WEA Course Information Sheet 2013-14
Course title: Local History - Walks and Visits in London
Course reference: C2416907
Tutor(s): Susan Jenkinson, Myra Morgan, Guy Rowston
Venue: First meeting in the café at Methodist Central Hall,
Westminster. Other London venues to be advised by tutors.
Fee: £79.00
Concession: free on proof of
Income Related Benefit
Start date: 26/9/13
Day(s)/time(s): Thursdays
11am – 1pm
End date: 5/12/13
Number of sessions: 10
Hours per session: 2
Level: Level 2
Title of qualification to be gained (if any): This is a non-accredited course. On 80% attendance
you can request a WEA Certificate of Achievement
Awarding body (if any): N/A
Essential materials
Travelcard/Freedom Pass/Oystercard for travel. Warm, waterproof clothing and good walking
shoes essential. Notebooks and maps advised. For recommended reading, please see below.
Course aims: To promote interest in and gain knowledge of London.
Any prior knowledge or entry requirements?
No previous knowledge required. Students should be good walkers and prepared to stand for
some time.
Course content: what topics will the course cover?
Provisional order: St James’s Park and The Mall, Fitzrovia, Greenwich Peninsula, ‘Little Italy’,
Holland Park, Origins of the Medieval City, Notting Hill, Bayswater, The British Museum, ‘A
Christmas Carol in the City’.
(NB No meeting at half-term 31/10/13)
Course description:.
Walks and visits led by Blue Badge/City Guides. Programme provisionally includes
LONDON WALKS AND VISITS
Beckenham & West Wickham WEA – Autumn 2013
Provisional
Thursdays
26 September Enrolment + walk (St James’s Park + Mall)
Susan Jenkinson
11.00am Meet in the café at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
(End near Trafalgar Square)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3 October
Fitzrovia walk
Guy Rowston
11.00am
Meet at Goodge Street tube station
(End near Tottenham Court Road station)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
10 October
Greenwich Penninsula walk
Susan Jenkinson
11.00am
Meet by W H Smith at North Greenwich tube station
Latecomers: near 02 entrance (End not far from the same station)
………………………………………………………………………………………
17 October
‘Little Italy’ walk
Myra Morgan
11.00am
Meet at Chancery Lane tube station, north side exit
(End near Farringdon station)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
24 October
Holland Park and Leighton House
Susan Jenkinson
11.00am
Meet at Holland Park tube station. Latecomers: entrance to Park
(End at Leighton House – entry fee £3, or £1.50 for NT members)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
31 October Half term – no meeting
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7 November ‘Origins of the Medieval City’ walk
Myra Morgan
11.00am
Meet at Cannon St Station, by the statue of the Plumber
(End near St Paul’s tube station)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
14 November Notting Hill walk
Susan Jenkinson
11.00am
Meet at Holland Park tube station. Latecomers: Lansdowne Rd
(End in Portobello Road, within walking distance of Notting Hill Gate station)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
21st November
Visit to the British Museum
Susan Jenkinson
11.00am
Meet in the Great Court by the statue of a Roman on horseback
Latecomers: Room 1 (End in Room 63)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
28th November
Bayswater walk
Guy Rowston
11.00am
Meet at Lancaster Gate tube station
(End near Queensway and Bayswater tube stations)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5 December ‘A Christmas Carol’ walk
Myra Morgan
11.00am
Meet in the Crypt café of St Paul’s Cathedral
(End in Leadenhall Market)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
Tutors: Susan Jenkinson – 07930 174 142
Myra Morgan - 07740 645 480
Guy Rowston – 07854 028 750
For further information, please phone Beckenham & West Wickham WEA on
0208 467 2891, or see the website: www.wea.org.uk Pre-enrolment strongly advised.
Teaching, learning and assessment methods: tick those to be used 
Demonstration
Discussion
/ Group work
Individual work
Project work
Research
Role play
Written work
Activity outside
Question and answer
/
Observation
/ Practical work
class time
Presentation
/ Field trip
/ Other (state)
How will I receive feedback on my learning progress and achievement?
Questions will be asked during the visits. A quiz may be arranged at the end. Your Learning Record
will ask you to consider how far you feel you have progressed.
Learning outcomes: these are the intended outcomes and may be revised in discussion with the
class. Students are encouraged to think about and identify their own individual outcomes.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Have a better knowledge of London in general
2.
Describe the locations visited
3.
Comment on the historical development of the areas visited
4.
Comment on artistic/ architectural features observed
Reading and information sources: Is any reading/preparation essential or desirable?
Useful internet sites: www.visitlondon.com and www.tfl.gov.uk
Also ‘google’ the places to be visited.
For reference (in your library):
The
London Encyclopaedia
& C Hibbert)
Suggestions
for progression(BtoWeinreb
further study
or for using the skills and knowledge gained:
A Traveller’s History of London (Richard Thames)
London
Blue Guide
A similar–course
is planned for the same time next year. Meanwhile, other WEA courses on
London’s history and architecture are recommended as listed in the brochure.
+ any books specifically related to the topics covered.
Students may like to use the information gained for conducting walks themselves for
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friends or other
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step towards becoming guides
themselves!
Otherwise, students will hopefully just enjoy these walks and visits, with benefits to health
and possibilities for social contacts, as well as increasing their knowledge of London.
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