The Life and Exploits of ‘Faithful Servant Frank': Walking Tour

Blue Badge guide Angela Morgan leads a Fleet Street walk exploring Francis Barber’s life and the experiences of other Black Londoners in the eighteenth century. The ticket includes a visit to Dr Johnson’s House and a complimentary sandwich lunch.

This lunchtime walking tour follows the lanes and courtyards of Fleet Street associated with Francis Barber, servant, friend and heir of Samuel Johnson. Angela Morgan, a Blue Badge Tourist Guide, discusses Barber’s life alongside other Black people in eighteenth-century London. The ticket includes a self-guided look around Dr Johnson’s House and a complimentary sandwich lunch from Dilieto; the organiser cannot guarantee food free from allergens. Sandwich lunch runs from 12:30 to 13:00; the guided walk runs from 13:00 to 14:00, starting and ending in Gough Square.