{"product_id":"queer-soho-walking-tour-saturday-20-june-2026-10-30am","title":"Queer Soho walking tour - Saturday 20 June 2026 10.30am","description":"\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large\"\u003eJoin Open City for an alternative architectural walking tour exploring queer place-making in London’s pleasure district of Soho and the surrounding area of Piccadilly, focusing on lesbian, bisexual and trans identities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis insightful walking tour — led by Golden Key Academy graduate Imogen Steinberg — will tell the story of how queer people have created spaces for community, friendship, sexual freedom and activism. The tour will focus on several interesting individuals whose unique stories of sexuality and gender presentation over the last few centuries can be told through Soho’s enigmatic built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWe will discover how the development of John Nash’s plan for Piccadilly was shaped by the in-house architects at British restaurant chain store J Lyons \u0026amp; Co, and how recent architectural practices have riffed off local conventions and planning constraints to create new places which in turn affect how we use and move through the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eStepping back into the hidden world of possibilities that is Soho, we will consider the public and the private, belonging, respectability, ‘mainstream-ification’ and the ongoing impact of licensing laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet: \u003c\/strong\u003eOutside main entrance of Criterion Theatre, 218-223 Piccadilly, St. James's W1J 9HR (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2nd stop on tour:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOutside Boots, Piccadilly)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewhat3words location: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/w3w.co\/sunset.placed.speaks\" title=\"What3words meeting point location\"\u003e\/\/\/sunset.placed.speaks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/w3w.co\/state.drip.crisp\" title=\"what3words link for Open City Queer Soho tour meeting point\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration: \u003c\/strong\u003e2 hours approx \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnd: \u003c\/strong\u003eSoho Square, W1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistance: \u003c\/strong\u003e2 miles approx\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003e--------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImogen Steinberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is a creative events professional working in arts and heritage. They have worked at a number of iconic landmarks including Westminster Abbey, Chiswick House, and Sir John Soane’s Museum, and are currently Head of Commercial at Dulwich Picture Gallery. Imogen is interested in place making, community and how the fabric of the city changes the way we interact with it, and each other. They are fascinated by historic buildings and the people who lived in them. They enjoy uncovering queer history across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, and they are passionate about illuminating untold stories. They have led tours for the Brunel Museum, the Foundling Museum and the British Academy. Steinberg graduated from Open City’s Golden Key Academy in 2023 and joined the Open City tours team in 2024. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhoto: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.geograph.org.uk\/photo\/265001\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePiccadilly Circus, London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Colin Smith, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Geograph. Originally taken September 1994.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OpenCityShop","offers":[{"title":"Pay it forward ticket","offer_id":56822371746170,"sku":"TOURS","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard ticket","offer_id":56822371778938,"sku":"TOURS","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Over 65s ticket","offer_id":56822371811706,"sku":"TOURS","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Under 25s ticket","offer_id":56822371844474,"sku":"TOURS","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Income support\/jobseekers ticket","offer_id":56822371877242,"sku":"TOURS","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/1786\/files\/OpenCity_Tours_geograph-265001-by-Colin-Smith.jpg?v=1776698572","url":"https:\/\/shop.open-city.org.uk\/products\/queer-soho-walking-tour-saturday-20-june-2026-10-30am","provider":"Open City Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}