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Have you ever really explored South Kensington? Di

Have you ever really explored South Kensington? Did you know this area is a legacy of the Great Exhibition?

Discover how South Kensington developed into London’s first dedicated arts and science district as the British Empire reached its peak.

You’ll also hear about a dramatic, but almost forgotten, act of anti-imperial resistance by an Indian student.

Dates are now available till November. Click the first link in the bio for more info and tickets. The next walk is on Saturday 10 November at 11am.

Pic 2 📸 @fredcifuentesmorgan

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What’s behind the name Iya London? Apologies f

What’s behind the name Iya London?

Apologies for the bad Yoruba pronunciation. Sadly I didn’t grow up exposed to my father’s first language…

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Kudos to everyone who braved today’s weather for

Kudos to everyone who braved today’s weather for my new walk “War and Renewal on the Askew Road”.

As well as marking the lives lost and property destroyed by war, we celebrated new assets created for the community after 1945.

These include the Polish Roman Catholic Church, St Bobola. Behind a standard neo-Gothic exterior lies a startling interior designed by Aleksander Prus-Klecki.

This includes an abstract altar screen in bronze cast concrete; stained glass dedicated to Polish armed forces who fought in World War II; and a memorial to the thousands of Polish victims of the 1940 Katyn massacres.

We ended at Greenside School whose tower rises out of a former bombsite. It’s one of only two primary schools in the U.K. designed by the modernist architect Erno Goldfinger.

The Askew Road Arts Festival continues till 25 September. There’s still time to check it out at @askewroad_w12. Thanks for letting Iya London participate! I’m grateful to Fr Marek for welcoming us to the church and to Fred Cifuentes Morgan, photographer, for these photos.

All proceeds from the walk are going to @hcga_gardens

📸 @fredcifuentesmorgan

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I’m delighted to lead a walk about the impact of

I’m delighted to lead a walk about the impact of two world wars on Askew village at the Askew Road Arts Festival on 22 September at 10.45am.

As well as marking the lives lost and property destroyed by war, the walk will celebrate new assets created for the community after 1945. You'll see the remarkable interior of St. Bobola, a Polish Roman Catholic church set up after World War II. It contains stained glass and other memorials to the Polish armed forces who fought as part of the Allies during World War II.

The walk will end at Greenside School. Built on a bombsite, it is one of only two primary schools in the U.K. designed by the modernist architect Erno Goldfinger.

The school's opening its doors for the Open House Festival. So immediately after the walk you'll have the chance to look inside and see a beautiful 1950s mural designed by Gordon Cullen.

And you can also explore the Bouncing Off the Wall! C20th Graphic Arts Fair in the school hall. There'll even be a vintage tea room!

The walk is part of the Askew Road Arts Festival which takes place between 18 and 25 September. I'll donate all proceeds from the walk to Hammersmith Community Gardens Association. If you can donate £5 or more that's great. If you can't just book a free ticket and come anyway! Click on the last link in the bio above to book tickets.

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