Soho Bawdy History and Cholera Tour

Meet madams of bawdy houses, body snatchers and benevolent doctors in an hour and three quarters walk through the alleyways and past the townhouses of the square mile that is Soho. Find out how Soho got its name, what happened to murderers after they were executed and how a brave doctor turned detective to discover how 500 people died of Cholera within a few streets in two weeks in 1854. We cover just over a mile of Soho, from a workhouse, to a picnic spot beneath which lies a secret, to the first anatomy school in London and we visit the sites of the first speciality hospitals in London that cared for women, children and those with the 'foul' disease. There will be some sexual content (historical and tasteful) and some gore. It will be funny and moving - sometimes at the same time.

Meeting Point

@sohoplace

4 Soho Pl, Charing Cross Rd, London W1D 3BG, UK

I will be waiting for you by in front of the theatre by the steps- carrying a black folder.
Look forward to seeing you.

What's included:

• Services of a Westminster qualified tour guide
• In-person Guide in English

Not included:

• Any snacks or drinks

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

Soho Square

Westminster, London, W1D 3QR

Discover the first brothel in Soho where women like one eyed Peg specialised in flogging the upper classes.

30 minutes

Broad Street Cholera Pump

Broadwick Street at Lexington Street, London

Find out who started the Cholera epidemic of Soho which killed 500 people in two weeks - and who stopped it.

10 minutes

Wardour Street

London

Visit a pretty garden and favourite picnic spot and discover a secret.

5 minutes

Dean Street

Dean St, London W1D, UK

This is where the men's hospital for syphilis treated the working class of London and hear about a great Victorian reformer.

10 minutes

Soho

London

Wander through the narrow alleyways of Soho to find about the stories of debauchery and poverty.

50 minutes