Spitalfields Music Festival 2026, Walking Tours

Walking Tour: Disorderly Women of Rag Fair, Bawdy Houses and the Docks


Hear the stories of old-clothes sellers, sex workers, thieves, and sailors' wives of the 19th century

Saturday 27th June, 11am

Join Dr Laura Agustin to hear about the old-clothes sellers, sex workers, thieves, escaping slaves and sailors’ wives who held sway East of the Tower, both before and after the London Docks were built in 1805.

Start: Tower Hill
End: Wapping

Dr Laura Agustin Guide

Duration: Approx 2 hours

Book tickets

SATURDAY 27 JUNE
11:00 AM