially @fredcifuentesmorgan @pesovisuals @johnryle @magardener @therhizomes

A shout-out to my friend and neighbour @manz_chiari who’s always been there to help.

Wish me luck for the awards ceremony on 17 September at the new H&F Council Civic Campus designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (a good research opportunity).

📸 1 courtesy of @johnryle

Would London be a better city today if we’d kept t

Would London be a better city today if we’d kept the trams?

Photos from today’s walks along the Thames at Hamm

Photos from today’s walks along the Thames at Hammersmith exploring the legacy of the Arts and Crafts movement. Part of Riverside weekend by @hfcouncil Very grateful to LBHF for supporting the walks and to Frédérique Cifuentes Morgan for the photos.

Image 1 - 8 Hammersmith Terrace, former home of May Morris
Image 2 - A page from the Kelmscott Press edition of Chaucer’s works, produced in Hammersmith
Image 3 - 3 Hammersmith Terrace, former home of Edward Johnston who designed the capitals for the Doves Press edition of the Bible.
Image 4 - Kelmscott House, former home of William Morris and current HQ for @williammorrissocietyuk
Image 5 Socialist League Hammersmith branch in the back garden of Kelmscott House including the Morris family and Emery Walker.
Image 6 Hammersmith Bridge

📸 @fredcifuentesmorgan

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Join me for the free Great Exhibition Experience w

Join me for the free Great Exhibition Experience walk tomorrow, Sunday 7 June at 2.15pm or 4.30pm.

First come first served. Just come to the Great Exhibition Road Festival Tours tent at the north end of Exhibition Road

See you there! More info at link in bio. ☝🏽

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A beautiful ceremony today at the Margravine Cemet

A beautiful ceremony today at the Margravine Cemetery, Barons Court, to celebrate Jeanne Deroin, a 19th century French feminist and socialist; she deserves to be much better known.

Jeanne founded a series of feminist publications during her life. This is all the more remarkable as she taught herself to read and write. She was the first woman in France to stand (illegally) for elected office as a workers’ candidate in the face of severe criticism, even from her own comrades. She spent about a year in jail for her political work and then fled to England in 1852.

Jeanne spent the rest of her life here, mainly in Hammersmith, whilst continuing her activism. She was also a member of the Hammersmith branch of the Socialist League, which met at the carriage house at William Morris’ London home, Kelmscott House.

Jeanne Deroin was buried in an unmarked public grave in the Margravine Cemetery in April 1894. William Morris gave a eulogy at her funeral. Today, thanks to the efforts of Bren Simson, who researched Jeanne’s story, and @friendsofmargravinecemetery , her grave is marked with a headstone.

Go and pay your respects!

Image 1: Ben Coleman, MP for Chelsea and Fulham, and Sharon Holder, Mayor of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Image 2: Copy of the banner of the Hammersmith branch of the Socialist League @williammorrissocietyuk

Image 3: Bren Simson

Happy International Labour Day from West London!

Happy International Labour Day from West London!

The beautiful Cobden Working Men's Club and Institute opened in 1880. It was designed by Nathan Pennington and Thomas Bridgen who mainly worked in Manchester.

It's one of the earliest surviving purpose-built working men's clubs in the UK. The club survived into the 1980s.

You can find it on Kensal Road in Kensal New Town, just south of the Grand Union Canal, right next to @meanwhilegardens

📸 Doyle of London

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Why are 65% of walkers on my tours women?

Why are 65% of walkers on my tours women?

1 March - gradually there's more light and more en

1 March - gradually there's more light and more energy to explore West London on a walk!

All spring walks are ready for booking.

Exploring Hammersmith Riverside’s artistic and activist past with the chance to see sites where William and May Morris and other creative men and women associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement lived and worked...

A history of public housing told through the estates lying between Old Oak to White City...

A special walk - Designed to be Forgotten - for Women's History Month exploring women's hidden contributions to the making of South Kensington...

The impact of World War II on the Askew Road area and how the community rebuilt…

White City’s hidden history. Once home to the 1908 Olympics and a massive Edwardian exhibition site. Still home to the UK’s oldest public Japanese garden…

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Photo courtesy of @pesovisuals showing the Old Oak Estate, one of the London County Council's first cottage estates, constructed just before and after World War I. Its design is strongly influenced by the garden city movement with homes built in the arts and crafts style.

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While researching the photobook “Askew Road: Then

While researching the photobook “Askew Road: Then and Now", I became fascinated by the laundrywomen who dominated the W12 neighbourhood from the second half of the nineteenth century.

Tough, independent and hard-drinking, they were the antithesis of the model Victorian woman. There wasn't much interest in photographing them or documenting their stories because they had such low social status. So you really have to dig into the archives to find out about these women.

I’m giving a FREE talk for Women’s History Month about these hidden histories. If you live in Hammersmith and Fulham, join us on Friday 20th March at Victoria House Community Hall between 6.30 and 8.30pm. Snacks and drinks will be available. Places are very limited so booking is essential. Check the link in my bio. 👆🏽

On Saturday 21 March, @kitestudios will hold a hands-on creative workshop celebrating the women of Askew Road. Inspired by the powerful visual language of acclaimed artist Kara Walker, this session invites participants to explore storytelling through silhouette art and collective creativity.

Both events are organized by Becklow Gardens Tenants and Residents Association with support from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

#womenshistorymonth♀️ #womenshistorymonth2026 #IyaLondon

Join me on a special walk for Women’s History Mont

Join me on a special walk for Women’s History Month on 28 March and see more of these mosaics in South Kensington.

Check the link in my bio 👆🏽

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Our new book Askew Road – Then and Now is on displ

Our new book Askew Road – Then and Now is on display in the local fish and chip shop. I don’t think publicity gets better than this!

Zen and his family have run St Elmo Fish Bar for many years. Fried fish has been sold continuously at 1 St. Elmo Road (formerly 11 Rankin Street) since at least the early 1900s. In a London where businesses constantly change, let’s cherish some continuity.

Through the shop window you can see the old Grade II listed Victoria School dating back to the 1870s, built by the London School Board. The fish bar and the school both feature in the book. For those of you who have seen it, which photo’s your favourite?

If you live locally you can buy a copy of Askew Road – Then and Now for £12.95 from @stems_and_vines or @j.w.beetonw12 Alternatively you can buy it online at the link above.👆🏽

And please consider stopping by to get some chips. 😊

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Happy New Year! I hope the start of your 2026 is

Happy New Year!

I hope the start of your 2026 isn’t as scary as the start of my 2025.

Anyway a disastrous start to a new year means things can only get better…

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