SideStreets Podcast

This episode explores two post-World War II housing estates built by the pioneering Modernist architects: Chamberlin Powell and Bon. The first is their small gem at Golden Lane; the second is more difficult to love, but we try: the Barbican. Visit our website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705

In this episode we explore three developments which are the results of Mr. George Peabody and his legacy, known by many as the first modern philanthropist... Visit our website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705

Meet Samuel Whitbread the First, one of London’s most innovative and most successful businesspeople. The monster he created on Chiswell Street was the most productive brewery in London in an age when beer-drinking was healthy, patriotic, and enormously popular. Visit our website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705

Gwyneth Paltrow was not the only woman to appear on the stage in Shakespeare’s time. Meet Mary Frith, the Roaring Girl, and some other edgy entertainers from the original Fringe. Visit our website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705

We introduce the area around Whitecross Street, the subject of our first four episodes this season, with a tour of seven sites, where the dead of London have been placed for almost two thousand years. Expect mysteriously flooded Romans, mysteriously exhumed Jews, a Quaker with two death-dates, a mutilated poet, and a columbarium. Visit our Website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ Become a Patreon a...

This trailer is a basket of nuggets outlining what you can expect for the coming year! Hope you are as exited to hear about these stories as we are to tell them! Come back on January 10th to be the first to hear episode 1 when it is released... Visit out website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/

Merry Christmas and Happy Holydays everyone! This episode is a slight diversion from what we usually do, but non the less we wanted to give you guys a little treat for Christmas, hence here we are! In this Episode we will meet producer Wilhelm for the first time as he will ask Alan about his process, why Alan started SideStreets and what we have in store for next year. Grab your favorite Christmas...

In this episode we learn about the life Anne Bracegirdle and Anne Oldfield, the two actresses who competed for the limelight in London's West end during the early 18th century and why they aren't as proudly displayed in the Abbey as they should be... Our Website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/ Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705

In todays episode we delve into Hooke's involvement in the reconstruction of London after the Great Fire, where he played a central role in designing streets and landmarks. The Monument, with its unique blend of commemoration and laboratory space, becomes a symbol of London's rebirth. We also touch on the challenges Hooke faced in maintaining his legacy and reputation posthumously. Our website: ht...

Welcome to episode 7 of SideStreets. In today's episode we dive deep into the topic of public memorials. Why they are meant to remind us of the significance, maybe even the greatness, of certain people or events, but most of us, most of the time, pay no attention to them. We do this through a historic journey through Tavistock Square, a square which isn't one of London's better known squares, nor...

On Saturday 25 November 1809, His Majesty’s Ship Formidable , a rather elderly ship-of-the-line, arrived in Plymouth harbour, having escorted an East India Company convoy through the dangerous waters of the Mediterranean and the Bay of Biscay. The Formidable was not only protecting merchant ships from French predators; she was also carrying Mirza Abul Hassan Khan, his eight servants, and his inter...

If Stow's Survey documented the city's decay before the Great Fire, Gay's Trivia celebrates the transformed London after its rebuilding. We'll explore the social and geographical changes that occurred, from immigrant neighbourhoods to specialised areas for commerce, politics, and entertainment. Gay's Trivia captures the growing complexities and anxieties of the expanding metropolis, emphasising pe...

John Stow (1525/6 – 1605) was an English antiquary, historian, and cartographer who is best known for his comprehensive survey of London, entitled "A Survey of London," first published in 1598. Stow's work is considered one of the most important historical sources on the city and provides a fascinating insight into London's development, topography, and social history. Stow was born into a family o...

Today we venture through Goodman's Fields, a place where we can find many oddities of the urban fringe. We get to know about industries too dangerous or smelly to be welcomed in the city, activities too morally, politically or theologically dubious to be acceptable to the authorities and urban features most efficiently placed where they can be easily reached both from the city and its hinterland.....

In this episode, we will continue to develop the concept of "edginess" and witness even more extraordinary innovation. Private funding of Commercial Road and the innovative building methods and finances of the IDDC will become more prevalent. We will witness tremendous social commitment at the Union Synagogue complex and further explore the relationship between Whitechapel and the world, building...

In this episode we explore the fascinating past of Commercial Road. How it all started, what kind of people som spent their time here and why the street played such an important function for London’s expansion eastwards. We also take a closer look at the building where I work and teach today, a building which has hosted beer production, whisky brewing and much more… Oh and have you heard about fat...

In this trailer we are giving you a taste of what is about to come in this season… Let’s go for a walk and explore together!