Marilyn Greene

Languages:

English.

Themes:

Architecture, Gardens and open spaces, Romans, Wartime, The River Thames, General city tour, City churches, Financial Institutions, Crime and punishment, Religion, The Great Fire of London, Livery companies, Evening walks, Public art, Christopher Wren's London.

Biography

I love discovering the  layers of history and contemporary developments in the City. A Museum professional, I worked at the V&A Museum, at Hampstead Museum and London Transport Museum. I have guided for over 20 years at the National Trust Modernist Property, 2 Willow Road. I specialise in walks in Hampstead and in North London; guide for the tourist company, City Wonders; guide on the Hidden London programme for London Transport Museum and for the the City Lit.

Qualifications

• Associate of the Institute of Tourist Guiding
• AMA – Associate of the Museums Association
• Prince2 Foundation and Practitioner 2017
• EDI Level 4 NVQ in Cultural Heritage – Education and Interpretation
• M.A. in Gallery Studies, The University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester
• BA Hons 2:1  History of Art with Cultural and Community Studies,  The University of Sussex
• Over 20 years guiding experience

Guided Tours

City walks

Rescued, Revealed Restored: The Blitz and Preserving History

Gardens of the Blitz

Londons Burning

The Great Fire of London

Business, Banks and Bombs

Introductory tour to the City

Keeping Up with the Tides, the Thames and its Changing History

Trains, Drains and Remains

Women Work and Power

Billingsgate Roman Bathhouse

 

I also give walks in Hampstead, Hampstead Garden Suburb and Highgate and Museum tours