# Event Details - **Event Name**: Walking Tour - The Makers of Modern London - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm - **Event Description**: A walk looking at some of the people who transformed London into the worlds first modern cityAbout this EventIf you see the letters LHP on a valve cover in the street they belong to the London Hydraulic Power Company - the powerhouse of Victorian London. Find out more on this guided walk. The Makers of Modern London - Walking Tour In the fifty years between 1801 and 1851 Londons population almost tripled, the largest city the world had ever seen - double the size of Paris, three times the population of New York. The old systems for keeping a city fed, healthy and in working order  no longer adequate and new ideas and inventions had to be thought of.  In this two hour walk, Rob Smith will tell the stories of the inventors, campaigners, engineers and philanthropists that made London the worlds first modern city, and look for their legacy in the Clerkenwell area.   On this guided walk you will hear about :A young entrepreneur who founded a company powereing everything from lifts to theatre curtainsThe eighteenth century version of WikiLeaksThe hole in the ground that saved thousands of livesThe event that led to the forming of the security servicesThe American who helped Londons poorStart: Farringdon Underground Station End: Angel Tube stationWalk is 1.3 miles and contains two short flights of steps      https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/bb7c5170-1954-11f1-8747-1187d79d3166-rimg-w986-h740-dc8c9493-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/walking-tour-the-makers-of-modern-london/100001983997848974 - **Event Categories**: Art, Business, Theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fwalking-tour-the-makers-of-modern-london-tickets-1983997848974 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 12.5, max: 17.5, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Farringdon Underground - **lat**: 51.5201721 - **long**: -0.1045137 - **full address**: Farringdon Underground, 39 Cowcross Street, London, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Rob Smith, Footprints of London (https://allevents.in/org/rob-smith-footprints-of-london/22586695) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/46752e90872bc5977fe508f6c123acc1df95c7fdeca1ec1abdd99554faf8393e-rimg-w256-h342-dc120707-gmir.jpg?v=1772798750 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/2b50a9a6d80d2e4fbbe52be27e6382e1600356908fbc408ed27c6e14e3a065a6-rimg-w400-h400-dc130706-gmir.jpg?v=1772798750 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Farringdon Underground, 39 Cowcross Street, London, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 12.5 up to 17.5 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Rob Smith, Footprints of London - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Art, Business, Theatre - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Walking Tour - The Makers of Modern London ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Walking Tour - The Makers of Modern London", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/46752e90872bc5977fe508f6c123acc1df95c7fdeca1ec1abdd99554faf8393e-rimg-w256-h342-dc120707-gmir.jpg?v=1772798750", "startDate": "2026-04-03", "endDate": "2026-04-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/walking-tour-the-makers-of-modern-london/100001983997848974", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Farringdon Underground", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "39 Cowcross Street", "postalCode": "EC1M 6BY", "addressLocality": "London", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.5201721", "longitude": "-0.1045137" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A walk looking at some of the people who transformed London into the worlds first modern city", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-03", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "12.50", "highPrice": "17.50", "price": "12.50", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/walking-tour-the-makers-of-modern-london/100001983997848974" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/walking-tour-the-makers-of-modern-london/100001983997848974", "price": "17.50", "name": "standard" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/walking-tour-the-makers-of-modern-london/100001983997848974", "price": "12.50", "name": "concession" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Rob Smith Footprints of London", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/rob-smith-footprints-of-london/22586695", "description": "This walk is led by Rob Smith, one of Footprints of London's guides. 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