Legacies of the British Empire Walking Tour

Walk in Westminster - the beating heart of British politics, that was once the centre of a global empire. At its height, the phrase "the Empire on which the sun never sets" was used to describe the vastness of the British Empire.

Today, symbols of decolonisation such as statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela occupy the same space as Imperial heroes like Sir Winston Churchill. What does this tell us about post colonial Britain and the soft power of monuments?

We will discover how stories and ideas from history connect to our present through the Black Lives Matter movement, the Gurkha Justice Campaign and the Policing Bill 2021.

Meet Your Guide: Manasi Pophale is the Creative Director of History Speak - a consultancy that explores multiple narratives of history. As a designer, she encourages her guests to interpret how stories are constructed through spatial elements.