Specialists in London
Wartime Guided Walks
About Us
Born in Greenwich in 1958, Steve probably first became interested in history as a small boy on a visit to Greenwich Park in the late 1960s, when he asked his Dad to explain what had caused the scars on the plinth of the General Wolfe Statue. When told that they were caused by shrapnel and having had the meaning of this explained to him, the rest, as they say, is history!
Steve comes from a Merchant Navy background, having spent 12 years with the P&O Group, before working in the construction and then freight forwarding industries, before taking the plunge in 2015 and becoming a self-employed guide.
Steve founded Blitzwalkers in 2010 with Neil Bright, who has now left to pursue his own projects. In recent years, Steve has guided groups from the British Army, the RAF, Sydenham High School, the University of Hartford, Connecticut, Westminster Cathedral Choir School, as well as numerous private family groups from the UK, USA and Europe. In addition Steve has undertaken many talks for schools and organisations such as Historic England and many local schools.
Steve's late Mother, Doris worked at the Woolwich Arsenal throughout the war and had a 'War Job' working as a telephonist in the AFS/NFS. Steve's late Father, Ron was in the Territorial Army before the War and served overseas with the Royal Artillery and later, the RAF Regiment in Norway and North Africa, not returning home until 1944.
Steve is also the writer of the Blitzwalkers Blog which appears regularly within the website and is also an Associate Member of the Guild of Battlefield Guides.
