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transport
water/
waste water
Emirates Air Line

(pictured)
Kings Cross
Crossrail, Canary
Wharf & Liverpool
Street
Old Ford Waste

Water Recycling
Facility
(pictured)
Abbey Mills
Pumping Station
See Greenwich section
See Newham section
structures
flood risk
management
Thames Barrier
(pictured)
Lee Tunnel &
Beckton Sludge
Powered Generator
Kings Cross (pictured)

The Shard
NEO Bankside
EDF London Eye
Woolwich Clock
Tower
See Greenwich section
waste
energy
Closed Loop
Recycling (pictured)
SELCHP
(South East London
Combined Heat &
Power)
The Crystal
(pictured)
Bunhill Heat and
Power Energy
Centre
SELCHP
See Barking & Dagenham section
ice.org.uk/london
See Newham section
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image of Closed Loop Recycling Closed Loop Recycling Limited
image of The Crystal Edmund Sumner
See Camden section
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Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Brent, Camden, City of London
Corporation, City of Westminster, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield,
Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey,
Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Lambeth,
Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond,
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Southwark, Sutton,

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Suburb Trust, Phoenix Cinema,Wrotham Park, Middlesex
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OpenCity Organisation Sponsors and Supporters
Special thanks
Thanks to invaluable support from 800 property owners,
representatives and organisers for their incredible goodwill and energy.
Thanks to the architectural and engineering profession and the 6000
volunteers giving up their free time.
Thanks also to
Ade Aboaba, Ken Allinson, Margaret Baddeley, Simon Callender,
Anthony Coleman, D4 Display, Digital Opportunities, Joanna Dyson,
EDF Energy London Eye, Alex Fleming, David Garrard, Dennis Gilbert,
Greater London Authority, Hilary Forrester, Gleeds, Gumuchdjian
Architects, Jo Healey, Hogarth Architects, Simon Hogg, James Hulme,
Miranda Housden, Bishopsgate Institute, Kingswood Steele, Joe Kerr,
Simon Lederman, Paul Lincoln, Martina Martin, Minale Tattersfield,
Colin Mulberg, Benedict OLooney, Open Garden Squares, Hannah
Parham, Frosso Piminedes, Tom Ravenscroft, Brett Rogers, Royal
Geographical Society, Ed Reeve, RIBA, Searcys, Stephen Senior, Grant
Smith, Spongenet, Two Temple Place, UCL, Tony Weston, Susannah
Woodgate, Brad Yendle, Zuber Architecture
About Open-City
Open-City is Londons leading independent built environment
organisation. Open House London is one of its initiatives.
open-city.org.uk
Trustees
Tim Brooks (Chair), Alison Brooks, Edwin Heathcote, Steve Howlett,
Helen Newman, The Rt Hon. Nick Raynsford MP, Alan Stanton
Founding Trustees
Ken Allinson, Marina, The Lady Vaizey CBE
Founding Director
Victoria Thornton OBE HonFRIBA
Open-City Team
Adrianna Carroll-Battaglino (Tours Coordinator), Becky Coletto
(Open House London Project Coordinator), Katie Darling (Special
Projects Manager) , Jeni Hoskin (Open House London Senior Project
Manager), Julie Leonard (Development), Nancy OBrien (Education
Associate), Matt Turtle (Projects Coordinator), Natalya Wells (Assistant
to Director), Venetia Wolfenden (Education Manager), Suzie Zuber
(Advocacy and Enabling Associate)
Volunteers and Interns
Francis Barry-Walsh, Alasdair Bethley, Cecily Chua, John Cunningham,
Bob Dawes,Wendy Forrest, Maddy Gilliam, Bill Green, Rachel Guthrie,
Rob Hurn, Daniela Ivanova, Alan Jacobs, Robin Key, Kit Lam, Ewa
Lukaszczykiewicz, Ethel Mann, Kristina Mikas, Elizabeth Nokes, Richard
Purver, Rosemary Read, Leonora Robinson, Stuart Rock, Gemma
Solanellas, Miriam Sullivan, Suzanne Tarlin, David Taylor, Paul Thornton,
Robert Wolfe
Corporate Members
Trust and Foundation Supporters

Pinsent Masons Foundation
Thames Wharf Charity
Statutory and Institutional Supporters
Social Media
Twitter: @openhouselondon, @opencityorg
Facebook: Open House, Open-City
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Centres Network
Individual Benefactors
David Chipperfield
Keith Clarke
Philip Dilley
Open
City
Judy Gibbons
Robin Hodges
Lord Howie of Troon
Richard Hughes
Dominic Jones
Alan Leibowitz
Open-City, the architecture

education organisation
Mike Nightingale
Julian Peddle
Aidan Rose
Registered charity no. 1072104

open-city.org.uk
Pat Rose
Julie Taylor
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OpenCity | Introduction
Contents
01 Introduction
02 Who we are Open-City
08 Open House London 2013
16 Essential information
18 Programme listings by area
76 Index
80 Questionnaire/Order Form/Gift Aid
Celebrating
architecture,
people and place
Over two decades weve seen a major shift in peoples attitudes
towards the built environment alongside the extraordinary
physical transformation of London. Londoners are now more
passionate about both their neighbourhoods and their city as a
whole than ever before, and more willing to champion the value
of good design.
But there is still a long way to go to ensure that Londoners,
policymakers and professionals can work together effectively to
create a better city.
One of Open-Citys best-known programmes Open
House London has continued to provide a vital open forum for
everyone living and working in the city to discuss the importance
of quality in architecture and urban design.
Our theme for the 2013 edition of Open House London,
Celebrating architecture, people and place, underlines our
continuing commitment as an organisation to ensuring that
everyone has a chance to learn more about Londons built
environment, and to offer their thoughts and ideas on how it can
be improved.
And this year we are launching our first-ever Open Debate,
extending the opportunity for you to express your views on what
kind of city we are creating.
Victoria Thornton OBE Hon FRIBA
Founding Director
OpenCity | 1
Open-City = People, Place and Practice
Who we are Open-City

Building better connections between
people, place and practice
Open-City is Londons leading independent,
non-profit organisation at the centre of
creating better places for and with people. Our
mission is
To champion the value of

well-designed places and
spaces in making a liveable
and vibrant city and the role
that everyone plays within it.
How would you

describe Open-City
as an organisation in
three words?
We set some of our
supporters and
partners the challenge
of describing Open-City
as an organisation in 3
words. Heres what
they said ...
2 | OpenCity
Our work creates the connection that enables

Londoners of all ages and backgrounds and
those who plan, design, build and manage the
city to work together to make places for all.
Our main role is advocating good design and
providing people with the tools, skills and
resources to do this in their daily lives.
Year-round we develop and deliver training,
workshops, seminars, talks, tours and debates
in which professionals participate and learn
alongside policymakers, the wider community
and young people.
The following few pages provide a snapshot of
our unique focus as an organisation on people,
place and practice, how we work and what
weve achieved.
Innovative,
imaginative,
inspirational
Approachable,
focused,
fun
Inspired,
energetic,
effective
Engaging,
collaborative,
educational
Observant,
responsive,
integrating
Involves,
enlightens,
inspires
People
Theresa Coyle MBE
is the CEO of Finsbury Park Community Hub,

which commissioned Open-City to develop and
run a programme engaging local residents in
regeneration.
How and why did you partner with Open-City?

We required an organisation that had experience
of working with diverse communities that could
take the lead and project manage the consultation
on master planning, new build, community land
trusts, and other bespoke, innovative ideas.We
also required an organisation that had in depth
knowledge and experience of design, planning and
legal matters.
How would you describe Open-City in 3 words?
Professional, experienced, committed.
People should of course be at the heart of how

places are made, but this is not always the case.
The urban fabric is one of the determining
factors of our lives, but we never learn about
it in school and so rarely develop the tools and
language to express our views on it.
What is needed is engagement and long-term
involvement, not just one-off consultation.
Open-City fills this gap by enabling individuals
and communities to understand how their city
is created and managed. Open House London
Weekend offers an open forum for debating
architectural quality at first hand for thousands
of Londoners every year.
But alongside this, our education and skills
initiatives, such asAccelerateand Urban
Design Review Forum Training, aim to create a
legacy for learning.They provide thousands of
young people and adults with useful skills and
confidence in offering an informed view on the
contemporary city.
What would you say is the best way to engage

people effectively in their built environment?
At a level that is clear to them, with training,
by an experienced trainer giving them a clear
understanding of whats in the project for them.
No jargon, clear goals and objectives. Most of all
patience, respect and understanding.
How has Open-City helped your community to
understand urban design issues?
Open-City has an experienced, knowledgeable
approach when bringing communities together to
look at and learn about urban city designs.
The Andover Future Forum participants have told us
that the organisations bespoke training with easy
tools and materials makes the learning fun and
exciting, and their ability to allow the resident to
participate and take ownership is outstanding.
OpenCity | 3
Place
A high-quality built environment is vital for all

aspects of a healthy, prosperous city. It creates
the framework in which businesses and
communities can thrive, economically, socially
and culturally.
Open-City understands and uses the physical
fabric of the city as a basis for all its work we
recognised long ago that direct experience is the
most powerful way that anyone can learn about
urban spaces.
4 | OpenCity
What do you see as the most

important factor in making
London aliveable city?
We asked some of the professionals who work with
us throughout the year to tell us their answers:
The built environment is much wider than just

individual buildings it is also formed by urban
landscape, green spaces and infrastructure. But
there remains a major challenge in how we can
bring together all these elements to really make
places where people want to live and work.
Green Sky Thinking , our annual sustainabilityfocused programme that takes place in spring
(greenskythinking.org.uk), offers a channel for
professionals from across built environment
disciplines to get a practical and focused
opportunity to learn about placemaking from
every possible angle and viewpoint.
Good quality, affordable housing is essential in

making London liveable, not only to the individuals
who live in the city but also to society, the economy
and the cultural life of our capital.
Steve Howlett, Chief Executive, Peabody Trust
Integrated planning policy accommodating good
architecture and flexibility for todays environment.
Richard Baldwin, Head of Development, Derwent
London plc
Its true architectural stamp its variety, the clash
and the juxtaposition, the old and new, grand and
humble jostling for attention.
Robert Elms, BBC London Broadcaster
Practice
In recent years there has been a much
greater impetus among architects and built
environment professionals to get more involved
with local communities and to help them create
inspiring places.
However, there are still few direct channels for
professionals to offer their insights and expertise
and to work long-term with wider audiences.The
thirdarmof Open-Citys focus is its continuing
in-depth partnerships with architects, engineers
and many other built environment professionals.
Our programmes also allow architects and other
professionals not only to showcase their work
Open House London in particular offers great
exposure for new and recent projects but also
to develop their own skills in communicating and
presenting their ideas and projects to a wider
audience, including teachers and students, and
to open up a direct dialogue with potential clients
and stakeholders.
International
architecture practice
Make is a long-standing
supporter of Open-City.
We asked founder
Ken Shuttleworth to tell us
his thoughts on working
with us.
How and why did you first work with Open-City?

Make started working with Open-City after learning
of two projects that fit with our own Corporate
Social Responsibility plans.The first was My City
Too, which engaged with young people in deprived
areas of London and asked them to engage with
their city.The second was Make it Happen, in which
we mentored young people from disadvantaged
backgrounds and facilitated a project with them
where they designed their own neighbourhood.
Now we are a partner in the Accelerate into
University programme.
How would you describe Open-City as an
organisation in 3 words?
Focused, insightful and generous.
What would you say is the main challenge facing
the built environment profession today?
Its hard to limit to one; the stumbling global
economy is the obvious answer as that is affecting
so much, but less obvious and equally as important
is the status of the architectural profession both in
the publics perception and with the government;
and an increasing lack of connection between the
various professions.
How do you think Open-City as an organisation has
changed the perception of architecture among:
(a) the public Open-City has opened the doors of
good architecture to everyone.
(b) politicians Open-City has done sterling work
in pushing the architectural agenda by getting
politicians involved in the process such as Ed Vaizey
MP, the UK Minister for Culture, Communications
and Creative Industries, through the Terry Farrell-led
Architecture Review, and Richard Blakeway, the
Deputy Mayor for Housing, Land and Property.
(c) young people Open-City has enabled young
people to become engaged with their built
environment, particularly and un-stereotypically,
those from disadvantaged and hard to reach
backgrounds.This is so valuable for our architects of
the future.
OpenCity | 5
Open-City
Love Architecture?
Open-City as a charity
offers a host of year-round
opportunities to get an
in-depth view of Londons
architecture and urban design.
These include more than 60 tours and evening
events by bus, boat or bike or on foot with
specialist guides giving you a new angle on
how London is being shaped today.
Find out more at open-city.org.uk/events
Already a London architecture aficionado?

Become a member of our new Love
Architecture Circle!
If you already enjoy exploring Londons
architecture, then join our Love Architecture
circle and get brilliant yearly benefits while
supporting your favourite architecture charity,
including:
Invitation for you and a guest for tea at Searcys
Club The Gherkin private bar and club with
Victoria Thornton, Founding Director
2 free places on year round architecture tours
Advance priority booking on all tours in our
year-round programme
Free copy of the Open-City commemorative
20th anniversary book
Free copy of the Open House London Guide
15% discount on all shop page items and all
tours for 1 year
Yearly membership details available from
open-city.org.uk/events
6 | OpenCity
Discover Open House

around the globe through
Open House Worldwide
Did you know that the Open House concept
has been so successful since 1992 that it
now takes place in more than 20 countries
worldwide? New cities are joining the Open
House global family every year
London, New York, Dublin, Tel Aviv,
Jerusalem, Helsinki, Melbourne, Galway,
Barcelona, Slovenia, Chicago, Rome, Lisbon,
Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Thessaloniki,
Limerick, Gdansk-Sopot-Gdynia, Buenos
Aires, Athens, San Diego, Vienna, Cape Town
To see the full list of Open House Worldwide
cities and dates of their events visit
openhouseworldwide.org
Open-City is the originator of the Open House concept
and part of the Open House Worldwide family .
Now turn to p 8 to start your exploration of

your city for Open House London 2013...
OpenCity | 7
Open House London Weekend 2013
Welcome to Open House

London 2013
8 | Open House London 2013
your chance to explore

your city
Open House London is your chance every year over 48 hours to discover
at first hand how good design creates a great city. Whether it s taking a
fresh look at your own neighbourhood, exploring somewhere new, seeing
projects in development or quizzing the experts, Open House gives you a
unique opportunity to learn more about how your city is changing.
This year the Open House London

programme showcases over 800
buildings, and construction and
engineering sites. It also includes
landscape and public realm walks,
architects talks, boat tours and
more, completely for FREE.
The listings, starting on page 18,
give you all the information you
need on when, where and how to
take part.
The following section tells you
more about how this years event
tackles some of the key themes
for London, including engineering,
infrastructure, landscape and
public realm.
KEEP UP TO DATE AND JOIN IN THE

DEBATE WITH ...
WEB: Use openhouselondon.org.uk to plan
your weekend route and get the latest updated
listings
Get the iPhone App to store your favourites in

advance and to use the all-important map on
the day
What is behind
Open House London?
Each year Open House London gives hundreds of
thousands of people the chance to explore their
citys architecture and urban design completely
for free.
As Londons leading architecture education charity,
we believe that the best way to understand how
well-designed buildings and spaces can have a
positive impact on our lives is to experience them
at first hand. Doing this enables everyone to build
up their knowledge of good design.
Since its inception in 1992, yearly financial support
from all quarters grants, local authorities,
sponsors, donations has to be sought to ensure
its sustainability.
But vital to the success of the event is the support
of all the property and building owners, managers
and administrators who provide a huge amount of
time and resources for free in facilitating building
openings and creating events, walks and talks.
Without their support and that of the 6000
volunteers who offer their time and expertise as
stewards and guides over the weekend the event
simply would not happen.
It is truly a community endeavour!
Keep track of the latest news and share with

others @openhouselondon
#openhouselondon
I love the Open House weekend

and was really pleased to find this
brilliant app to accompany the event.
Rated 5*
Opposite
The first-prize winning entry, by Mark Lakomcsik, in our 2012
Open House London photography competition
Open House London 2013 | 9
Londons Infrastructure
This year we continue our
partnership with the Institution
of Civil Engineers (ICE) to present a
special showcase of projects. These
demonstrate how civil engineering
goes beyond the technical to make a
major contribution to the sustainable
creation and improvement of our
built environment. Walks, tours and
boat trips celebrate and explore
innovative engineering of the past,
present and future. Youll also be able
to visit ICE London Civil Engineering
Award winning projects.
Infrastructure highlights this year include:

transport at London Kings Cross Station (p 23),
Emirates Airline cable car (p 33), Canary Wharf and
Liverpool Street Crossrail construction sites
(pp 64 & 27), Blackwall tunnel refurbishment scheme
(p 64), and Heathrow pod: Ultra Global Personal Rapid
Transit (p 43)
water & waste at Old Ford Waste Water Recycling
Facility (p 55), King George V Pumping Station
(p 32), Abbey Mills Pumping Station (p 55), Southwark
Integrated Waste Management Facility (p 62), Closed
Loop Recycling (p 18) and SELCHP (p 53)
energy at The Crystal (p 56) and Bunhill Heat & Power
Energy Centre (p 45)
flood risk management at the Thames Barrier

(p 34), Lee Tunnel & Beckton Sludge Power Generator
(p 55), the tidal Thames walk with Thames Estuary
Partnership (p 20), and the ICE Engineering Heritage
boat tours (pp 51 & 56)
structures at Kings Cross (p 23), The Shard (p 62),
NEO Bankside (p 61), EDF Energy Eye (p 49), Woolwich
Clock Tower (p 34), and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
canal boat tours (p 56) organised in partnership with
London Legacy Development Corporation and with
commentary by leading engineers
ICE Award Winners including Exhibition Road (p 48)
are flagged in the listings with the ICE logo, and in
addition, ICE is offering an exclusive opportunity to
visit its HQ, on the Friday afternoon before the event
kicks off! (p 72)
See openhouselondon.org.uk/engineering
for more on all events. For more details on ICE
see ice.org.uk/london
The Transformation of Kings Cross

After decades of underinvestment,
bomb damage and urban clutter,
Kings Cross Station is in the
final weeks of a full upgrade and
restoration. But the regeneration
of the surrounding area is only just
beginning.
At the heart of one of Europes busiest transport hubs,
the redevelopment of Kings Cross Station has given
passengers and visitors a modern, award winning
facility that is ingeniously integrated with a Grade I
listed building.
Award-winning Western Concourse
John McAslans Western Concourse, with its soaring

half dome roof, opened in March 2012. It complements
the fully re-glazed twin barrel roof of the main train
shed and the restored Eastern and Western ranges.
Use the map to find your way around the largest ever
Kings Cross showcase this year, with tours and events
including:
01 Kings Cross Station itself, with an exclusive climb
up the clock tower (p 23)
02 Estate tours around the Kings Cross Central
redevelopment (p 25)
03 Across the buildings by Felice Varini - viewing
platform
04 Global Generation Skip Garden (p 23)
05 St Pancras International (p 25)
06 Kings Cross Construction Skills Centre (p 23)
07 ACE Kings Cross Engineering Trail
08 Great Northern Hotel
09 Kings Place Music Foundation (p 45)
10 London Canal Museum (p 45)
In a few weeks time, with the completion of Kings

Cross Square designed by Stanton Williams, London
will not only have its newest public space, but also a
restored icon , as Lewis Cubitts magnificent Victorian
faade will be revealed for the first time in more than
150 years.
And it is not only passengers that have benefited.
The public investment has given businesses, both
local and international, the confidence to invest and
transform the area from a place infamous for its less
than salubrious trades into a thriving, exciting centre
for business, knowledge and the arts.
See openhouselondon.org.uk/kingscross for more

on all events. For more details on Network Rails
infrastructure programme see networkrail.co.uk
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The Future
of Your City
During Open House London you can

see at first hand major schemes that
are changing the face of London.
Hear from, and discuss your views
with, the experts on site.
Open Site
Convoys Wharf, Deptford
Convoys Wharf (p 52) is a major proposed
regeneration scheme of 16ha of Deptford riverside by
Hutchison Whampoa with Terry Farrell & Partners.
On Saturday 21st September, drop in to the Open
Site event and see the exhibition of the proposed
masterplan in the historic warehouse, talk to the
project consultants and architects, and visit the popup riverside caf.
Other Open Site events are taking place at:
Battersea Power Station: hosting site visits as
part of Open House for the first time; and the last
opportunity to see it before the full 38-acre site
undergoes redevelopment (p 68)
British Museum,World Conservation and Exhibition
Centre: transforming the way the British Museum
displays and looks after its collection (p 22)
Crossrail construction sites at Liverpool Street and
Canary Wharf (pp 27 & 64)
Danes Yard in Stratford: a major new
neighbourhood for East London (p 55)
Tate Modern Project: providing more space for
displaying the Tate collection (p 62)
The Transformation of London

Nine Elms
Nine Elms (p 69) on the South Bank is the largest
regeneration zone in central London. This year, get
an insider look at progress on the new landmark

developments at Embassy Gardens; Riverlight, which
will be the first development completed on site; and
Battersea Power Stations temporary riverfront park.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Expert-led walks, events and openings give you an
in-depth view of the transformation of the Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park and surrounding areas,
including the Lea Valley Drift and North Park walks
(p 56), boat tours around South Park taking in views
of the stadium with London Legacy Development
Corporation and ICE (p 56), and tours of the newly
transformed Olympic Village now East Village and
a new community with homes, academy and health
centre (p 55).
Explore the effects of regeneration in neighbouring
areas with events at Hackney Wick and Fish Island
(p 36), the little-known Cody Dock (p 55), and Lea Valley
walks and urban jogs (p 56).
Uncovering the hidden role of structural engineers
This year Open House brings a greater focus to the
achievements of structural engineers with many
professionals on site explaining their role look for the
E code against listings. Key showcase events include:
10 projects engineered by Elliott Wood: Kentish
Town Health Centre (p 23), North London Hospice
(p 32), Jerwood Space (p 61), The Sutton Life Centre
(p 63), 147 de Beauvoir Road (p 35), The Jewel Box
(p 47), Horniman Museum (p 52), 49 Camberwell
Grove (p 60), Robin Grove music room (p 24), and
the practices self-designed Head Office (studios) at
241 The Broadway (p 54).
NEO Bankside (p 61), a landmark housing
development designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour &
Partners and engineered by Waterman Group, and
jointly developed by Native Land and Grosvenor.
Ramboll at Woolwich Clocktower (p 34): when the

historic clocktower at the Royal Woolwich Arsenal
suffered almost total destruction in an accident,
Rambolls structural engineers salvaged and
reused more than 85% of its original materials.
Hear on site how they achieved this.
Sponsors and Supporters

Hutchison Whampoa
Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) is a
multinational conglomerate committed to
innovation and technology. Its diverse businesses,
including property, energy and infrastructure,
among others employ a quarter of a million people
in 52 countries across the world.
hutchison-whampoa.com
Elliott Wood
Elliott Wood is an award-winning structural
and civil engineering practice that is passionate
about design and is commited to providing high
quality, cost-effective and innovative engineering
solutions.
elliottwood.co.uk
Ramboll
Ramboll is an international multidisciplinary
consultancy with 10,000 staff working in close to
200 offices around the world, including London.
ramboll.co.uk
Native Land
native-land.com
London Landscape
This years Open House London

features nearly 80 projects with
landscape at their heart, in a
programme partnered with the
Landscape Institute. Each one shows
how investment in landscape is
changing the face of London and
delivering beauty, diversity and a
sense of place in our busy city.
Landscape & public realm highlights include:

Landscape architect-led walks: Ian Hingley
from Urban Movement leads walks of Clapham
Old Town & Venn Street (p 51) showing how
an improved public realm is reconnecting the
Old Town to the Common and Camden
High Street & Britannia Junction (p 25), where
reclaiming carriageway has created more
generous footways, and Dominic Cole of
Dominic Cole Landscape Architects provides a
garden tour of Fulham Palace (p 39).
Future Landscape vision and next generation

walks with New London Landscape award
entrants: Rediscovering Londons Drovers Road
(p 38) retraces the historic route used to drive
cattle into Londons markets; Street Orchard is a
proposal to plant fruit trees at bus stops all over
London via a walk through Shoreditch. Includes
a full scale installation to see how it would
operate (p 38).
Other highlights include: large-scale public
realm projects at Granary Square (p 23),
Leicester Square (p 74), Exhibition Road (p 48),
Woolwich Squares Croydon landscapes (p 34),
High Street 2012 (p 66), Bankside Urban Forest
(p 62) and Nine Elms (p 69); and urban parks at
the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park North
(p 56), Jubilee Gardens (p 50), Bishops Park
(p 39), Gunnersbury Park (p 44),Walpole Park
(p 31) and Burgess Park (p 62).
See openhouselondon.org.uk/landscape for
more on all events
For more details on landscapes in London see
landscapeinstitute.org/openhouse
Beyond the buildings ...

LONDON FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE!
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Is London Building a Sterile City?
Open-Citys Open Debate
We live, work and play in the city, but just how liveable
is it? Open-City launches its first Open Debate, giving
you a great opportunity to join the debate on what kind
of city we are creating. From problematic housing to
creative public spaces, is London losing its vibrancy or
are we experiencing a community renaissance?
Join the free debate and have your say! Apply for your
place now at openhouselondon.org.uk/opendebate
Open House Junior

Join the exciting family activities of Open House
Junior taking place throughout the weekend and
your kids can become architectives. Inspiring the
next generation of Londoners aged 5 to 12 , the
programme is full of fun and free activities:
add to the giant cardboard city at City Hall with
City of a Thousand Architects (p 60)
build a view-shaper at Sculpture in the City
(p 27)
join the many workshops in the Archikids Corner
(p 27)
create your own skyline at Gibbs Building (p 23)
think green at Mildmay Community Centre
(p 46)
and design birdhouses at 54 Cambria Road
(p 49).
Come and join us to design, draw and build
Londons city-scape!
openhouselondon.org.uk/junior
DIG dEEPer INTO ArCHITECTURE
VocalEyes Audio Described Tours

This year blind and partially sighted people will again
have the rare opportunity to go on VocalEyes audiodescribed tours of four of Londons iconic buildings.
Each tour will be led by one of their describers with
a representative from the building or the buildings
designers.To find out more about the audio described
tours and to book a place please visit the VocalEyes
website vocaleyes.co.uk or contact VocalEyes at
enquiries@vocaleyes.co.uk or call 020 7375 1043.
VocalEyes is a national charity providing access to the
arts through audio description and the tours for Open
House Weekend have been kindly supported by the
Greater London Fund for the Blind.
Find out more with the AJ Buildings Library

View architectural photography, drawings and details
of Open House London projects in the AJ Buildings
Library. For more information, see online listings and the
iphone app, and entries marked with the red AJ symbol
in this guide.The AJ Buildings Library, which contains
1,700 exemplar British schemes, is free to OpenHousers
in September.
AJBuildingsLibrary.co.uk
Labelling Buildings
Visit selected venues in the Labelling Buildings scheme
and you will find physical labels to guide you around
the buildings. Explore their character, key features and
discover detail that is easy to miss. Included are Lumen
URC, Isis Education Centre, Adobe Village Hounslow
Infant School and Strawberry Hill House.The scheme is
a joint initiative between Open House and partners:
Colin Mulberg Consulting (colinmulberg.com)
Minale Tattersfield (minaletattersfield.com)
Digital Opportunities (digitalopps.co.uk)
Cool competitions
Celebrating architecture, people and place
A photography competition with The Architects
Journal and The Photographers Gallery
Open-City has teamed up with The Photographers
Gallery and The ArchitectsJournal to invite submissions
that draw upon our theme,Celebrating architecture,
people and place.There are three categories : under 11s,
general enthusiasts and professional photographers.
Reviewing the entries will be AJs Art Editor Brad Yendle,

The Photographers Gallery Director, Brett Rogers, and
architectural photographers Dennis Gilbert and Grant
Smith.
Archibus tour with Arriva

We are once again working with Arriva London to bring
you a bus tour with a difference.Win a place on an
architectural whirlwind tour by historic Routemaster
bus with commentary by Royal College of Art tutor and
bus driver Joe Kerr. Places are limited so to be in with a
chance to win a place on this half day tour on Sunday,
answer this : In what year was the Arriva Heritage Fleet
formed? Answers to bustour@open-city.org.uk by Mon
9 September.Winners will be notified.
theheritagefleet.com
Win a weekend stay at The Bloomsbury Hotel

This magnificent neo-Georgian Grade II listed building
lies in the heart of bustling Bloomsbury, itself steeped
in literary and architectural history.Win a stay over the
Open House Weekend, the perfect base from which to
explore Open House London.
Go to openhouselondon.org.uk/competitions for
details of how to enter, plus terms and conditions, for
all our competitions.
For years now we have covered this staggeringly

successful cultural event with relish on my daily
show on BBC London 94.9. Every year we receive an
avalanche of calls and e-mails from people eager to
know more about the opportunities afforded by this
unique extravaganza of the edifice. They are hungry
to see behind the faades, to learn the tales and the
techniques that all buildings have to tell.
Architecture by Night
Venture out for a night of discovery, culture,
architecture and surprise while raising money for
Maggies Cancer Centres on Maggies Culture Crawl
A 15-mile night-time hike-come-adventure around
London in partnership with Open House, Maggies
Culture Crawl is our new take on last years Night Hike.
As you wind your way around the capital, youll get
exclusive access to wonderful buildings such as the EDF
Energy London Eye, the Gherkin and the Foreign Office
and see spectacular performances from musicians,
dancers and artists.There will also be some delicious
food and tea along the way. Itll be a night of many
experiences, many stories and hopefully not too many
blisters. As with last year, places are limited so sign up
today. Visit maggiescentres.org/culturecrawl or call
0300 123 1801
Stay up to date
BBC London and Open House
Robert Elms Show Monday to Fridays 12-3pm and
Saturdays 9am-12noon
BBC London 94.9FM
When Open House throws open the portals of so
many otherwise inaccessible London buildings,
it also opens our eyes to the surprising variety of
architectural wonders in our midst and our minds
to infinite possibilities of the built environment.
So yet again in nearly every London Borough,

Londoners will learn a little more about the city we
all share, and BBC London 94.9 will of course be with
them.
Robert Elms
Get the app for iPhone

The invaluable tool for your weekend, the Open House
London app contains features such as the all-important
map on the day, store your favorites and buildings
nearby me . Dont miss out! Download yours from the
appstore for only 69p until 30 August (thereafter 2.99).
And look out for Android from September
VISIT OUR Online shop

Visit our online shop to order further copies of this
Guide and other publications such as the book
Open House London: An exclusive insight into 100
architecturally inspiring buildings in London, and the
special edition postcard set of
20th-century architecture in
London produced by our
sponsor Margaret Howell
(margarethowell.co.uk).
open-city.org.uk/shop
Essential
information
The programme listings on the following pages are

ordered by borough. There are buildings, plus walks,
tours, talks and pre-events are listed at the end. Special
events, tours by architects and highlight buildings are
flagged up (see icons & abbreviations, right) in the
listings. Buildings are also listed by type in the index.
How do I take part? Do I need to book in advance?
The vast majority of buildings are on a first come
basis, in line with our mission as an organisation to
make architecture accessible to all. However, a few
of the properties will require you to book in advance
through them and contact details are given. This year
there are no bookings administered by Open House as
we go back to the true ethos of the event. Pre-booking
through the buildings opens from 15th August only;
please dont contact the buildings prior to this date.
Four buildings are running a ballot for admission and
this is through Open House. Those are 10 Downing
Street, The View from the Shard, EDF Energy London
Eye and Staple Inn. The ballots will close on Friday
13 September. Go to openhouselondon.org.uk/
ballots to enter.
What info can I find in this programme?
The buildings are in a geographical order by borough,
and then by alphabetical order to reflect each of the
local authority partners. For each building and event,
you can find its listing with address, opening days and
hours, access to visitors, pre-booking details where
relevant, amenities and transport, with bus numbers
listed at the end. All main areas are open to the public
unless otherwise stated. Also note the colour-coded
squares indicating opening days. n Light blue means
open Saturday only, n pink means Sunday only, n dark
blue means both days. See key listing right.
How do I find out more about the buildings and how

to get around?
openhouselondon.org.uk and the iPhone app are
your other resources. They build on the information
you see in this programme. They have the most up to
date listings. You can search for period of architecture,
type of building, name of architect or geographical
location. You can see where buildings are located
and plan your route between them, using the map
interface. There are images and factsheets for most
entries. The website also gives you further information
on many of our other programmes, and allows you
to order further copies of this programme and other
related publications.
Keep up to date and share with others on our
facebook and twitter feeds @openhouselondon
What will I find when I get to the buildings/events?
At many of the 830 sites, there will be someone to
show you around and answer your questions. These
are the Open House guides and stewards, and there
are thousands of them some professional, some
amateur enthusiast, all volunteering their time and
knowledge. In recognition of their role their badge
enables them to gain priority access to buildings apart
from those that are pre-booking only. For information
about volunteering in 2013, please email volunteers@
open-city.org.uk.
What are the terms of entry?
Open House London is a free event in which all
sections of the community are invited to participate.
Please note that each buildings opening, security
arrangements and refusal of entry are controlled by
individual owners, and entry to each building is on
terms and at times specified, over 21 & 22 September
2013. Participation in events and activities is at your
own risk. Information in this guide is provided by
contributors. Open-City has taken all reasonable
care to verify the information provided and cannot
accept responsibility for any variation from the details
published here. Please do respect building owners and
their privacy, and be mindful of photo-taking.
How can I get another copy of the programme?

You can buy copies from:
open-city.org.uk/shop
Foyles - including Flagship Store; Royal Festival Hall;
Southbank Centre; foyles.co.uk
The Building Centre, Store Street WC1
RIBA bookshop, 66 Portland Place W1
Copies can be picked up free from participating
local London libraries from 15 August onwards
The 2014 Guide will be available to pre-order online
from 23 September 2013.
What do the icons and abbreviations in the listings
mean?
The key coding below shows facilities on site at each
building as listed against entries. The coloured dots
pick out highlight events, and the coloured squares
indicate days.
A Architect on site
B Bookshop
C Childrens activities
d Some disabled access
D Full wheelchair access
E Engineer on site
G Green Features
J Open House Junior
N Normally open to public
P Parking
Q Long queues envisaged
R Refreshments
T Toilets
AJ Library Building
Green Exemplar
Landscape / Public realm
Infrastructure/
Engineering
n Open Saturday
n Open Sunday
n Open Saturday and
Sunday
Disclaimer: Neither Open-City nor the leader or organiser of

any event, activity or walk advertised here or on the Open-City
website nor any other programme listing, print or electronic,
shall be held liable for the death or injury, accident or damage
to the person or property (including theft or loss) of any event
participant or any guest or any person occurring during or
arising from participation in any of the events advertised in
the Open House London events programme.
HELP US CONTINUE OPEN HOUSE NEXT YEAR

Please help us keep the weekend free by making a
donation to Open-City. Find out more at
open-city.org.uk/donate
Barking & Dagenham

See openhouselondon.org.uk/barking
to find out more about this area
Barking Abbey with St Margarets Church
The Broadway, North Street, Barking IG11 8AS

n Sat 10am-4pm. 10.30am & 2pm special guided tours of
Abbey,Tower and Chapel (max 15 in Chapel). Tower tours
unsuitable for infirm. 11am-1pm bell ringing demonstrations
in St Margarets Church (max 10). d N R T B P
Grade I listed St Margarets Church (1215 onwards) has
interesting monuments, art and impressive stained glass.
Includes Arts and Crafts work by George Jack, and Walker
Organ (1914), ruins, Curfew Tower and Chapel of Holy
Rood with 12C Rood Stone. Restored 2005 by Ronald Wylde
Associates. 666AD onwards.
Tube/Rail: Barking; 5,62,EL1,287,366,387,EL2
Barking Central I & II, and Barking Learning Centre
2 Town Square, Barking IG11 7NB

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 10am-4pm. Self-guided tour leaflets
for Central I & II regeneration projects available at Barking
Learning Centre reception. N T G D
Learning Centre is framed by a colonnade and topped by
two parallel housing blocks and a wooded public square
designed by Muf. Built in two phases, phase II completes the
masterplan by connecting the colonnade to an existing street
and shopping centre with bike store and shop building. RIBA
Award Winner 2011. Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 2007.
Tube/Rail: Barking; 5,62,287,EL1,387
Barking Enterprise Centre
50 Cambridge Road, Barking IG11 8FG

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. D T G
Home to around 50 small office units to support start-up
businesses. Forming the entrance to the William Street
Quarter, the brown-brick building incorporates brise-soleil on
the south elevation. Coloured panels provide a visual link to
Barking Central. Rated BREEAM Excellent with biodiverse roof
and PV cells. Pellings LLP 2011.
Tube/Rail: Barking; 5,62,169,238,287,366,368,387,EL1,EL2
Barking Riverside Buzzards Mouth and Rivergate
Entry to Centre on Minter Road (access via Marine Drive),

Barking IG11 0FJ
n Sat 10am-4pm. Tours at 10.30am 11.30am, 1pm, 2pm.
Childrens activities and tours of nature areas, courtyard
landscaping and Thames, duration approx 1 1/2 hours. Last
entry 4pm. Max 10 on tours. D R T C G P
Jointly funded by the LBBD and Barking Riverside Ltd. A high
quality example of shared community building, incorporating
primary school, nursery, church, caf and community facilities.
van Heyningen & Haward Architects 2011. Entry: Rivergate
Centre, public space.
Tube/Rail: Barking; 387,EL1,EL2
Castle Green
Gale Street, Castle Green, Dagenham RM9 4UN

n Sun 8.30am-1pm. Pre-book tours ONLY on 020 8724 1500.
Last entry 12.30pm. Max 20 at one time. D T P
An extended PFI school and community facility in the heart
of the borough. Design encourages imaginative teaching
methods. State of the art facilities have been developed
in line with new pedagogy focusing on importance of
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communication. Architecture plb with Bouygues 2005.

Entry: school, community theatre, sports and arts areas.
Tube: Becontree; Rail: Barking; 62,287,368
Dagenham Park Church of England School
Closed Loop Recycling
16 Choats Road, Dagenham RM9 6LF

n Sat 10am-5pm. Hourly tours, pre-book ONLY on
nick.cliffe@closedlooprecycling.co.uk. Max 12 per tour. T G P
State of the art plastic bottle recycling facility, 35,000 tonnes
of waste plastic bottles are recycled per year into food-grade
plastic used to manufacture new food and beverage packing.
Many green design features with a BREEAM very good rating.
Tube: Dagenham Heathway; Rail: Dagenham Dock; EL2
Dagenham Library
1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham RM10 9QS

n Sat 10am-5pm. N D T
A contemporary flagship building situated on a newly-created
Gateway Square (part of the Mayors designated 100 spaces),
the library is a shared 2-storey public building with a Council
One Stop Shop. Glazed faade with 82 residential units above
library features coloured balcony panels. architecture plb 2010.
Tube: Dagenham Heathway; 145,173,174,175,364
Dagenham Park Church of England School
School Road, Dagenham RM10 9QH

n Sat 10am-2pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
entry 1.30pm. Max 30 per tour. D T A G
A new 3-storey building houses this performing arts specialist
secondary school. Split level and organised around a central
atrium. Large-scale graphics and bright colours complement a
natural material palette. RIBA Awards Shortlisted 2013. Allford
Hall Monaghan Morris 2012.
Tube: Dagenham Heathway; Rail: Dagenham Dock; 145
Eastbury Manor House
Eastbury Square, Barking IG11 9SN

n Sat 10am-3pm/Sun 10am-4pm. Regular tours, first tour
10.30am. Architect-led tour 11am. N D R T C A P
Architecturally distinguished and well-preserved, brick-built,
Grade I listed manor house, originally the residence of a
wealthy Tudor gentleman. Contains 17C wall-paintings, wood
panelling and a fine Tudor turret. Many original features
restored including turret. Walled garden. Richard Griffiths
Architects (restoration) 2009. Entry: house, gardens, caf, shop.
Tube: Upney; Tube/Rail: Barking; 62,287,368
St Patricks Church
Blake Avenue, Barking IG11 9SQ

n Sat 10am-4pm. Regular tours. Max 15 per tour. D R T P
Unusual and striking building in a Moderne style. Inside, the
concrete, brick interior contrasts vividly with the reredos which
feels cinematic. Recently Grade II listed. Community mosaic
in the garden depicting history of Barking. A E Wiseman 1940.
Entry: chancel, nave, lady chapel, vestry, choir vestry, garden.
Tube: Upney; Tube/Rail: Barking; 62,287,368,EL1
Technical Skills Academy
1 Short Blue Place, Barking IG11 8FJ

n Sat 2pm-5pm. N D T G
Highest quality education and vocational training for young
people (14-19yrs). Focus on hospitality & food, hair & beauty,
construction trades. Commissioned by LBBD and run by
Barking and Dagenham College and a key part of the civic
regeneration of Barking Town Centre. Sustainable features
include combined heat and power heating system and
BREEAM rated excellent. Rick Mather Architects 2012.
Tube/Rail: Barking; 5,62,287,EL1,387
The Broadway
Broadway, Barking IG11 7LS

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY on
020 8507 5607. N D R T
Original theatre recently modernised with striking but
sympathetic new double-height foyer space, preserving the
original faade which now forms part of interior. H Jackson
and R Edmonds 1930/Tim Foster Architects (refurb) 2004.
Entry: foyers, auditorium, studios, offices.
Tube/Rail: Barking; 5,62,366,387,EL1
The Malthouse & Granary
80 Abbey Road, Barking IG11 7BT

n Sat 10am-1pm. Hourly tours, pre-book ONLY on
sdrury@rooff.co.uk. Max 12 per tour. D P
Restoration of a 5-storey Victorian Malthouse and Granary on
the River Roding with contemporary bronze clad extension,
featuring low-tech approach to viable sustainability.
Malthouse now an arts/creative centre. Schmidt Hammer
Lassen/Pollard Thomas Edwards 2012.
Tube/Rail: Barking
Valence House
Becontree Avenue, Dagenham RM8 3HT

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Regular tours. N D R T B P
Grade II* listed 15C manor house with Medieval moat.
Recently discovered late 16C wall painting and impressive oak
panelling. Reopened 2010 with new museum galleries, visitor
centre, and archive and local studies centre with new passive
collection strongrooms. Feilden Clegg Bradley (refurb) 2010.
Entry: museum, caf, giftshop, archives centre (Sat only).
Tube: Becontree; Rail: Chadwell Heath; 150,62,128,368
WALKS/TOURS
Barking Park
n Meet: Sat 11am at The Barking Park Centre, Longbridge

Road, Barking IG11 8TA. First come basis. Duration approx 2
hours. Max 20 on tour. N D T G P
As part of the HLF-funded Barking Park restoration project,
a new visitor centre, caf and lido wet play area complex has
been built to create a park hub. Sustainable features include
green roofs and a biomass boiler. LDA Design 2011.
Tube/Rail: Barking; 5,62,145,387
Supported by
Key. A Architect on site B Bookshop C Childrens activities d Partial access for people with disabilities D Full wheelchair access E Engineer on site G Green Features
J Open House Junior Programme N Open to the public every or most days and free of charge P Parking Q Long queues envisaged R Refreshments T Toilets
Barnet
Hampstead Garden Suburb Free Church
Friends Meeting House
North Square NW11 7AD

n Sun 2pm-5pm. Max 40 at one time. R T P
Delightful brick and tile building inspired by the famous 1688
Meeting House at Jordans in Buckinghamshire. A simple
building in a tranquil setting, reflecting the Quakers beliefs
and this year celebrating its centenary. Fred Rowntree 1913.
Tube: Golders Green; H2 bus
Golders Green Unitarians
31-and-a-half Hoop Lane NW11 8BS

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. D R T
Grade II listed small interwar building with Arts and Crafts
pulpit and mural by Ivon Hitchens in the tradition of Morris &
Co. Reginald Farrow 1925. Entry: church, gardens.
Tube: Golders Green; H2,82,102,210,460
Central Square NW11 7AG

n Sat 10.30am-6.30pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Last entry 15 mins
before close. D R T P
Grade I listed Nonconformist church, set in the suburbs
integrally planned Central Square to balance St Judes Church
nearby, but with a low concrete dome. Distinctive interior with
large Tuscan columns on high brick plinths. Sir Edwin Lutyens
1911.
Tube: Golders Green then H2 bus
Middlesex University Hendon Campus
The Burroughs, Hendon NW4 4BT

n Sun 11am-5pm. Architect-led half-hourly tours, prebook
ONLY on newsandevents@mdx.ac.uk. Last tour 5pm. Max
40 per tour. D R T A G P
The College Building: An innovative glass and steel roof
was added to the original 1930s quadrangle creating one of
Londons largest covered spaces. The project included the
complete refurbishment of all teaching facilities. The Grove:
80million purpose-built arts building. One of the largest
in the UK, the centre includes TV studios, workshops and
photography studios. Sustainable features include sedum roof
and beehives, excellent BREEAM rating. H W Burchett 1939/
BPR Architects 2006-2011.
Tube: Hendon Central; Rail: Hendon; 113,143,183
Phoenix Cinema
52 High Road N2 9PJ

n Sun tours at 10.30am, 11.15am, 12noon, 12.45pm. Film
screening at 1.30pm. Pre-book ONLY on 020 8444 6789.
Max 10 per tour. d R T
The Phoenix is one of the oldest cinemas in the country with
1910 barrel-vaulted ceiling and Art Deco wall reliefs by Mollo
and Egan. Grade II listed. Birwood 1910/Howes & Jackman
1938/Pyle Boyd Architects 2002/HMDW Architects 2010. Entry:
auditorium, projection room, public and private areas.
Tube: East Finchley; 102,143,234,263
Described in Simon JenkinsThousand Best Churches as one of

Lutyens most distinctive creations. Englands most extensive
20C wall-painting scheme by Walter Starmer. Memorial to
horses killed in WWI. Sir Edwin Lutyens 1911. Entry: nave, choir
& chapels.
Tube: Golders Green then H2 bus to Heathgate
Pheonix Cinema
Wrotham Park
Wrotham Park, Barnet EN5 4SB

n Sun 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour except 1pm. Pre-book
ONLY on 020 8275 1425. NB. No access on Saturday. No
children under 16. Last tour 4pm. Max 20 per tour. P
A privately-owned Grade II listed Palladian mansion with
grand interiors restored in 1883, set in 300 acres of parkland in
the midst of 2,500 acres. Built for Admiral The Hon. John Byng.
Isaac Ware 1754. Entry: entrance hall, dining room, drawing
room, saloon, staircase hall.
Tube: Cockfosters, High Barnet; Rail: Potters Bar; 84 bus
Gratefully supported by:
WALKS/TOURS
Hampstead Garden Suburb Artisans Quarter Walk
n Meet: Sun 2pm and 4.30pm at the car park, St Jude on the
Hill, Central Square NW11 7AH. First come basis. Max 25 per
tour.
Guided walks of the most nearly perfect example of the 20C
Garden Suburb (Pevsner). Informally laid out terraces and
picturesque Arts and Crafts vernacular cottages. Additionally,
material for self-guided walks will be available at all the
Hampstead Garden Suburb Open House sites throughout
the weekend. Unwin & Parker, Lutyens, Bunney, Baillie Scott
& others.
Tube: Golders Green; then 82, 102 to Hampstead Way, or H2 to
Central Square
St Jude on the Hill
Central Square NW11 7AH

n Sun 10am-5pm. Local archives display. N D R T B P
Eccentric and magnificent Edwardian church, Grade I listed.
AJ Library Building
Green Exemplar
Landscape/Public realm
Infrastructure/Engineering n Open Saturday n Open Sunday n Open Saturday and Sunday
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Bexley
Red House
The changing face of the tidal Thames
See openhouselondon.org.uk/bexley
All Saints, Foots Cray
Rectory Lane, Foots Cray DA14 5BP

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1pm-4pm. Max 50 at one time. T P d
Medieval church (c1330) amended 1863 by Hakewill and
retaining original elements such as windows and an arch to
the north aisle, and altar tomb of Sir Simon de Vaughan.
Rail: Sidcup; 321,51,492,233
Christ Church, Erith
Victoria Road, Erith DA8 3AN

n Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 12pm-5pm. Display on Erith. N D R P
Grade II* listed with unique wall paintings and stained glass,
including two windows commemorating the coronation of
King Edward VII. James Piers St Aubyn 1874.
Rail: Erith; 99,229,428,469,B12
Crown Woods College
145 Bexley Road, Eltham SE9 2QN

n Sat 10am-3pm. Last entry 2.40pm. D T A P
9-form entry secondary school, opened in 2011, organised
in three colleges or schools within a school. The architects
were inspired by Thomas Jeffersons plan for the University of
Virginia which has an open colonnade around a large central
landscaped area. Civic Trust Awards Commended and RIBA
Award Winner 2012. Nicholas Hare Architects 2011.
www.nicholashare.co.uk
Rail: Falconwood; B15,B16,162,161,233,286,314,124
Danson House
Danson Road,Welling DA6 8HL

n Sun tours at 12.15pm, 1.15pm, 2.15pm, 3.15pm, 4.15pm, prebook ONLY on 01322 621238. D R T P
Fine Palladian villa built a rich City merchant as a suburban
villa, in Oxford stone with a central elliptical staircase in a
top-lit well with eight Ionic columns. Closed for 30 years,
restoration work by EH has restored it to its former glory.
Robert Taylor 1762/Purcell Miller Tritton (restoration). Entry:
terrace level, principal floor, bedrooms, gardens.
Rail: Bexleyheath; 89,96,B13,B14
Erith Playhouse
Anchor Bay, Manor Road, Erith DA8 2AD

n Sun 12pm-5pm. Regular tours. Exhibition. D R T
Uniquely positioned clubhouse on Thames floodplain
adjacent to a petrified forest. Built on pilings next to the last
remaining salt marsh in London. Facilitates sailing, RYA sail
training and social activities. Pellings 2011.
DLR: Woolwich Arsenal; Rail: Erith, Slade Green; 99
Haberdashers Askes Crayford Academy
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford DA1 4RS

n Sat 10am-3pm. Tours at 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm. D T G
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Building
Green Exemplar Landscape/Public realm
heat pump, sedum roof and subterranean design with earth

mounding. Designed to reinforce open nature of site and use
of its parkland location. Saville Jones Architects 2012.
www.sportingclubthamesmead.co.uk
Tube/Rail: Abbeywood
Hall Place
St James, North Cray
Bourne Road, Bexley DA5 1PQ

n Sat 11am/Sun 11am and 1pm tours, pre-book ONLY on 01322
621 238. C D R T P
Grade I listed early Tudor three-sided mansion built for a Lord
Mayor of London c1540 with later (c1650) extensions. Fine
Great Hall with minstrels gallery and Tudor kitchen. Set in
formal gardens on the River Cray with splendid 18C gates.
Rail: Bexley; 132,229,492,B16
Lesnes Abbey Ruins
Lesnes Park, Abbey Road, Abbey Wood DA17 5RE

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. d N T P
A hidden treasure in the heart of suburban London, full
of a diversity of wildlife habitats, plants and flowers. The
site contains the consolidated remains of Lesnes Abbey
ruin founded by Richard de Luci in 1178. An important site
throughout history and was visited by Edward I.
Rail: Abbeywood; 99,229,B11,602,469
Red House
38-40 High Street, Erith DA8 1QY

n Sun 1pm-5pm.Half hourly backstage tours.Max 8 per tour.d RT
195 seat repertory theatre, rebuilt in 1973 retaining the heart of
the theatre the original Oxford Cinema auditorium dating
from 1913. Still operating carbon arc follow spots c1956.
Entry: foyer, auditorium, backstage, props, lighting.
Rail: Erith; 99,229,428,B12,469
Erith Yacht Club
New academy, harmonised with the landscape design and

the wider setting. Materials reflect the semi-rural context and
with sustainability in mind. A 21C teaching institution. Jestico
+ Whiles 2011.
Rail: Crayford; 96,492,428
13 Red House Lane, Bexleyheath DA6 8JF

n Sun 11am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.15pm. Max 50
at one time. Design trail for children. d R T B C
The only house commissioned, created and lived in by William
Morris, founder of the Arts and Crafts movement, with much
original detail and of extraordinary architectural and social
significance. Philip Webb & William Morris 1860. Entry: house,
garden.
Rail: Bexleyheath; 89,96,422,486,269
Rose Bruford College
Lamorbey Park, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup DA15 9DF

n Sat 10am-4pm. Tours every hour. Max 15 at one time. D T P
Civic Trust award-winning drama college complex with
recent additions, refurbishment and landscaping to provide
contemporary facilities. Site also includes Grade II listed
Lamorbey Park Mansion a rare survivor of Sidcups Georgian
houses. John Shaw 1744/Rivington Street Studio 2002. Entry:
courtyard, theatres, studios and ground floor of mansion.
Rail: Sidcup; 51,229,269
Sporting Club Thamesmead
Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead SE28 8NJ

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Architect-led tours. N G D R T C A P
A community-focused facility with many sustainable features
including solar thermal, rainwater harvesting, ground source
North Cray Road, North Cray DA14 5EQ

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1pm-4pm. Max 50 at one time. R T P d
A pretty church in decorated English Gothic style with
interesting memorials, good 17C pulpit and fine carvings, some
dating to 15C and 16C. Edwin Nash 1852. Entry: all areas.
Rail: Bexley; 492 from Sidcup or Bexley
The Link, Thamesmead
Under Flyover, Harrow Manor Way, Thamesmead SE2 9BS

n Sat/Sun 10am-1pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last
entry and tour 12noon. Max 12 per tour. N D R T C A G P
An innovative, colourful community project providing a variety
of activities for young people and utilising under valued space
in arches below a highway. Saville Jones Architects 2012.
www.thelinkthamesmead.co.uk
Rail: Abbeywood
Townley Grammar School
Townley Road, Bexleyheath DA6 7AB

n Sat 10am-12pm. Regular tours, first come basis. d T G P
New additions to the campus to provide facilities for
performing arts, science and indoor sports have added colour
and a little quirkiness to the original austere school buildings
of the 1930s. Described as truly inspirational by one parent.
Studio E Architects 2007.
Rail: Bexleyheath, Bexley
WALKS/TOURS
The changing face of the tidal Thames: Thames Estuary

Partnership & ICE walk
n Meet: Sat 2pm, Erith Station, Stonewood Road, Erith
DA8 1TY. First come basis. Duration 3 hours. Wear sturdy,
comfortable footwear and bring rainwear and a drink.
Toilet facilities at start of walk only. Max 30 on tour. E G
The tidal Thames Estuary is neither a wasteland nor
wilderness. Not only was land intensively occupied and
exploited but pressure on use is accelerating. This 3-mile walk
will demonstrate urban infrastructure, flood management
and natural beauty, all within the M25. Organised by Thames
Estuary Partnership and ICE.
Rail: Erith (for start of walk), Slade Green (for end of walk)
Supported by
Key. A Architect on site B Bookshop

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D Full wheelchairopenhouselondon.org.uk
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n OpenCSaturday
n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Brent
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Brent Civic Centre
See openhouselondon.org.uk/brent
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
105-119 Brentfield Road, Neasden NW10 8LD

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Tours on the hour. Last entry 3.30pm.
Max 30 per tour. N D T B P
Masterpiece of traditional Hindu design and exquisite
workmanship that rises serenely amid Londons iconic skyline.
Using 5000 tonnes of Italian Carrara and Indian Ambaji
marble and the finest Bulgarian limestone, it was handcarved in India before being assembled in London. Entry: all
areas except monks quarters, admin block, kitchen, gym. NB.
Respectful dress please no shorts, short skirts, sleeveless
tops.
Tube: Harlesden then 224 bus; Tube/Rail: Wembley Park then
206 bus
Brent Civic Centre
Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way,Wembley HA9 0FJ

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular architect-led tours. A
Located next to Wembley Stadium and Arena, the new
Civic Centre (opened June 2013) streamlines all aspects of
Brent Councils activities. The spaces are arranged around a
soaring, naturally-lit foyer and atrium which houses a large
public amphitheatre and staircase. Circular drum clad in
timber fins features prominently, housing a multi-purpose
community hall, library, customer services and civic chamber.
BREEAM Outstanding the first project in its category to
have achieved this and the most sustainable local authority
building in the UK. Hopkins Architects 2013.
Tube: Wembley Park; Rail: Wembley Stadium; 83,92,182,206
Capital City Academy
Doyle Gardens NW10 3ST

n Sat 10am-2pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Max 80 at
one time. d T P
Foster and Partners first school and the first new build City
Academy. A glass and stainless steel building, slightly curved
following the slope of the grounds surrounded with sports
fields and a park. It is unique with its beautiful, clean and curved
lines which reflect the sky and the green surrounding it. Foster +
Partners 2003. Entry: theatre, main reception, arts areas.
Tube: Willesden Green; Rail: Kensal Rise; Tube/Rail: Kensal Green;
206,266
Harmony Childrens Centre
38 Bridge Road NW10 9BX

n Sat 9am-5pm. Architect-led tours, first come basis. D T G P
The building consists of four connected pavilions which
house office space, two public halls and a nursery. Sustainable
features include daylight and fresh air brought into the
pavilions through high level roof lights and vents. Greenhill
Jenner 2005.
Tube: Harlesden; 266,260
Ruach Ministries Christian Centre (former Gaumont

State Cinema)
197-199 Kilburn High Road NW6 7HY

n Sat 10am-5pm. N D T P
Once the largest cine-variety theatre in England (over 4,000
seats). Italian Renaissance-style interior and original Wurlitzer
theatre pipe organ. Grade II* listed. George Coles 1937. Entry:
20
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main hall only.

Tube: Kilburn, Kilburn Park; Rail: Kilburn High Road, Brondesbury
Park; 16,16A,32,98,31,28
Watling Place
South Kilburn Studios
2a Canterbury Road NW6 5SW

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Tours on the hour with an intro to the
space and Q&A, first come basis.
Transformation of a disused portacabin into a series of studio
spaces available to those in the creative industries. Tenants
pledge to train a local young person in lieu of rent. Practice
Architecture and The Architecture Foundation 2011.
Entry: main space.
Tube: Kilburn Park, Queens Park; 316,16,98,31,6
The Tin Tabernacle/Cambridge Hall
12-16 Cambridge Avenue NW6 5BA

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
tour 4pm. Max 15 per tour. N T G d
1860s corrugated iron chapel. Inside transformed after the last
war into a ship by local people, complete with decks, portholes,
bridge and even a bofors gun. 1863. Entry: Chapel, roperoom,
classroom, wordroom (Sat only).
Tube: Kilburn Park; Rail: Kilburn High Road; 31,328,316,32,206,632
Underground Bunker, Neasden
Brook Road NW2 7DZ

n Sat 8.30am-5pm. Pre-book ONLY by email on
katy.bajina@networkhg.org.uk. Comprehensive tour given.
Sensible footwear and clothing should be worn. Last entry
5pm. Max 25 at one time. T P
Underground 1940s bunker used during WWII by Winston
Churchill and the Cabinet. Purpose-built of reinforced concrete,
totally bomb-proof subterranean war citadel 40ft below
ground, with Map Room, Cabinet Room and offices, housed
within a sub-basement protected by a 5ft thick concrete roof.
Tube: Neasden, Dollis Hill; 245,182,332,232
Watling Place
Albert Road NW6 5BR

n Sat 10am-1pm. Architect-led tours and discussions as
required on day, first come basis. E N A G
Individual interlinking blocks in concertina form working
collectively with taller, dramatically expressed 11 storey blocks
in strategic positions utilising high quality materials and
detailing. PRP 2012. Entry: External facades and courtyards.
Tube/Rail: Queens Park; 187,316,36,6
Zog House
1a Donaldson Road NW6 6NA

n Sat 10am-1pm. Half-hourly tours, pre-book ONLY by email
on zoghouseOH2013@solidspace.co.uk with your preferred
time of tour. Last tour 12.30pm. Max 8 per tour. T A G P
75% of us dont want to live in a new home. Solidspace is out
to change that by building homes that delight, inspire and
engage. Zog House is their prototype of 21C living. Shortlisted
RIBA Awards 2010, winner Best London Property 2011, Property
Awards. Many sustainable features. Groves Natcheva
Architects 2009. Entry: selected areas of house.
Tube: Queens Park; 328,36,6,98,206
WALKS/TOURS
Roe Green Village
n Meet: Sun 11am and 3pm at Village Green, Roe Lane NW9
9BH. With historian Peter Cormack FSA on site. P
Built to provide workers housing for employees of AirCo,
Roe Green was designed in the garden village idiom, much
influenced by the Arts & Crafts Movement, by Sir Frank Baines,
principal architect at HM Office of Works. The housing was
a mixture of cottages and cottage flats planned around
existing features. Sir Frank Baines 1918-19.
Tube: Kingsbury, Colindale; Rail: Kenton;
204,302,305,324,183,292
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Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Camden
productivity and employee engagement. First office fit-out to

be awarded BREEAM excellent. Sustainable features include
indoor air quality with 3800 plants, a biodiverse green roof
designed to mimic the seasons and Londons largest insect
hotel for a commercial building. Woods Bagot 2011. Entry:
office space, roof terrace.
Tube: Great Portland Street; 18,27,30
See openhouselondon.org.uk/camden
39 Frognal Kate Greenaway Studio
2 Willow Road
2 Willow Road NW3 1TH

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Entry via limited timed tickets only,
available from house on day, first come basis. No tours, nonguided viewing only. Last entry 4.30pm. Q C
Goldfingers unique Modernist home. The house is designed
for flexibility, efficient use of space and good day-lighting.
Complete with fittings and furniture designed by Goldfinger
and modern art collection including works by Duchamp, Ernst,
Moore and Riley. Ern Goldfinger 1939.
Tube: Hampstead; Rail: Hampstead Heath; 24,46,168,268,C11
8 Stoneleigh Terrace (Highgate New Town, Stage 1)
8 Stoneleigh Terrace N19 5TY

n Sun 10am-5pm. NB. Closed 1pm-2pm. Tours on the hour.
Last tour 4pm. Max 25 per tour. T
Built during the golden era of public housing by an architect
who studied with Goldfinger and worked with Denys Lasdun.
Peter Tbori, Camden Architects Department 1972-9.
Tube: Archway; 4,C11
8a Belsize Court Garages
8a Belsize Court Garages NW3 5AJ

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Architect-led tours every 45 mins, first
come basis. Last entry 4.15pm. Max 10 per tour. d A G
Originally a late 19C coachmans living quarters and stable,
this mews house combines an award-winning architects
studio and spacious light-filled maisonette after a 2-phase
retrofit. Sanya Polescuk Architects 2012. Entry: all areas.
Tube: Belsize Park, Swiss Cottage; 168,268,24,46,113
17B Ainsworth Way NW8 0SR
n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Max 10 per
tour. Q
Estate was largest and most ambitious built by Camden,
incorporating 520 homes and primary school. This terraced
house is largest of dwelling types, designed for 6 people across
3 floors. Recently renovated by architect owners, many orginal
fetaures remain. Neave Brown 1968-79. Entry: whole house.
See also Alexandra Road entry.
Tube: Swiss Cottage; Rail: South Hampstead; 139,189,46,31,82
19 North End NW3 7HR
n Sat 1.30pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
tour 4.30pm. Max 4 per tour. T P
Modernist house of yellow stock brick built as a private
residence for family use by architect, academic and decipherer
of Minoan script Linear B. Ventris iconic fitted interior,
designed to house furniture (no longer here) designed by
Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer for Ventris parents. Original
finishes still intact. Michael Ventris and Lois Ventris 1953.
Tube: Golders Green; 210,268
20 Triton Street Lend Lease HQ
20 Triton Street, Regents Place NW1 3BF

n Sat 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
entry 4.30pm. Max 18 per tour. D R T G
Lend Leases EMEA HQ is a showcase for occupant health,
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Building
39 Frognal NW3 6YD

n Sun 10am-1pm. First come basis. Max 12 at one time. T
A substantial studio-house originally built for illustrator Kate
Greenaway; the painting studio is turned through 45 degrees
to catch the north light. Now the studio of artist John Aldus.
Norman Shaw 1885. Entry: studio, room, terrace.
Tube: Hampstead, Finchley Road; 268,46
43-46 Gordon Square (Birkbeck School of Arts)
43-46 Gordon Square WC1H 0PD

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis. Last
tour 4pm. Max 15 per tour. T A d R
Georgian terrace, centre of the Bloomsbury Group activities.
Grade II listed. Includes recent radical interior intervention at
basement and ground floor. RIBA Award Winner 2008. Cubitt
c1820/Surface Architects 2007. Entry: cinema, Keynes library.
Tube/Rail: Euston, Kings Cross St Pancras; 168,59,68,91
44 Willoughby Road
44 Willoughby Road NW3 1RU

n Sat 1pm-5pm/Sun 10am-1pm. Regular tours, first come
basis. Max 20 per tour. D G Q
New-build open-plan studio house designed as a floating
box with integrated gardens on each level and mesh screens
for privacy and sun control. Sustainable features include heat
pump, PV panels and water collection. RIBA Award Winner
2012. Mark Guard Architects 2012. Entry: all except 2 bedrooms.
Tube: Hampstead; Rail: Hampstead Heath; 268,C11,46,168
Adaptable House
17B Ainsworth Way, Alexandra Road Estate
19 North End
CGI of Kings Cross Station
6 Doughty Mews WC1N 2PG

n Sun 10am-6pm. First come basis, queuing outside if
necessary. Max 20 at one time. R T A Q
Self-build conversion followed by 30 year occupation, from
party house to office to family home for 6. Ash Sakula
Architects 1983 onwards.
Tube: Russell Square; Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St Pancras,
Farringdon; 38,19
Alexandra Road
13(b) Rowley Way, Abbey Road NW8 0SF

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours including to gardens
(weather permitting), first come basis. Last entry 4.30pm.
Max 4 at one time. Q
The last large social housing complex in London a low-rise,
high-density enclave. Terraced housing reinterpreted. Listed
Grade II* in 1993. Flat virtually as originally designed. Valuable
example of 20C landscaping in integral 4 acre park, designed
by Janet Jack. Neave Brown 1968-79. Entry: whole flat. See also
17B Ainsworth Way entry.
Tube: Swiss Cottage; Rail: South Hampstead; 159,139
Artchive Philip Hughes Studio
62 Rochester Place NW1 9JX

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. First come basis, queuing if necessary.
Project architects on site. Max 12 at one time. d T A
Private gallery and art archive. Mews workshop converted
to artists studio/summerhouse. Uses mirrors and glazed
surfaces to produce theatrical distortion of spaces. Mezzanine
studio carpeted in red, double-height garden room, wedge-
shaped glazing. Rear connects to garden with spa. RIBA Award

Winner 2005. Hughes Meyer Studio/Sanei Hopkins Architects
2004. Entry: all areas.
Tube: Camden Town; Rail: Camden Road; C2,29,134
Bertram Street Low Energy Victorian Terrace
8 Bertram Street N19 5DQ

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. NB.
residents have a dog. No under 16s please. Last tour 3pm.
Max 10 at one time. G
Low-carbon retrofit to a 3-storey Victorian terraced house
in a conservation area to reduce emissions by 77%. Includes
pioneering method of fitting internal wall insulation while
the residents continued to live in the property, plus vacuum
glazing, MVHR, solar thermal and PV. United House with SEA
and Parity Projects 2010. Entry: most living areas.
Tube: Archway, Tufnell Park; C11,4,143
British Medical Association House
Tavistock Square WC1H 9JP

n Sun 10am-5pm. Pre-book ONLY on 020 7383 6363. Max 20
at one time. d T
Designed for the Theosophical Society and acquired by
the BMA in 1923. Extended by Wontner Smith (1928/9) and
Douglas Wood (1938/50 and 1959/60). Sir Edwin Lutyens
1913/1929. Entry: council chamber, Princes room, Hastings
room, library, garden.
Tube: Russell Square; Tube/Rail: Euston; 59,68,91,168
British Museum, World Conservation and Exhibitions

Centre
Great Russell Street,WC1B 3DG

n Sat tours at 10am, 11.30am, 1pm, pre-book ONLY at
www.britishmuseum.org. Opportunity to overlook the
construction site with members of the Project Team on
hand to talk about the latest developments to the WCEC
site and the architecture and construction of the building.
Max 15 per talk. B R T
Important new project that will transform the way the British
Museum displays and looks after its collection. Construction
began on the building in Spring 2010 and is due to be
completed in late 2013.Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 2014.
Tube: Tottenham Court Road, Holborn; Tube/Rail: Euston
Burgh House
New End Square NW3 1LT

n Sun 12pm-5pm. Last entry 4pm. Local photographic archive
and art exhibition. d N R T B C
Grade I listed Queen Anne house (1704) retaining original
panelling and staircase with a modern gallery set in a small
terrace garden. Entry: caf, period rooms, art gallery, shop, kids
corner, Museum of Hampstead.

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n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
conference rooms.
Tube: Holborn; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 1,59,68,91,168,171,188
UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre
Gibbs Building, Wellcome Trust
Tube: Hampstead; Rail: Hampstead Heath; 46,24,268,168,C11
Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre
2nd Floor, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road WC1X 8PA

n Sat 11am-3pm. Sat tours at 11am, 12noon, 2pm, first come
basis. Duration 45 mins. Demonstration by the conservator
of repair of historic documents. Max 10 per tour. T
Archives recording 5 centuries of the history of Holborn,
Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia, Camden Town, St Pancras, Hampstead
and Highgate. Sidney Cook 1960.
Tube: Chancery Lane, Holborn; 19,38,55,143
Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square WC1R 4RL

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Max 40 per tour. d N T
HQ of the South Place Ethical Society, a long-standing
organisation renowned as a hub for free speech and
progressive thought. Grade II listed, the interior of the building
is finished with quality materials, and remains largely intact.
Frederick Herbert Mansford 1929. Entry: foyer, main hall
(except Sat 1pm-5pm), library.
Tube: Holborn; 98,19,38,8,25
Fenton House
Hampstead Grove NW3 6SP

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm.Timed entry if busy.Last entry 4.30pm.dT Q
Beautiful town house (1686) situated in 1 1/2 acres of
walled gardens. Retaining many original features, it houses
important decorative arts collections. Panoramic views across
London from top floor balcony. Entry: main house, gardens.
Tube: Hampstead; Rail: Hampstead Heath; 46,210,268,603
Freemasons Hall
60 Great Queen Street WC2B 5AZ

n Sat 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. N D
Monumental classical exterior belying elaborate and varied
interior decoration: extensive use of mosaic, stained glass,
decorated ceilings and lighting. Ashley and Newman 1927-33.
Entry: Grand Temple and ceremonial areas.
Tube: Holborn, Covent Garden; 1,59,68,91,168,171,188
Garden Court Chambers
57-60 Lincolns Inn Fields WC2A 3LJ

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 10am-1pm. Hourly tours. Display of
historical photography and architectural drawings and
recent restoration works. Max 25 per tour. d T Q
Inigo Jones design at no.59-60 intended as model for Lincolns
Inn Fields development, copied by no.57-58 with portico
and elliptical staircase added by Soane. Sympathetically
refurbished by current occupiers, a barristers chambers.
Retains many original features, staircases, fireplaces,
mouldings and historical associations. Inigo Jones 1640s/
Sir John Soane 1700s. Entry: reception, staircases, meeting &
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stables and yard, with final additions c1880. Entry: Victoria hall,
members room, library, Coleridge room.
Tube: Highgate, Archway; 214,210,271,143
215 Euston Road NW1 2BE

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular architect-led tours. Talks on Thomas
Heatherwick sculpture. Activities for families including
create your own London skyline. Last entry 4.45pm. Max
600 at one time. D R T B C G
HQ of the Wellcome Trust a global charitable foundation
dedicated to achieving improvements in health by supporting
the brightest minds. Vast open plan design around a lightfilled atrium featuring spectacular artwork. RIBA Award
Winner 2005. Hopkins Architects 2004. Entry: ground floor
atrium, 5th floor viewing gallery and art works.
Tube: Euston Square, Warren Street; Tube/Rail: Euston; 18,24,29
Kentish Town Health Centre
Government Art Collection
180 York Way N1C 0AZ

n Sat 10am-1pm. Max 15 at one time. D T G
One of the first buildings to be erected at Kings Cross Central
is LB Camdens conservation skills and recruitment centre
offering apprenticeships, construction training, jobs and
work placements. The building detailing is used as a lesson
in construction for the students. Externally, the roof features
PV panels and sedum roof. RIBA Award Winner 2009. David
Morley Architects 2009.
Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St Pancras; 46,214,73,390,91,17
Queens Yard, 179a Tottenham Court Road W1T 7PA

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour. Duration 45 mins.
Pre-book ONLY on 020 7580 9120 or www.gac.culture.gov.
uk/openhouse2013. Last tour 4pm. Max 25 per tour. T
Guided tour of premises and behind-the-scenes look at how
this major collection of British art operates. The viewing
area will be hung with works reflecting this years theme
Celebrating Architecture, People and Place. Entry: all areas
except office accommodation.
www.gac.culture.gov.uk/openhouse2013
Tube: Goodge Street, Warren Street, Euston Square;
Tube/Rail: Euston; 10,14,24,29,73,134,390
Grays Inn
Grays Inn WC1R 5ET

n Sun tours at 10.30am, 12noon, 2pm. By ballot ONLY, see
p16 for details. Duration 1 hour. Enter via entrance in High
Holborn next to Cittie of York. Max 30 per tour.
700 year old legal collegiate institution. Hall includes 16C
screen. Much of Inn redesigned in neo-Georgian style by Sir
Edward Maufe after 1941 bombing. Entry: hall, large pension
room, small pension room, chapel and the walks.
Tube: Chancery Lane, Holborn; Tube/Rail: Kings Cross; 8,19,25,38
Gustafson Porter Studios
1 Cobham Mews, Agar Grove NW1 9SB

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.30pm. 11am
talk on projects by Kathryn Gustafson and at 2pm by Mary
Bowman. Exhibition of projects. d T A
David Chipperfields former offices defined by an exposed
concrete spine wall and courtyard spaces, exploiting full
potential of triangular site a former scrapyard. David
Chipperfield Architects 1987-89. Entry: studio on ground floor.
Tube/Rail:CamdenTown,Kings Cross Rail:Camden Road;274,29,253
Hampstead Friends Meeting House
120 Heath Street NW3 1DR

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular tours. d T
Listed Arts and Crafts freestyle building with plain interior
and many charming original features, sympathetically
modernised in 1991. Entrance via listed gateway. Frederick
Rowntree 1907. Entry: ground floor, 1st floor library.
Tube: Hampstead; Rail: Hampstead Heath; 268
2 Bartholomew Road NW5 2BX

n Sat 10am-2pm. Architect-led half-hourly tours, first come
basis. Last entry 1.30pm. Max 30 per tour. D T A G E
Housing a GP practice and other health facilities, this compact
three storey building is inspired by the game Jenga. Complex
inter-relationships of all the buildings uses are adjusted to create
a flexible space for all the community. RIBA Award Winner & RIBA
Stirling Prize shortlist 2009. Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 2008.
www.elliottwood.co.uk
Tube/Rail: Kentish Town; C2,134,214,46
Kings Cross Construction Skills Centre
Kings Cross Filling Station
Goods Way N1C 4UR

n Sat/Sun 12pm-10pm. First come basis. N D R T
Conversion of a derelict petrol station has created a new
external public events space and restaurant overlooking the
Regents Canal. The intervention of a 200m-long, fibre-glass
screen corresponding to the existing structures on the site
provides a protective enclosure and a strong new identity for
the site. Carmody Groarke 2012.
Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St Pancras
Kings Cross/Granary Building
Kings Cross Visitor Centre, The Granary Building, 1 Granary

Square N1C 4AA
n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Visitor Centre Estate tours. Pre-book
estate tours ONLY at http://tours.kingscross.co.uk/ .Across
the buildings viewing platform by Felice Varini, first come
basis. Regular tours of newly opened Great Northern Hotel,
first come basis. Tours, treasure hunt and building related
activities for children at Global Generation Skip Garden.
D RT C A G
A mixed-use development of the Kings Cross railway lands
(Masterplan Allies and Morrison, Porphyrious Associates +
Townshend Landscape Architects, 2004). 20 historic and 30
new buildings set in high quality public space. Central St
Martins Granary Building (Stanton Williams 2011) and Granary
Square (Townshend 2012). Sustainable features include central
heat and power/renewable technologies. Entry: Visitor Centre,
viewing platform, Great Northern Hotel and Skip Garden.
Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St Pancras; 10,46,73,214,390
London Kings Cross Station
Meet: Info desk, Kings Cross Station, York Way, N1 9AP

n Sat/Sun 12pm-4pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis.
Duration 30 mins. Max 10 per tour. E N D R T B A G
11 South Grove N6 6BS
Originally opened in 1852, the station had been transformed
n Sun 12pm-5pm. Unrestricted entry to Victoria Hall, halfinto a modern transport facility beautifully integrated with
hourly tours to other rooms. Last entry 4.15pm. Max 12 per
Grade I Listed building. Magnificent facade recently revealed
tour. d T P
for first time in over 150yrs as part of scheme to create Kings
Fine stuccoed building overlooking Pond Square, and home
Cross Square, Londons newest public space. Lewis Cubitt/John
to Institution since 1840. Formed from 1790 coach house,
McAslan & Partners/Stanton Williams 1852/2012.
Entry: western concourse, clock tower (weather dependent).
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Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
Tube: Archway, Highgate; Rail: Gospel Oak, Hampstead Heath;

214,C11,210,143,603
London Mathematical Society
De Morgan House, 57-58 Russell Square WC1B 4HS

n Sun 11am-4pm. Half-hourly tours. Exhibition running. Last
tour 3.30pm. Max 10 per tour. d R T
Two Grade II listed buildings, 4-storey yellow stock brick with a
rusticated stucco base. No.57 has garden at the rear. Staircases
are intact and each room still retains the high ceilings and
ornamental fireplaces. James Burton 1803. Entry: lower ground
floor, reception, room 14, members room.
Tube: Russell Square; Tube/Rail: Euston, Kings Cross; 188,91,168,7
London School of Economics
32 Lincolns Inn Fields WC2A 3PH

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Last entry
4.30pm. Max 15 per tour. E R T A G d
Neo-Jacobean style building, recently undergone
refurbishment. Restoration works included reinstatement
of cornicing, parquet and terrazzo flooring. Contemporary
additions include new entrance pavilion. Jestico + Whiles 2013.
Entry: ground, lower ground, basement, Registrars office.
Tube: Holborn, Temple; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 1,168,521,15,26
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street WC1E 7HT

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 10am-3pm. Tours on the hour, first
come basis. Exhibition on history of building. Last tour Sat
4pm, Sun 2pm. Max 20 per tour. D T G
Beautiful Grade II listed Art Deco building with highly
decorated faade, period library, north courtyard extension
and new south courtyard building. P Morley Horder & Verner
O Rees 1929/Devereux Architects 2003/2009. Entry: entrance
hall, library, north and south courtyard buildings.
Tube: Goodge Street; Tube/Rail: Euston, Kings Cross; 10,24,29,73
Lumen United Reformed Church and Caf
88 Tavistock Place WC1H 9RS

n Sat 10am-6pm. Hourly tours. Exhibition of prints by Jamie
Hearn. Last tour 5pm. Max 10 per tour. N D R T
Created within the shell of an existing 1960s church, Lumen
is a Christian worship space but open to people of all faiths
and none. Redesign includes a caf clearly visible from the
street through a dramatic 8m high window, a new extension
housing three community spaces, and a new sacred space the
Shaft of Light: a white-rendered conical intervention which
reaches through the full 11m height of the building to a single
roof-light. RIBA Award Winner 2009. Theis + Khan 2009.
Tube: Russell Square; Tube/Rail: Kings Cross; 46,45,7,205,30
Pushkin House
5a Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2TA

n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. Regular tours on the past, present and
future plans for the building. d R T
A centre of Russian culture in London, this Grade II* listed
house has a fine staircase which has been meticulously
restored. Henry Flitcroft 1744. Entry: basement, ground floor,
first floor.
Tube: Holborn 1,8,19,25,38
Robin Grove music room & library extension
8 Robin Grove N6 6NY

n Sun 10am-3pm. Regular tours. Max 15 per tour. A G
Extension of house along the entire north edge over 2 floors
creating idealised views into the woods. The extension
into the garden is an auditorium a place for performance
listening or slumber, it projects its volume into the garden and
is lit with 3-sided natural light. Andrew Pilkington Architects
2011. Entry: ground floor of house, garden.
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Royal College of Physicians
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
62-64 Gower Street WC1E 6ED

n Sat tours at 11am, 11.30am, 12noon, 12.30pm, pre-book ONLY
at boxoffice@rada.ac.uk (Lorna OLeary). Max 25 per tour. D T
Theatres, public bar and first class teaching facilities with large
glass curving bay and terracotta grid of cleverly disguised
flytower, and shaft of daylight from roof through glass floor to
workshops in basement. RIBA Award Winner. Avery Associates
Architects 2001.
Tube: Euston Square, Goodge Street; Rail: Euston; 10,24,73,134
Royal Asiatic Society
14 Stephenson Way NW1 2HD

n Sat 1pm-4pm. Talks on history and collection of Society
followed by tours at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm. Exhibition on
building and neighbourhood. Max 20 per tour. D R T A P
An original 1880s warehouse converted by the architects
Jestico + Whiles for their offices. Features an atrium with an
up-and-over full-height glazed screen fronting the mezzanine
floor. In 2007 the RAS purchased the building and remodelled
it to house its collection and facilitate its activities. Entry: 3rd
floor studio, 2nd floor council room, 1st floor reading room,
ground floor lecture theatre.
Tube: Euston Square, Warren Street; Tube/Rail: Euston, Kings
Cross St Pancras; 10,14,24,27,390
Royal College of Physicians
11 St Andrews Place, Regents Park NW1 4LE

n Sun 11am-4pm. Regular architectural and garden tours
bookable on the day. Lecture on Lasdun & RCP. Childrens
activities and family quiz. Last entry 3.30pm. N D R T B C P
Dramatic interior spaces and white mosaic exterior elevated
on piloti. Grade I listed and one of Londons most important
post-war buildings. Sir Denys Lasdun 1964/1996. Entry: main
hall, theatres, library, Osler Room, Censors Room, council
chamber, Treasures, physic garden.
Tube: Warren Street, Great Portland Street, Regents Park;
Tube/Rail: Euston; C2,18,27,30,88,205,453
Shadow House
20 Kelly Street NW1 8PH

n Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. Talks and exhibition of
project. Last entry 4.45pm. Max 20 at one time. Q A
Grade II listed two-up/two-down with a contemporary feel
and a cool collection of art and mid-century furniture. A
faceted, rubber rear extension forms a shadow to the house.
Knott Architects 2013. Entry: most rooms, courtyard.
Tube: Kentish Town, Camden Town; Rail: Kentish Town West;
46,134,214,C2,393
Shepheard Epstein Hunter Offices
Phoenix Yard, 65 Kings Cross Road WC1X 9LW

n Sun 10am-5pm. Hourly tours, pre-book ONLY on
openhouse@seh.co.uk. Last tour 4pm. Max 12 per tour. T A d
The practices own studio former workshop/brewery and
possibly Nell Gwynnes house now converted and stripped
back to reveal the original timber, iron and steel structure.
A rare example of an early industrial building. Shepheard
Epstein Hunter (refurb) 2000. Entry: all floors.
www.seh.co.uk
Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St Pancras, Farringdon; 63
Sir John Soanes Museum No.14 Lincolns Inn Fields
14 Lincolns Inn Fields WC2A 3BP

n Sat 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Restricted access. N T Q A
Soanes house, museum, gallery, library and art collection
surviving as built, with some of Londons most spectacular

room settings. No.14 Lincolns Inn Fields, built by Soane in 1824
and let out in his lifetime as a private house. The building
restored in 2006-7 houses an education centre and research
facility. A beautiful and rare example of Soanes late work with
a number of fine interiors. RIBA Award Winner 2009. Sir John
Soane 1812 & 1824/Julian Harrap Architects (refurb) 2008.
Tube: Holborn; 1,8,19,25,38
St Augustines Road Eco-House
17 St Augustines Road NW1 9RL

n Sat 11am-5pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour 4pm.
Max 12 per tour. G
Award-winning retrofit to a large Victorian semi-detached
house in a conservation area aiming to reduce carbon
emissions by 80% using conventional technologies.
Sustainable features include internal wall insulation, doubleglazed sash windows, solar thermal and PV systems. LB
Camden, UCL, SEA, Urbanbuzz, Lengard 2008.
Tube: Camden Town; Rail: Camden Road; 29,253,274,390,393
St Georges Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Way WC1A 2HR

n Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 12pm-5pm. Regular tours. Sun 4pm
Recital. Hawksmoor exhibition in Undercroft. N D R T A
Last of Hawksmoors six London churches and consecrated in
1730, with majestic portico and stepped tower with lion and
unicorn sculptures. Magnificent late 17C chandelier in nave.The
re-lighting scheme concludes the restoration coordinated by
World Monuments Fund Britain. Nicholas Hawksmoor 1720s.
Tube: Tottenham Court Road, Holborn; Rail: Euston; 8,19,25,38,55
St Giles-in-the-Fields
60 St Giles High Street WC2H 8LG

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 12pm-5pm. D T
Grade I listed Palladian church by architect of Woburn Abbey,
with one of Londons best preserved early Georgian interiors.
Recently restored 17C/18C historic organ. Many interesting
memorials and associations with Maryland, Sydney and
Melanesia. Henry Flitcroft 1730-34. Entry: church.
Tube: Tottenham Court Road; 1,7,8,10,14,19,24,25
St Lukes C of E School and Church

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basement reserve stock area.

Tube: Swiss Cottage; 31,C11,82,13,268,187,47
The Bloomsbury Hotel
The Bloomsbury Hotel
16-22 Great Russell Street WC1B 3NN

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis.
Duration 30 mins. Max 20 per tour. Display of furniture by
Nigel Northeast. Last entry 4.30pm. Sat 3pm talk by Martin
Lutyens, max 100 people, pre-book ONLY on bloomsbury_
events@doylecollection.com. D T
Constructed as the first YWCA it was one of the finest club
buildings in the world. Converted to a hotel in 1998 it remains
one of the finest examples of Lutyens work. Sir Edward
Lutyens 1931. Entry: Hall, Chapel, Seamus Heaney Library.
Tube: Tottenham Court Road; Tube/Rail: Euston; 7,14,24,73,25
The Coach House

12 Kidderpore Avenue NW3 7SU
n Sat 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours. Display illustrating
buildings history. Max 15 per tour. D R T A
Remodelling of lower ground floor and rear garden of listed
church to form new primary school. Extensive refurbishment
of church above to provide enhanced facilities. Curl la Tourelle
Architects/Richard Griffiths Architects 2011-12. Entry: school,
playground, church.
Tube: Finchley Road; Rail: West Hampstead; 13,82,113
St Martins, Gospel Oak
The Swedenborg Society
St Pancras International
Meet at The Betjeman Statue, Grand Terrace, Euston Rd N1C 4QP

tour 3pm. Max 15 per tour. N D T
A unique Grade I listed Victorian railway station completed
in 1868, with the original station hotel following in 1873. After
a 800 million transformation, St Pancras International,
home of HS1, has redefined railway stations for 21C and is a
destination in its own right. W Barlow 1868/Foster + Partners
2007. Entry: grand terrace, arcade, circle.
79 Endell Street WC2H 9DY
n Sat/Sun 11am-3pm. Archive photos and renovation video.D RT
Grade II listed community/cultural venue and reformed
church which has undergone a major renovation. A
transparent structure using glass and mirrored panels to
highlight features of the 19C architecture has been inserted
with a freestanding structure right above the entrance
that offers additional office and exhibition space. Christ &
Gantenbein (refurb) 2010.
Tube:Tottenham Court Road, Covent Garden, Holborn; 24,29,176
Swiss Cottage Library
88 Avenue Road NW3 3HA

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 11am-4pm. Regular tours focusing on
the librarys original architect Sir Basil Spence. N D T
Grade II listed building by renowned Modernist, which
has been refurbished and remodelled whilst protecting
the buildings landmark status. Sir Basil Spence 1963/John
McAslan and Partners (refurb) 2003. Entry: public areas and
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Inverforth Close (off North End Way) NW3 7EX

n Sat 2pm-5pm. NB. no access to Inverforth House. d N R T
800ft long Grade II* listed pergola is designed in one of
Londons secret gardens at the rear of Inverforth House, Lord
Leverhulmes London residence (1904-25). Thomas Mawson
(landscape) 1905-25.
Tube: Golders Green; 210,268
Vicars Road NW5 4NL

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 12pm-2pm. N D R T B
Grade I listed and (according to Pevsner) Londons craziest
Victorian church; exceptional roof, soaring tower, unusual
detail and supporting interior with alabaster pulpit. Major
restoration and refurbishment now complete. Edward
Buckton Lamb 1865. Entry: church, hall, gardens.
Tube: Chalk Farm; Rail: Gospel Oak; 24,46,C11
Swiss Church London
2a Belsize Park Gardens NW3 4LA

n Sat/Sun tours at 10am, 11am, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, prebook ONLY on http://www.superhomes.org.uk. Max 10 per
tour. NB. Children over 12 only. G
Victorian house retrofitted to save 70% carbon, features
internal and external insulation, high performance double
glazing, integral draught stripping, LED low energy lights. New
for 2013: low energy appliances.
Tube: Belsize Park, Swiss Cottage, Finchley Road; 168,268,13,46
20-21 Bloomsbury Way WC1A 2TH

n Sat 1pm-4pm. Half hourly tours and talks on the history of
society and building. Max 20 at one time. T B
Grade II listed Georgian domestic building c1760, formerly part
of Bedford Estate. Interior refurbished 1925-6 to form lecture
hall, library and bookshop. Oak woodwork and green Doulton
tiles line the staircase. Entry: hall,Wynter room, Gardiner room,
bookshop.
Tube: Holborn; Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St Pancras; 8,19,25,38,55
The Wiener Library
29 Russell Square WC1B 5DP

n Sun 1pm-4pm. Half-hourly tours. Last entry 3.45pm. Max 10
per tour. Max 50 at one time. d N R T A
Sensitive yet bold refurbishment of historic listed townhouse
for The Wiener Library including dramatic first floor reading
room, new mezzanine and ground floor exhibition spaces.
Barbara Weiss Architects (refurb) 2011. Entry:Wolfson Reading
Room, exhibition, archive stores.
Tube: Russell Square; Rail: Euston; 7,59,X68,168,188
UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre
Corner of Capper Street and Huntley Street WC1E 6DH

n Sat 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
4.15pm. Max 8 per tour. D T A G
The building makes clever use of its tight urban site by
incorporating a highly flexible layout with a series of stacking,
light-filled atria which lend a feeling of spatial generosity.
A variety of art commisions are located throughout the
buildings interior. Hopkins Architects 2012.
Tube: Warren Street, Euston Square; Tube/Rail: Euston, Kings
Cross St Pancras; 10,18,24,29,30
UCL (University College London)
Gower Street WC1E 6BT

n Sat 9.30am-1pm. Regular tours every 20-30 mins from
information point (Front Quad, Gower Street), taking
in Front Quad, Cloisters, Flaxman Gallery and Jeremy
Bentham. General access to UCL Art Museum, Grant
Museum of Zoology and Petrie Museum of Egyptian
Archaeology (accessed via Malet Place). Max 25 per tour. T
UCL was established in 1826 in order to open up education
for the first time to students of any race, class or religion.
The stunning and iconic neo-Grecian portico is generally
recognised as William Wilkins greatest work (1827-29).
Tube: Euston Square, Goodge Street; Tube/Rail: Euston;
10,18,24,29,30,73,134,253
Victorian Waterpoint
St Pancras Cruising Club, Camley Street N1C 4PN

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 2.30pm-5pm. Max 50 at one time. R T
At around 9m x 6m and 3-stories high, the top floor originally
contained a vast 70 cubic metre capacity cast iron water tank.
This tank now forms an impressive viewing gallery; ornate
brickwork and elaborate detailing. Sir George Gilbert Scott
1872. Entry: ground, first and second floors (viewing platform).
WALKS/TOURS
Camden High Street and Britannia Junction
n Meet: Sat 10am by the southern entrance to HSBC bank

next to Camden Town tube station, Camden High Street
NW1 8QL. Walk with landscape architect, first come basis.
Duration 2 hours. Max 15 on tour. A
Heralded by the BBC as Londons first naked street Camden
High Street and Britannia Junction were both redesigned to
reclaim space for the pedestrian by minimising the dominance
of through traffic. Urban Movement + LB Camden 2010.
Tube: Camden Town; Rail: Camden Road
Kings Cross area guided walk
n Meet: Sat 11.30am outside Kings Cross station entrance,

facing St Pancras, York Way N1 9AP. Walk and talk with
landscape architect Dominic Cole, first come basis. Max 20
on tour. Duration approx 2 hours. A
Walk exploring the regeneration and landscape design of
Kings Cross Regents Quarter, Kings Place, the canal, Central St
Martins, St Pancras Old Church.
Swiss Cottage Open Space
n Meet: Sun 3pm in front of Swiss Cottage Library, 88 Avenue

Road NW3 3HA. Tour with project landscape architect. Max
25 on tour.
Design is centred around a sculpted landform and a
sunken ball court which become natural amphitheatres
for community cultural events whilst providing respite and
intimacy. Gustafson Porter 2006.
Tube: Swiss Cottage; 13,46,82,113,187,268,603
Virginia Woolf in Bloomsbury
n Meet: Sat 10am outside 29 Fitzroy Square W1T 6LQ. First

come basis, duration approx 1 1/2 hours.
A guided walk of the squares associated with Virginia Woolf
and the Bloomsbury Group.
Tube: Great Portland Street; Warren Street; 18,27,30,73,88,205
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City of London
Apothecaries Hall
Black Friars Lane EC4V 6EJ

n Sun 10am-3pm. First come basis. Last entry 2.45pm. Max
100 at one time. Q
A courtyard building with some of the best-preserved 17C
livery hall interiors, on the site of the Blackfriars Priory on
which the original hall burnt down in 1666. Thomas Locke 1672.
Entry: parlour, court room, great hall.
Tube: Monument; Tube/Rail: Blackfriars; 4,11,15,23,26,45
See openhouselondon.org.uk/cityoflondon
1 Finsbury Circus
1 Finsbury Circus EC2M 7EB

n Sat/Sun 10am-1pm. Half-hourly tours. Pre-book ONLY by
email on headreceptionist@1finsburycircus.com. Last tour
12.30pm. Max 20 per tour. D T A
This Lutyens Grade II listed building has been comprehensively
redeveloped to provide a high quality contemporary interior,
with a fully glazed spectacular atrium roof to maximize
daylight and aspect. Edwin Lutyens 1925/Gaunt Francis
(refurb) 2009. Entry: reception, listed staircase, atrium, 8th
floor, basement, listed boardroom.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street, Moorgate; 43,76,100,141,205
100 Victoria Embankment Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment EC4Y 0DY

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.30pm. D T G
Landmark curved Grade II listed building which has been
transformed to give it a new lease of life. RIBA Award Winner
2009. James Lomax Simpson 1930/Kohn Pedersen Fox
Associates 2007. Entry: lobby and ground floor atrium.
Tube/Rail: Blackfriars; 63,100,388,45
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
30 St Mary Axe EC3A 8EP

n Sat 8am-4pm/Sun 9am-4pm. Groups of 30 people every
10 mins, strictly 20 mins duration in total, first come basis.
High security with bag and body scans. Bring photo ID.
Open House volunteer priority entry not valid. Last tour
3.30pm. Queue may close earlier. D T Q
30 St Mary Axe, affectionately known as the Gherkin, is a
landmark curvilinear 40-storey office building in the heart
of Londons financial centre and is unlike any other ever
conceived. With distinctive tapering form that minimises its
footprint and effect on the London skyline and eco-friendly
glazed skin with lightwells, the building also has a glazed
dome at the top with spectacular 360-degree views across the
city. RIBA Stirling Prize Winner 2004. Foster + Partners 2003.
Entry: foyer, top of the building.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: Aldgate; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street;
4,8,25,100,149
4 Bayer House
Golden Lane Estate EC1Y 0RN

n Sun 11am-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Closed
between 1pm and 2pm. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 10 per tour.
Part of Golden Lane Estate which was the first public housing
to be listed. A maisonette with many of the original detail and
finishes. Chamberlin, Powell & Bon 1957. Entry: all rooms.
Tube: Barbican; Tube/Rail: Farringdon, Liverpool Street;
4,55,56,153,243
88 Wood Street
88 Wood Street EC2V 7AJ

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis, queuing if necessary. Last
entry 4.30pm. Max 4 at one time. D T A Q
Office building arranged as 3 linked blocks that step up from 8
to 17 storeys, with fully-glazed floors and roof terraces offering
spectacular views across the City. Richard Rogers Partnership
1999. Entry: reception, 17th floor lift lobby.
Tube: St Pauls; 100,4,56
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Bank of England
Threadneedle Street EC2R 8AH

n Sat/Sun 9.30am-4pm. Regular half hourly tours. Last entry
4pm. Max 20 per tour. D T Q
Work of 3 architects George Sampson, Robert Taylor & John
Soane internally rebuilt in imperial classical style. Soanian
remnants are screen walls and reconstruction of Bank Stock
Office in 1988. Entry: Parlours inc Court Room (NB. Many steps).
DLR/Tube: Bank; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 8,11,26,43,76,133,242
Barbican Centre
Silk Street EC2Y 8DS

n Sat tours at 12noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm by Barbican Tour
Explorers, pre-book ONLY on 0845 120 7500. Meet at
Advance Box Office Level G. Max 20 per tour. N T
An exploration of the Barbican via the Highwalks, the history
of the site, the original design and the ideas that inspired it.
RIBA Award Winner 2007. Chamberlin Powell & Bon 1963/
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (refurb) 2006.
Tube: Barbican, Bank; Tube/Rail: Moorgate, Liverpool Street;
4,243,47,78,11
Barts Hospital Great Hall
St Bartholomews Hospital,West Smithfield EC1A 7BE

n Sun 11am-3.30pm. Entry every 30 minutes, pre-book ONLY
on 020 3465 5798. Max 40 at one time. R T
Founded in 1123 and rebuilt by Gibbs as the Hospitals
showpiece. Grade I listed, the staircase to the Great Hall
is decorated by spectacular canvases by William Hogarth.
Church of St Bartholomew the Less also open. James Gibbs
1730-32. Entry: Great Hall, Hogarth staircase, Guild Room.
Tube: Barbican, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: Farringdon; Rail: City
Thameslink; 4,8,25,56,172,242
Bells and Belfries at St Botolph Aldgate
Aldgate High Street EC3N 1AB

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Sat 10am-12noon & 2pm-4pm bell
ringing demonstrations and belfry tours. Max 20 in belfry.
Refreshments all day. Last entry 3.30pm. R
Rare opportunity on Saturday only to see the bells and belfry
of this church by the architect of Mansion House, with
demonstrations taking place. Inside is Londons oldest organ.
George Dance the Elder 1744.
Tube: Aldgate; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; Rail: Fenchurch Street;
42,78,100,67,15
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Bevis Marks EC3A 5DQ

n Sun 10am-2pm. Regular half-hourly tours, first come basis.
Last entry 1.30pm. Max 200 at one time. D T
One of the best-preserved houses of worship of its period still
in use and oldest synagogue in Britain. Contains one of the
finest collections of Cromwellian and Queen Anne furniture in
the country. Joseph Avis 1701. Entry: synagogue and court.
Tube: Aldgate; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 8,15,25,26,35,40,42
Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
101 Lower Thames Street EC3R 6DL

n Sun 11am-4pm. Museum of London curators on site. D
Some of Londons best Roman remains, comprising late 2C
house with a 3C bath house built within its courtyard. First

discovered in 1848.
Tube: Monument; Rail: Fenchurch Street; 15,35,40,43,47,48,78
Bishopsgate Institute
230 Bishopsgate EC2M 4QH

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Tours by archivist on the hour, first
come basis. Last tour 4pm. Displays. N R T B
Following a recent 7.2 million refurbishment programme, this
beautifully restored historic Grade II* listed building combines
elements of Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau/Victorian architecture.
Charles Harrison Townsend 1894/Sheppard Architects
(restoration) 2011. Entry: library, great hall, boardroom.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 8,26,35,42,47,48
Broadgate, City of London
Broadgate Welcome Centre, Finsbury Avenue Square,

Broadgate EC2M 2PA
n Sat 10am-4pm. Interactive model and info about
Broadgate development. Pick up guide to architecture trail
of estate from Centre. Lobbies of 155 Bishopsgate, Exchange
House and 10 Exchange Square also open. D T C
Broadgate is home to an outstanding series of buildings
designed by renowned architects including Skidmore, Owings
& Merrill, Arup and make architects and forms a unique
environment in the city with public art, event spaces, shops,
bars and restaurants. Current Broadgate development is due
for completion in 2016 and Broadgate Circle in 2015.
www.britishland.com
Carpenters Hall
Throgmorton Avenue EC2N 2JJ

n Sat 10am-4pm. First come basis. Last entry 3.30pm. T
Livery Hall first built in 1429, much altered then demolished
and rebuilt in 1880, destroyed in 1941 except for external
walls (W W Pocock). Designed as a showpiece for the craft
of carpentry, the third Hall on the site. Herbert Austen-Hall/
Clifford Wearden 1956-60. Entry: ground and first floor rooms.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube/Rail: Moorgate, Liverpool Street, Cannon
Street; 8,21,26,133,388

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Fishmongers Hall is a rare example of a Greek Revival town

building featuring an arcaded granite base and a riverside
terrace. Designed by the architect Henry Roberts (1831-5), a
student of Sir Robert Smirke, the Halls classical simplicity is
contrasted by the magnificence of its interior rooms. Henry
Roberts 1831-5.
Tube: Monument; Tube/Rail: London Bridge; 17,43,21,149,521
Haberdashers Hall
Guildhall
Gresham Street EC2V 7HH

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. d T B
The Citys seat of municipal government since 12C. Grade I
listed, rare example of Medieval civic architecture with postwar extensions and rebuilding. John Croxton 1440/George
Dance the Younger 1789. Entry: Great Hall.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: St Pauls, Mansion House; Tube/Rail:
Moorgate, Liverpool Street; 8,76,100,133,242
Guildhall Art Gallery
Chartered Accountants Hall
Moorgate Place EC2R 6EA

n Sat 9am-3pm. Regular tours. Last tour 2.40pm. d R T
Late Victorian neo-Baroque building with modern-style 1970
extensions supporting 5 stories of offices over the Great Hall.
John Belcher 1893/William Whitfield 1970. Entry: main and
small reception rooms, great hall.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street, Moorgate;
76,100,133,153,214,271
City of London Information Centre
St Pauls Churchyard EC4M 8BX

n Sat 10am-12noon. Architect-led half-hourly tours, first
come basis. Max 20 per tour. N D A G
A significant intervention in one of Londons most
important urban quarters. The structure is clad in a specially
manufactured system of 220 pre-finished stainless steel
panels. This subtly reflective surface provides a striking
counterpoint to the stonework of St Pauls. RIBA Award Winner
2009. make architects 2007.
Tube: St Pauls, Bank, Mansion House; Tube/Rail: Cannon Street;
Rail: Blackfriars; 4,11,15,23,26,100
City of London School
Queen Victoria Street (main entrance on river walkway nr

Millennium Bridge) EC4V 3AL
n Sat 10am-7pm/Sun 10am-4pm. Last entry half hour before
close. D R T B
Founded in 1442, the new building was designed by the City
architects department on the site of the 15C Baynard Castle.
Includes much Victorian art. Stuart Murphy & Tom Meddings
1986. Entry:Public rooms, new theatre, Great Hall with Walker
organ and model railway room.
Tube: Mansion House, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: Blackfriars;
4,11,15,26,45,63,76,100,172
Crossrail Liverpool Street Construction Sites
Crossrail Moorgate Site on Moorfields EC2Y 9AA

n Sun 10am-4pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis, queuing
outside if necessary. Presentations on Crossrail and site
works. Last tour 4pm. Max 20 per tour. E T Q
The Moorgate site has seen excavation of 60m deep access
shaft for west ticket hall. A walk through Finsbury Circus
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the construction of the utilities corridor. Mott MacDonald/
Wilkinson Eyre/Urban Initiatives due 2018.
www.crossrail.co.uk
Tube/Rail: Moorgate, Liverpool Street; 21,100,43,76,141
Custom House
20 Lower Thames Street EC3R 6EE

n Sat/Sun 9.30am-3.30pm. Possible security bag checks.
Various displays. Detection dog displays 10.30am, 12noon &
1.30pm. Last entry 3.15pm. R T
Elegant late-Georgian building partly rebuilt after subsidence.
The 58m long neo-classical Long Room was the central
reporting point for all London Customs business in the 19C.
David Laing 1813-17/Sir Robert Smirke 1825. Entry: west reception
ground floor, main hall, long room, robing room, quay.
Tube: Tower Hill, Monument; Rail: Fenchurch Street; 15,25
Dr Johnsons House
17 Gough Square EC4A 3DE

n Sat 11am-6.30pm. Last entry 6pm. Max 80 at one time.
Displays. T B C
Fine example of early 4-floor town house (c1700), with original
panelling, open staircase and famous swinging panels on the
open-plan first floor. Johnson compiled his famous Dictionary
of the English Language (1755) here. Entry: all areas.
Tube: Chancery Lane; Tube/Rail: Farringdon, Blackfriars; 4,11,15
Drapers Hall
Throgmorton Street EC2N 2DQ

necessary. Last entry 3.30pm. d T
Livery hall first built in the 1530s, twice destroyed by fire and
rebuilt (1666 & 1772). Late 19C faade and opulent Victorian
interior. H Williams and Sir T G Jackson 1868. Entry: principal
function rooms.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube/Rail: Moorgate, Liverpool Street, ; 21,26,76
Fishmongers Hall
London Bridge EC4R 9EL

n Sat tours at 10am, 12noon, 2pm, 4pm. Pre-book ONLY on
http://fishhallopenhouse2013.eventbrite.co.uk. Max 30 per
tour. Duration 30 mins. T
Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular half-hourly tours Sat
10.30am-4pm, Sun 10.30am-3pm, first come basis. N D B T
Purpose built art gallery housing City of Londons art
collection, built over remains of Londons 2C Roman
amphitheatre. Front faade is sympathetic to the Grade I listed
Guildhall neighbour and uses same traditional materials
Portland stone and Collyweston stone slates. Interior uses
fine finishes of marble, American elm, damask wall coverings
etc. Richard Gilbert Scott 1999. Entry: art gallery and Roman
amphitheatre.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: St Pauls, Mansion House; Tube/Rail:
Moorgate, Liverpool Street; 8,100,133,21,149
Haberdashers Hall
18 West Smithfield (opposite Barts Hospital by traffic barrier

under flagpole) EC1A 9HQ
n Sat 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.45pm. Max 350 at one time. D B A
Opened by the Queen in 2002 as the first new livery hall in the
Square Mile for nearly 40 years, this is a brick building with
traditional lime mortar and handsome lead roof, standing
around a peaceful courtyard. American oak panelling and
old artefacts and pictures provide internal finishes. Michael
Hopkins and Partners 2002.
Tube: Barbican, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: Farringdon; 8,25,56,242,521
Kings College London, The Maughan Library
Chancery Lane WC2A 1LR

n Sat/Sun 1.30pm-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. D R T
Londons first fireproof building, built to house records of the
Court of Chancery. Now renovated to house a fine university
library. J Pennethorne and Sir John Taylor 1851/Gaunt Francis
Associates 2001. Entry: Round room, Rolls chapel (now Weston
room and Byron exhibition), some library areas.
Tube: Chancery Lane, Temple; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross;
11,15,26,172,341
Leadenhall Market
Gracechurch Street EC3V 1LR

n Sat 10am-4pm.Tours 10am-3pm of Roman remains in 90
Gracechurch Street, first come basis. Max 10 per tour. Open
House Junior activity Sat 12noon-4pm/Sun 12noon-4pm. N T
Classic cast-iron Victorian covered market by the architect of
Tower Bridge and Smithfield Market. Sir Horace Jones 1881.
Entry: market streets. Junior activity includesArchikids Corner,
Sculpture in the City, Skyline Shadow Show & Bird City.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: Monument; Rail: Liverpool Street; 25,40,35
Lloyds of London
One Lime Street EC3M 7HA

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n Sat 10am-4pm. First come basis, queuing if necessary. d R T

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Home of the worlds leading insurance market and one of
the Citys most celebrated buildings, this is like Rogers
Pompidou Centre in Paris a key example of British High-Tech
architecture. RIBA Award Winner. Sustainable features include
many ahead of their time with new initiatives introduced
in recent years to further improve energy efficiency. Richard
Rogers Partnership 1986. Entry: ground floor, lifts, 11th floor
gallery, Adam room.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: Monument; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street;
Rail: Fenchurch Street; 25,40,35,48,344
Middle Temple Hall
Pipers City of London Model at The City Marketing

Suite
Lloyds Register Group
71 Fenchurch Street EC3M 4BS

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis, queuing outside if
necessary. Last entry 4pm. Max 250 at one time. T Q A d
Sumptuous building with many original decoration and
architectural features. Sympathetically extended by Richard
Rogers Partnership whose glass and steel structure soars
above as a fine example of high-tech architecture. RIBA
Award winner. Thomas E Collcutt/Richard Rogers Partnership
1901/2000. Entry: Rogers building entrance and reception,
Collcutt building reception, library, General Committee room.
DLR: Tower Gateway; Tube: Aldgate, Tower Hill; Rail: Fenchurch
Street, Liverpool Street; 40,25,15,35,47
London Wall
Tower Hill (adjacent to station entrance) EC3N 4DR

Archaelogists from English Heritage, Museum of London and
LP Archaelogy present at each section to discuss and interpret.
Section 1: Sat 10am-4pm Tower Hill, adjacent to entrance of
tube station EC3N 4DR
Section 2: Sat 10am-4pm Courtyard of Grange Hotel, 8-14
Coopers Row EC3N 2BQ
Section 3: Sat 10am-4pm St Alphage Garden/Salters Hall
Garden EC2Y 5DB
Section 4: Sat 10am-4pm Bastions and Wall, Barber Surgeons
Hall, off London Wall by the Museum EC2V 5DY
Section 5: Sat 10am-4pm Western Cripplegate Fort Gate
adjacent to section 4 in the carpark below EC2V 5DY
Roman London was enclosed by a substantial wall, 3km long,
first erected c.AD180 and conceived as a single project. The
wall was heightened in the medieval period and formed a
significant element of the city, fortified by bastions. Small
lengths still survive showing well-preserved architectural
form and detail including both Roman and Medieval fabric,
bastions, diaper work and crenellations.
Tube: Barbican, St Pauls, Moorgate, Tower Hill; 4,8,25,56,100,25
Mansion House
Walbrook EC4N 8BH

n Sat/Sun tours at 9am, 10am, 11am, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm,
4pm. Pre-book ONLY. Apply in writing by 6 September
to Mansion House Tours, Public Relations Office, City
of London Corporation, Guildhall, PO Box 270, EC2P 2EJ.
Indicate preferred tour times in order. Max 4 tickets per
booking. Give names of all attendees in application. Tickets
allocated by draw; successful applicants notified in writing.
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Residence of the City of Londons Lord Mayor, retaining its
18C character, with superb plasterwork and wood carving.
George Dance the Elder 1739-52. Entry: public areas of house on
ground & 1st floors.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: Mansion House; Tube/Rail: London
Bridge, Liverpool Street; 8,11,21,25,26,149,15
Middle Temple Hall
Middle Temple Lane EC4Y 9AT

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9 Little Trinity Lane EC4V 2AD

n Sun 10am-3pm. Informal talks given by past Masters, Clerk,
and Beadle. Max 80 at one time. D T
Acquired in 1532 and rebuilt in 1670 after the Great Fire, the
Hall was partially destroyed in 1941 by enemy action and
rebuilt in a neo-Georgian style in 1960. The original charters
are of particular interest. H D Searles-Wood 1915/Harrington
(restoration) 1961. Entry: court rooms, livery hall, painted
chamber.
Tube: Mansion House; Rail: Blackfriars; 4,11,15,25,26,76,100,172
City of Londons Marketing Suite, within Guildhall Complex

(entrance at 80 Basinghall Street, leading from Gresham
Street) EC2V 5AR
n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. D
An overview of the latest developments and architecture in
the City of London via the interactive 1:500 scale Piper model
that shows the future skyline with proposed new towers.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: Mansion House, St Pauls; Tube/Rail:
Moorgate, Liverpool Street; 43,8,21,76,133,100,242
St Bride Foundation
n Sun 1pm-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 500 at one time.
Tours of award-winning gardens 12noon, 1.30pm, 3pm
(weather permitting). N D R T B
Londons finest surviving Elizabethan Hall (1562), 101ft long
and 41ft wide, highly atmospheric, with double hammerbeam
roof, screen and notable paintings. 17C and 20C additions.
Entry: Hall.
Tube: Temple; Tube/Rail: Blackfriars; 4,11,15,26,76,341
Bride Lane, Fleet Street EC4Y 8EQ

n Sat 10am-1pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come
basis. Display on 100 years of printing and Fleet Streets
social history. Max 15 per tour. d R T B
Built as a printers institute in the Anglo-Dutch style, with
sandstone dressings, steeply pitched tiled roof and gables;
many original features remain including the swimming pool
and library. Robert C Murray 1894. Entry: backstage, library,
theatre, bar and selected meeting rooms.
Tube: Temple, St Pauls; Rail: Blackfriars; 4,11,15,45,63,26,76,172
New Street Square
St Pauls Cathedral Triforium Tour
One New Change
The City Churches
5 New Street Square EC4A 3BF

n Sat 10am-4pm. Architect on site, first come basis. Max 10 at
one time. d A G T
A dynamic destination between High Holborn and Fleet Street
serving the mid-town area of the City, with a substantial
group of new buildings set around a public square and
hosting a programme of public art and performance. RIBA
Award Winner 2009. Bennetts Associates 2007/8.
Tube: Chancery Lane, Holborn; Tube/Rail: Farringdon,
Blackfriars; 4,11,15,26,76,341
One New Change EC4M 9AB
n Sun 1pm-5pm. Hourly tours, , meet by Bread Street entrance
near glass scenic lifts. Last tour 4pm. Max 20 per tour. N D R T
A new retail destination and office space creating a multipurpose commercial powerhouse for the Square Mile.
Spectacular views of St Pauls. RIBA Award Winner 2011. Ateliers
Jean Nouvel/Sidell Gibson Architects 2010. Entry: retail space,
office space, roof terrace.
Tube: St Pauls, Mansion House; Rail: City Thameslink; 4,8,25,56
Osborne House
12 Devonshire Square EC2M 4TE

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Free flower demos Sat 11.30am, 1pm,
2.30pm. Last entry 3.30pm. Max 30 at one time. B
Fine Grade II listed mid-Georgian house, well preserved
internally with beautiful ornate cornices and plasterwork.
Now HQ of National Association of Flower Arrangement
Societies. Entry: ground floor, 1st floor, lower ground floor.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 8,11,48,149,23
Painters Hall
Access via South Churchyard Entrance, St Pauls Churchyard

EC4M 8AD
n Sat 10am-4pm. Tours every 15 mins, first come basis.
Duration 45 mins. Last tour 3.30pm. Max 15 per tour. R T B
Wrens Library with original fittings and Trophy Room with
Wrens first model for his new cathedral. Stunning view down
the nave from above the Great West Doors. Sir Christopher
Wren 1710. Entry:Triforium.
Tube: St Pauls, Mansion House; Rail: City Thameslink, Blackfriars;
242,25,4,11,15
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Times vary.
There are 42 churches within the City of London, the
range of styles includes Norman, pre-fire Medieval,Wrens
masterpieces and modern reworkings, and some of the
largest enclosed spaces in the Square Mile. Four churches
are listed here. A full list available from the City of London
Information Centre, St Pauls Churchyard EC4M 8BX and from
each church during the weekend.
St Helen Bishopsgate
Great St Helens EC3A 6AT
n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 10am-3.30pm. Regular tours outlining
the changing face of St Helens building over the centuries.
Quiz for children.
One of the few City buildings to survive the Great Fire of
London and dates from 1210 onwards. Unusual double nave
with the best pre-Great Fire collection of monuments in any
London parish church. Damaged by two terrorist bombs in
the 1990s, then extensively and controversially reordered by
Quinlan Terry.
Tube: Bank; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street
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Abchurch Yard EC4N 7BA

n Sat 1pm-5pm/Sun 10am-12pm.
A Medieval church destroyed in the Great Fire was replaced by
Wren with the present building, begun in 1681 and completed
five years later. An internal dome forty feet across was painted
in 1708 by William Snow depicting the worship of Heaven.
The church fittings are mainly 17C woodwork attributed to
Grinling Gibbons. Sir Christopher Wren 1686.
Tube: Bank; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street
St Mary-le-Bow
Cheapside EC2V 6AU
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30pm. T
Founded by William the Conquerors Archbishop Lanfranc in
1080 (of which the highly significant crypt largely survives) St
Mary-le-Bow was rebuilt several times, most notably by Wren
after the Great Fire and again by Laurence King in 1964 after
WWII destruction of Wrens design. Home of the Bow Bells. Sir
Christopher Wren 1670/Laurence King 1964.
Tube: Bank, St Pauls, Mansion House
St Stephen Walbrook
Walbrook EC4N 8BN
n Sat 10am-5pm.
Wrens own parish church with the building personally
supervised by him in 1672. Within a rectangular outline is
nested a square space defined by twelve columns and covered
by a huge dome. Central stone altar by Henry Moore installed
in 1987. Birthplace of the Samaritans. Sir Christopher Wren
1672.
Tube: Bank, Monument
The Salvation Army International Headquarters
101 Queen Victoria Street EC4V 4EH

n Sat 10am-5pm. Max 70 at one time. Half-hourly tours, first
come basis. Max 10 per tour. Last entry 4pm. Last entry 4pm.
N D RT B A
A transparent and welcoming working environment with fullheight glazing and feature steel columns. Brief was to create
a space modern in design, frugal in operation and evangelical
in purpose. Sheppard Robson 2004. Entry: Caf 101, board and
conference rooms, 1st floor chapel.
Tube: Mansion House, St Pauls; Tube/Rail Cannon Street,
Blackfriars; 388,4,11,15,17,26
Tower 42
25 Old Broad Street EC2N 1HQ

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis, queuing if necessary.
Strictly 20 mins duration in total. Max 100 at one time.
Queue may close early depending on wait times. D T Q
The City of Londons tallest occupied building, consisting of
three hexagonal chevrons, at 601ft was the first to break previous
restrictions on tall buildings in London. During a comprehensive
refurbishment in 1995, a new glass and steel entrance hall was
built on Old Broad Street and the external steel cladding was
replaced. Richard Seifert & Partners 1981/GMW Partnership/
Fletcher Priest 1995. Entry: foyer, levels 24 & 42.
DLR/Tube: Bank; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 25,40,35,48,344
Trinity House
Tower Hill EC3N 4DH

n Sat 10am-1pm. Last entry 12.30pm. Max 60 at one time. D T
Fine late Georgian exterior with interior painstakingly
reconstructed after destruction by incendiary bomb in 1940.
Good fittings, statues and works of art from original building.
Entry: 1st floor ceremonial rooms. Samuel Wyatt 1796/Albert
Richardson 1953. Entry: 1st floor ceremonial rooms.
Tube: Tower Hill; Rail: Fenchurch Street; 25,15,40
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Vintners Hall
Upper Thames Street EC4V 3BG

entry 3.30pm. D T
Built immediately after the Great Fire, the Hall is an
outstanding example of mid 17C craftsmanship. Richly
panelled and with a magnificently carved staircase, it contains
paintings, plates, charters and other treasures dating back to
14C. It is, quite rightly, known as the spiritual home of the wine
trade. Edward Jarman 1671-3.
Tube: Mansion House; Tube/Rail: Cannon Street; 344
Watermens Hall
18 St Mary-at-Hill EC3R 8EF

n Sat tours at 9am, 10.30am, 12noon, 1.30pm. Pre-book ONLY
in writing enclosing SAE to The Assistant Clerk giving
name(s), address & tel no. Max 2 tickets per application.
State tour time preferred. Tickets sent by post. Max 30 per
tour. d
Only remaining Georgian Hall in the City of London, and
perfect example of domestic architecture of the period.
William Blackburn 1780. Entry: Parlour, Freemens room, Court
room, Silver room, hallway.
Tube: Monument; Rail: Fenchurch Street; 15,25,35,45
WALKS/TOURS
Behind the scenes at the Barbican
n Meet: outside Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard EC2V

5AE. Sat/Sun tours at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30pm. Duration
approx 1 1/2 hours. Max 30 per walk. T Q
A walk around the listed Barbican Centre visiting the (private)
gardens, and lake side, also visiting St Giles Cripplegate, the
church in the Barbican. Walk led by a qualified City of London
guide.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: Barbican, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: Moorgate;
8,21,23,25,43,133,141,242
City Alleyways to Liverpool Street Station

5AE. Sat/Sun 10.40am-3.40pm. Half-hourly tours. Duration
approx 1 1/2 hours. Max 30 per walk. T Q
A contrasting itinerary going eastwards passing some Wren
churches and Tower 42 to Broadgate, finishing at Liverpool
Street Station. Walk led by qualified City of London guide.
DLR/Tube: Bank; Tube: Barbican, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: Moorgate;
8,21,23,25,43,133,141,242
St Pauls Cathedral Triforium
social record of the lives of 10 residents living on Golden

Lane, asking questions about domestic and private space.
Max 10 per screening. Duration 45 mins.
Golden Lane is a Grade II listed estate, an early exemplar
of British modernist architecture originally intended as
accommodation for key City workers. Chamberlin, Powell &
Bon 1957 onwards.
Tube: Barbican, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: Farringdon, Liverpool Street;
4,55,56,153
Sculpture in the City 2013
n Meet: Sat 10am at corner of 99 and Wormwood Street

EC2M 3XF. 2 tours, pre-book ONLY on pro.events@
cityoflondon.gov.uk. Duration 45 mins. Max 25 per tour.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/sculptureinthecity.
Sculpture in the City is an urban sculpture park of 10
contemporary art installations by leading international artists
set within the iconic towers of the City of London.
St Pauls Cathedral and Paternoster Square

5AE. Sat/Sun 10.50am to 3.50pm. Half-hourly tours.
Duration approx 1 1/2 hours. Max 30 per walk. T Q
A walk past St Mary-le-Bow church to St Pauls Cathedral,
Temple Bar and Paternoster Square ending at St Martins
Ludgate on Ludgate Hill. Walk led by qualified City of London
guide.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: Barbican, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: Moorgate
8,21,23,25,43,133,141,242
The City and the River Thames

5AE. Sat/Sun 10.30am-3.30pm. Half-hourly tours. Duration
approx 2 hours. Max 30 per walk. Q T
A walk down the river Thames at Southwak Bridge and then
along the riverside path under London Bridge and through
the former Pool of London to the Tower of London. Walk led by
qualified City of London Guide.
Tube/DLR: Bank; Tube: Barbican, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: Moorgate;
8,21,23,25,43,133,141,242
Supported by
Golden Lane Estate on film
n EXHIBIT Gallery, Golden Lane Estate, 20 Goswell Road EC1M

7AA. Sat Film screenings at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm of short
film by Esther Johnson as part of Super Estates project. A

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Croydon
Ruskin Theatre Garden
South Norwood Hill Childrens Centre
See openhouselondon.org.uk/croydon
Airport House
Purley Way, Croydon CR0 0XZ

n Sat/Sun 11am-3.30pm. Regular tours of Croydon Airport
Visitor Centre, first come basis. Facilities at adjacent 1928
Aerodrome Hotel also open to public. d N R T B C P
Unique Grade II listed 1928 building with rusticated features.
Entrance faade features three 1 1/2 storey arched windows.
Booking hall with glass domed atrium. Earliest example of an
air traffic control tower.
Rail: East Croydon, then 119 bus to Croydon Colonnades
Connected Croydon on site
Pick up a map at Croydon Visitor Centre, adjacent to East

Croydon Station CR0 1LS
n Sat 11am-3.30pm. Architects and designers connected with
Croydon projects on site at various locations as per map.
Connected Croydon is a 50m programme of public realm
and infrastructure projects currently being delivered in central
Croydon, transforming Londons biggest borough. Design
teams involved include East, John McAslan and Partners,
Hassell, wemadethat, muf, Project Centre, Studio Weave, Jan
Kattein, Allies and Morrison.
Rail: East Croydon, West Croydon; 60,166,405,412,466
Essex Mews
Essex Mews, Crystal Palace SE19 1BS

n Sat 10am-1pm. Half-hourly tours, pre-book ONLY by email
on essexmewsOH2013@solidspace.co.uk with preferred
tour time. Last tour 12.30pm. Max 8 per tour. T A G P
75% of us dont want to live in a new home. Solidspace is
out to change that by buildings homes that delight, inspire
and engage and Essex Mews is the latest iteration of their
typology offering their solution to 21C living. Winner Blue
Ribbon Award 2013. Shortlisted RIBA Awards 2013. Matthew
Wood Architects 2012. Entry: selected areas of house.
Rail: Gipsy Hill, Crystal Palace; 417,432,450
Fairfield Halls
Park Lane CR9 1DG

n Sat tours at 9.30am, 11am, pre-book ONLY by email on
johnspring@fairfield.co.uk. Duration 1 1/2 hours. Max 16 per
tour. T d
One of the few surviving examples of a major early post-war
concert hall and arts centre in the country and is reputed for its
excellent acoustics. Built in a style similar to the Royal Festival
Hall, it houses a 1794 seat concert hall and 763 seat theatre.
Robert Atkinson & Partners 1962.
Rail: East Croydon; 50,109,166,264,312
Hayes Primary School
98 Hayes Lane, Kenley CR8 5JN

n Sat 10am-1pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
12noon. Max 15 per tour. D T A G P
2013 RIBA National Award winning school extension. The
cross-laminated timber construction, is clad with timber
shingle and with a 55m-long mirrored facade that flickers
with the reflection of the trees. Hayhurst 2012. Entry: building,
grounds.
Rail: Kenley
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Ruskin Theatre Garden
Ruskin Square, Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 2NF

n Sat 10am-5pm. Drop-in activities throughout the day
including drawing workshops and cricket for children. Talk
by muf architects at 2pm in the performance space, approx
duration 1 hour. R T C A G D
Ruskin Square Garden occupies a portion of the development
site Ruskin Square which has been retained as a found
landscape, recognising and valuing the existing qualities
within the site whilst initiating new uses and forms of
occupation. muf architecture/art 2013.
Rail: East Croydon; 64,194,198,367,410
Shirley Windmill
Postmill Close, Upper Shirley Road, Croydon CR0 5DY

n Sun 12pm-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Duration 1
hour. Last tour 4pm. N R T B d
The present brick tower windmill was built in the mid 1850s to
replace a post mill destroyed by fire. Now renovated to nearworking condition, it is the only surviving windmill in Croydon.
Entry: windmill.
Rail/Tram: East Croydon; 466,130,119,194,198
21 Cypress Road SE25 4AU

n Sun 10am-3pm. Max 20 at one time. N D R T C G P
The old school was dark and unloved, but it has been retained
and transformed, its size doubled, re-orientating it and linking
it to its wooded site.Timber and brick materials inform the
buildings charming character.Inside a succession of pitched
roofs, with the timber trusses exposed, scale and zone the
nursery school and the multipurpose room. New roof lights
let daylight into the deep plan. RIBA Award Winner 2012. Erect
Architecture 2011.
Tube/Rail: Crystal Palace; Rail: Norwood Junction; 410
St Bernards Houses
Meet: by OH banner, St Bernards, Chichester Road CR0 5UL

n Sat 2pm-4.30pm. Half-hourly tours. Max 28 per tour.
Twenty-one houses, in three hillside terraces, built by Swiss
architects Atelier 5 for Wates. The living areas on the upper
floor are approached through a garden court. Bedrooms
downstairs open on to a lower garden. Pevsner wrote:a group
with few equals in Britain. Atelier 5 1969-70. Entry: a selection
of 2 houses, grounds.
Rail: East Croydon; 64,T33
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Last opportunity to visit this 19-storey tower constructed for
Council administration with amazing views of London and
South-East in advance of planned redevelopment of site. H
Thornley, with Allan Holt and Hugh Lea (borough engineers)
1964-7. Entry: 18th floor viewing gallery.
Rail/Tram: East or West Croydon; 50,109,154,194,197
Thornton Heath Library
109 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath CR7 7JB

n Sat 9am-5pm. Tours 12noon, and 2pm, first come basis. Max
20 per tour. N D T
A Carnegie library (1914) with some fine original architectural
features that has been recently refurbished to create a light,
spacious environment whilst its faade now makes a bold
statement. A new white concrete and glass pavilion provides a
reading area complemented by oak flooring and comfortable
seating. Childrens library leads to garden. FAT (pavilion) 2010.
Rail: Thornton Heath; 198,250,450
Whitgift Almshouses
North End, Croydon CR9 1SS

n Sat 10am-4pm. Hourly tours (except 1pm), pre-book ONLY
on 020 8680 8499. Last tour 3pm. Max 30 per tour. T
Tudor almshouses dating from 1596 and founded by the
Archbishop of Canterbury John Whitgift. Chapel and
Courtyard with original 16C clock. Entry: courtyard, chapel,
audience chamber.
Rail: East Croydon; tram/buses to central Croydon
WALKS/TOURS
The Seven Hills of Croydon
n Meet: Sun 12noon at East Croydon Station CR0 1LF

After WWII, Croydon transformed from a market town on
Londons outskirts into a 20C super suburb. This architect-led
tour offers a walk around Englands Alphaville via its 7 hills.
Rail/Tram: East Croydon, West Croydon; 50,109,154,194,197
Supported by
Taberner House
Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1JT

n Sat 11.30am-3.30pm. Council Officers available for
questions. Display on history of Taberner House plus new

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Ealing
44 Mount Park Road
44 Mount Park Road
Dormers Wells High School
Ealing Abbey
Charlbury Grove W5 2DY

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Tours on the hour. N D R T B P
Building began in 1897 and has only recently been completed.
Architects include F and E Walters (1897 the nave), Stanley
Kerr Bates (1960 transepts), and Sir William Whitfield (1997
choir and apse). Entry: church, adjacent centre.
Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; E2,E9(to Marchwood Crescent),297
Ealing Town Hall, Council Chamber and Mayors Office
New Broadway W5 2BY

n Sun 11am-4pm. Tour, talk and refreshments with past Ealing
Mayors, approx every 30mins. Last entry 3.30pm. Max 20
per tour. D R T P
Late Victorian ragstone Gothic Town Hall with sumptuous
Imperial staircase. Recently restored. Charles Jones (West
Wing) 1888. Entry: may include Council Chamber, Nelson room,
Mayors parlour.
Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; 65,83,112,207,297,E1,E2,E7
Gunnersbury Park Museum & Park
Gunnersbury Park W3 8LQ

n Sun 11.30am-5pm. See LB Hounslow section for full listing
Notting Hill & Ealing High School
St Thomas the Apostle
Boston Road, Hanwell W7 2AD

n Sat/Sun 11am-6.30pm. N C P d
Built in the distinctive style of the architect and containing
many fine works of 20C art. Edward Maufe 1934.
Tube: Boston Manor; Rail: Hanwell; E8,195
Walpole Park, Mattock Lane W5 5EQ
n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Tours of house 12noon, 3pm, first come
basis. Drop in family workshop on Sat, family tour 2pm Sun
N RT C
Former country residence designed by Soane for his own
use, set in grounds of Walpole Park. Grade I listed, expressing
Soanes idiosyncratic architectural style with its stripped
classical detail, radical colour schemes and inventive use of
space and light. Sir John Soane 1800-10. Entry: Manor House.
Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; 65,83,207,427,607
The Lodge
Bedford Park Mansions, The Orchard W4 1JY

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. Max 8 at one time. R T A
With a footprint of 40sqm, a radical solution to provide 2
bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and living accommodation with
external spaces over 2 levels to the lodge of the Bedford Park
Mansions porter. Richard Ganeshmoorthy 2010.
www.sidellgibsoninteriors.co.uk
Tube: Turnham Green, Chiswick Park; 94,E3,272,27
The White House
46 Park View Road W5 2JB

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
admission 4pm. Max 14 at one time. D R T Q A P
Louis XV Palace set in own private gardens, based on owners
grandmothers palace in Poland.Marble Arch entrance the
first in London for 200 years. Extremely opulent interiors with
marble, gold cornices and chandeliers. John Zylinski 2009.
Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; 207,63,112,607
Zero Carbon Loft
2 Cleveland Road W13 8AX

n Sun 11am-1.30pm. Last entry 12.45pm. D R T A G P d
6-storey extension with underground sports hall and
double-height flexible performance/assembly/drama zone,
plus feature second floor dance studio. Remodelling works to
ground floor entrance and library forming light and open route
to 3-storey high foyer of new extension. Sustainable features
include sedum room, solar power. Ellis Williams Architects 2013.
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Brentham Garden Suburb

Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; 297,E10
Pitzhanger Manor House
Dormers Wells Lane, Southall UB1 3HZ

n Sat 10am-2pm. Regular tours, first come basis. D T A G P
Rebuild of secondary school and 6th form as part of Wave 5
of BSF programme. Situated on a challenging site, the new
building aims to provide a civic presence and welcoming
environment in this diverse community. CABE awarded
top rating of Very Good and it achieved aBREEAM rating of
Excellent. Nicholas Hare Architects 2012.
Tube: Greenford; Rail: Southall; 105,95
A Ruskinian walk through shared heritage
n Meet: Sat 12noon, Sun 2.30pm at Chiswick Business Park,

Building 3, 566 Chiswick High Road W4 5YA. Duration
approx 2 hours. Led by S. Acton Residents Action Group. T A
Starts at RIBA Award-winning Chiswick Park (Richard Rogers
Partnership 2000). Other focal points are the homes of
William Willett, builder and originator of Daylight Saving Time,
and Richard White, Co-founder of the Law Society; South Acton
Estate, birthplace of Patrick Caulfield, with Childrens Centre
(Llowarch Llowarch 2006), crossing the Stamford Brook to
view Woodlands Park Ice House.
Tube: Chiswick Park, Acton Town; Tube/Rail: Gunnersbury;
237,267,391,440
See openhouselondon.org.uk/ealing
44 Mount Park Road W5 2RU

n Sun 10am-5pm. Tours every 20 mins, first come basis with
30 mins break for lunch at 1pm. Duration 15 mins. Last entry
4.30pm. Max 15 per tour. G A
Dramatic and energy-efficient transformation of a large
double-fronted house in a conservation area. A 2-storey
contemporary magic box penetrates the rear of the building.
Scandinavian inspired cedar cladding and shutters create a
dynamic faade opening to the garden. Double-height atrium
floods light into heart of house. Finishes include long board
flooring, exposed brick, polished concrete. KSKa Architects
2013. Entry: ground floor, garden.
www.kska.co.uk
Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; 207,607,E2,E9
WALKS/TOURS
38a Cumberland Road, Hanwell W7 2EB

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Pre-book ONLY by email on
tom@greenstructures.co.uk. Max 10 per tour. N T A G P
An eco-refurbishment project which crammed in just about
every energy- and water-saving device known to man whilst
highlighting the importance of retrofitting existing buildings.
Alistair McGowan. Green Structures 2010.
Tube: Boston Manor, Northfields; Rail: Hanwell; 195,E8,83,207
n Meet: Sat/Sun 10.30am at The Brentham Club, 38 Meadvale

Road W5 1NP. Duration approx 2 hours. R T P
Britains first co-partnership garden suburb, first houses built
1901. Parker and Unwins plan introduced 1907, mainly Arts
and Crafts style; fascinating social history. (Organised by The
Brentham Society.)
Tube: Hanger Lane; Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; E2,E9
Ealing Common Walk
n Meet: Sat 2.30pm at Hanger Lane end of Inglis Road by the

Open House Banner W5 3RN. Duration up to 2 1/2 hours. If
heavy rain walk will be cancelled. R
Walk across Ealing Common taking in the range of
architectural styles. Highlights: the home of a Wimbledon
champion and the death mask of a prime minister.
Tube: North Ealing, Ealing Common; Tube/Rail: Ealing
Broadway; 83,112,207,427,607
Gunnersbury Park Landscape Tour
n Meet: Sun 11.30am at entrance to Gunnersbury Park

Museum, Gunnersbury Park W3 8LQ. See LB Hounslow
section for full listing
Hanwell Flight of Locks & Three Bridges
n Meet: Sat 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm at The Fox public house,
Green Lane W7 2PJ
Duration 1 hour. N d P
Restored flight of locks at Hanwell is a scheduled ancient
monument, while Three Bridges is a unique stacked
intersection of road, rail and canal, and Brunels last major
railway project. Walks led by experts in local waterway history.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1794/1859.
Tube: Boston Manor; Rail: Hanwell; E8,83,207 to Ealing Hospital
or 195 to St Marks Church
Walpole Park Works Tour
n Meet: Sun 10am at Walpole Park, Mattock Lane W5 5EQ

Pre-book ONLY on pmgwalpole@ealing.gov.uk
As physical works start in Walpole park to reinstate Sir John
Soanes Regency landscape, the setting for his Pitzhanger
Manor, this is an opportunity to hear about what is planned
and how the site is progressing.
Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; 65,83,207,427,607
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Sunday
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Saturday
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Enfield
Suburban Studio
Chickenshed Theatre
Royal Small Arms Factory

Forty Hall & Estate
Craig Park Youth Centre
2 Lawrence Road N18 2HN

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Last entry
4.45pm. D R T A G P
Remodelled and extended youth centre, clad in colour-change
backlit polycarbonate, housing a social space, dance and
recording studios, and a 3-storey climbing cave. Curl la Tourelle
Architects 2013. Entry: all public spaces.
www.cltarchitects.co.uk
Tube: Seven Sisters, Tottenham Hale; Rail: Silver Street, Angel
Road; 34,444,102,149,279
Forty Hall & Estate
Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA

n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. First come basis.
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk. N D R T B C P G
Recently fully refurbished in partnership with HLF, this Grade
I listed Carolean mansion hall 1629-32 is set in a fine estate
within the Forty Hill village conservation area. Home of Sir
Nicholas Rainton, Lord Mayor of London 1632-33, Master
of the Haberdashers Guild. Last private owners were the
Parker-Bowles family. Now fully accessible with gift shop
and caf. Landscape restoration to start Dec 2013. Changing
programme of high quality arts and crafts exhibitions.
Entry: ground & 1st floors.
Rail: Enfield Town; 191 (10 mins walk)
Friends Meeting House & Burial Grounds
Winchmore Hill Quaker Meeting, 59 Church Hill N21 1LE

n Sat/Sun 2pm-5pm. Last entry 4.15pm. Max 20 at one time.
d RT P
Established 1688, the present Grade II listed building of yellow
stock brick dates from 1790. A simple building with central
double door under a bracketed cornice hood, flanked by large
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Enfield
Building
RSA Island Centre, 35 Island Centre Way, Enfield (off A1055

Mollison Avenue) EN3 6GS
n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Former Arms
Factory employees present to answer questions. d N T P
Grade II listed arms factory closed to public for 170 years,
buildings on site included a church (the original font is
displayed in the central courtyard at the Centre) a police
station and a school. Now restored as mixed-use village and
commercial centre. Clock c1783. Shepheard Epstein Hunter
(refurb) 2000.
Rail: Enfield Lock; 121,491
St John and St James CE Primary School
Enfield Town Library
66 Church Street EN2 6AX

n Sat 9am-5.30pm/Sun 12pm-4pm. Display on development
of Library. Accessible tours Sat 11am & 2pm/Sun 2pm. N D R
TG
Original 1912 Carnegie Library has been refurbished after
demolition of later additions. New extension of glass, concrete
and stone respects the mass and scale of the existing building
and its prominence on the streetscape. Old and new are
linked with a 2-storey top-lit atrium. Boreholes provide a large
portion of the heating and cooling requirements. BREEAM
rating of Excellent. London Planning Award Winner 2010.
Shepheard Epstein Hunter 2010. Entry: all public areas.
Rail: Enfield Town, Enfield Chase; 121,192,313,329,629
North London Hospice
Barrowell Green,Winchmore Hill N21 3AY

n Sat 10am-12.30pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY on 020
8446 2288 or rtyler@northlondonhospice.co.uk. D T A G P
Hospice offering specialist palliative care for people with
life limiting illnesses. Using brick, timber floors, and mute
colours, it is designed to feel airy and instil a domestic sense
of wellbeing. Sustainable features include ground source
heat pump and solar collection. Civic Trust 2012 Special Award
for Sustainability. RIBA National Award 2013. Allford Hall
Monaghan Morris 2012.
Tube: Southgate; 125
See openhouselondon.org.uk/enfield
Chase Side, Southgate N14 4PE

n Sat 2.30pm-6pm. Hourly tours on the half hour, first come
basis. Last tour 5.30pm. Max 20 per tour. D T P
Modern, accessible purpose-built theatre, housing the
unique, inclusive Chickenshed. Building houses Rayne
Theatre auditorium, Studio Theatre, dance studio, restaurant,
backstage and wardrobe areas, with amphitheatre & garden
outside. Renton Howard Wood Levin Partnership 1994/1999.
Tube: Cockfosters, Oakwood; 298,299,307,699
Rail: Turkey Street; 217,317
sash windows, with delicate glazing bars. Panelled interior.

Curved entrance wall allowed carriages to turn in the narrow
lane. Notable burials in the grounds. Entry: ground floor.
Tube: Southgate; Rail: Winchmore Hill; 125,329,W9
King George V Pumping Station
Swan & Pike Road, Enfield EN3 6JH

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Last entry 4pm. T P
Designed to pump water from the River Lee into the George V
reservoir, the building houses three old disused gas Humphrey
pumps, and two electric pumps currently in service. William
Booth Bryan 1913.
Tube: Turnpike Lane then 121 bus; Rail: Enfield Lock
Lee Valley Athletics Centre
Lee Valley Leisure Complex, 61 Meridian Way, Picketts Lock

N9 0AS
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. N D R T G
A world class indoor training facility, the only one of its kind
in the South East, this naturally lit and ventilated building is
highly sustainable. David Morley Architects 2007. Entry: all
areas except offices and changing areas.
Tube/Rail: Tottenham Hale; Rail: Ponders End, Angel Road,
Edmonton Green; W8
Myddelton House
Bulls Cross, Enfield EN2 9HG

n Sat 10am-4pm. Last entry 3.30pm. N D R T P
Neo-classical yellow Suffolk stock brick villa with mid 19C
extension to north and west front. Victorian conservatory to
side. Adam style ceilings to ground floor. George Ferry and
John Wallen 1818. Entry: ground floor only, selected rooms,
tearoom, museum, gardens. NB. Does not include entry to
contemporary buildings.
Grove Street N18 2TL

n Sat 10am-5pm. Architect and structural/mechanical
engineer on site for talks and discussion. E D T C A G P
New building and refurbishment to provide school expansion.
Paired classrooms arranged around a central triangular
flexible learning space with dramatic atrium over, constructed
with bow string trusses dipping down to eye-level. Extensive
new playgrounds with halo canopy, music pavilion and multiuse games area. SCABAL 2011.
www.scabal.net
Rail: Silver Street, Angel Road; 34,444,102,149,279
St Mary Magdalene Church
Windmill Hill, Enfield EN2 8QH

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. D R T P
Fine Victorian Gothic church with impressive windows and
painted chancel. Paintings by Buckeridge and Westlake 1897
and restored 2012. William Butterfield 1883. Entry: church &
vestry.
Tube: Oakwood; Rail: Enfield Chase, Enfield Town; 121,307,377,313
Suburban studio
11 Second Avenue, Bush Hill Park EN1 1BT

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Architect-led tours at 3pm. Last entry
4pm. Max 12 per tour. D T A G P
Timber-clad garden studio and refurbishment to Victorian
house, with stunning garden a courtyard addressed by
floating studio and house. Garden is a folded timber
landscape with heated paddling pool, a sand pit and a fire pit.
Sustainable features include a green roof. Winner of the NLA
Dont Move, Improve Award for best home extension 2011/12.
Ashton Porter Architects 2011. Entry: studio, garden, library.
Rail: Bush Hill Park
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Sunday
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Saturday
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Greenwich
DLR: Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich; DLR/Tube: Canary

Wharf; Rail: Greenwich, Maze Hill; 177,180,188,199,286,386
Eltham Lodge
See openhouselondon.org.uk/greenwich
Brookhill Childrens Centre
130 Brookhill Road SE18 6UZ

n Sat 10am-4pm. First come basis. Fun day for children with
play and craft activities. Max 12 at one time. D R T B C G P
External and internal colours are bright, vibrant and
welcoming to create an uplifting atmosphere for local
residents and users. The building is constructed from timber
cassette panels and clad in a mixture of render and larch
cladding. Roofs are non-PVC single ply membrane with sedum
blankets. Low energy and user-friendly systems. Civic Trust
Award Winner 2009. Architype 2007.
Rail/DLR: Woolwich Arsenal; 53,177,422,122,161
Charlton House
Charlton Road SE7 8RE

n Sun 10am-4pm. Regular tours. Last entry 4pm. D R T P
Londons only surviving great Jacobean mansion, set in
Charlton Park, red brick with white stone dressings and
beautifully proportioned hall. A Newton 1607-12/Norman
Shaw (restored) late 19C. Entry: Minstrel Hall, Long Gallery,
Grand Salon,White Room, Newton, Prince Henry & Dutch
Rooms, Old Library, grounds.
Rail: Charlton; 53,54,422
Emirates Air Line tour with ICE
Meet at Emirates Greenwich Peninsula, Emirates SE10 0FR

n Sat tours at 10am, 11am, 12noon. Pre-book ONLY by email on
EALgroups@macemacro.com. Max 18 per tour. D
Tour exploring the civil engineering achievements of the
construction of the cable car and the regeneration of the Royal
Docks. Led by the Emirates Air Line project director and ICE
regeneration and sustainability expert. Organised by ICE.
Tube: North Greenwich
Artillery Square, Royal Arsenal,Woolwich SE18 4DX
n Sat 9am-5pm. N D R T B
The Heritage Centre houses information about Greenwich,
past and present. Exhibition about the Royal Arsenal site, its
history and buildings.
Rail/DLR: Woolwich Arsenal; 53,54,180,161,422
Greenwich Yacht Club
1 Peartree Way SE10 0BW

n Sat/Sun 1pm-4pm. Regular architect-led tours, first come
basis. Club members available for discussion. Annual art
show and members bar. Max 40 at one time. D R T A
Contemporary timber and aluminium building using existing
pier, offering unique views of the river, The O2 and Thames
Barrier. Frankl + Luty 2000. Entry: main club house, sail loft,
boat yard. Outbuilding adapted as art show venue with
panoramic river views.
DLR: Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich; Tube: North
Greenwich; Rail: Greenwich; 161,177,180,472,486,108,286,422
Greenwich Pier, King William Walk SE10 9HT

n Sun 3pm-5pm. Free entry to ship and a talk by Grimshaw
Architects and Buro Happold at 4pm. Pre-book ONLY on
www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark/openhouse. Max 100 people.
E D RT C A
The worlds last surviving tea clipper and only vessel to be a
Grade I listed building. Now lifted 3 metres, visitors have the
unique experience of walking under a three-masted ship,
protected from the elements by an enveloping glass canopy.
RIBA Award Winner 2013.
DLR: Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich; Tube: Canary Wharf;
Rail: Greenwich, Maze Hill; 177,180,168,199,286,386
Old Royal Military Academy
Devonport Mausoleum
National Maritime Museum, Romney Road SE10 9NF

n Sat/Sun 11.30am-3.30pm. Visitors to follow signage placed
outside National Maritime Museum main entrance. d
Handsome mausoleum (1750) in former Royal Navy cemetery,
restored 1999 by the University of Greenwich. Many
interesting plaques. Entry: cemetery and mausoleum. NB. See
also Old Royal Naval College & Dreadnought Library entries.
DLR: Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich; DLR/Tube: Canary
Wharf; Rail: Greenwich, Maze Hill; 177,180,188,199,286
West Gate (King William Walk), or East Gate, (Park Row), and
Romney Road crossing, Maritime Greenwich Campus SE10 9LS
n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. Hourly tours. Last tour 4pm. Max 10-15
per tour. d T
Formerly Dreadnought Seamens Hospital, now library and
computer centre of the University of Greenwich. Glazed
corridors with fine views, and steel and glass courtyard roof.
James Athenian Stuart 1764-68/Dannatt Johnson (refurb)
1999. Entry: guided tour routes only. NB. See also Old Royal
Naval College & Devonport Mausoleum entries.
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Royal Blackheath Golf Club, Court Road SE9 5AF

n Sun 10am-12.30pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis. Last
tour 12noon. Max 25 per tour. R T P
Grade I listed Caroline mansion built for Sir John Shaw.
Refurbished 18C with fine plaster, ceilings and staircase. Club
house of Royal Blackheath Golf Club since 1923. Hugh May
1664. Entry: main hall, lounges, staircase, dining room, Glennie
room, OShea room.
Rail: Mottingham; 124,126,161
Greenwich Heritage Centre
Cutty Sark
Dreadnought Library
Cutty Sark
Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum, Royal Arsenal,

Woolwich SE18 6ST
n Sat 7.30pm-9pm/Sun 10.30am-4.30pm. N T d
Grade II* listed building (1716-20) attributed to Nicholas
Hawksmoor. Birthplace of the Royal Artillery and one of first
military academies of Europe. Commissioned by the Board of
Ordnance. Entry: Ordnance room, Academy room.
DLR/Rail: Woolwich Arsenal; 53,54,96,422,472,180,161,380
Old Royal Naval College
Admirals House, King Charles Court, King William Court,

Painted Hall & Chapel, Queen Anne Court, Queen Mary Court
Entry from West Gate (King William Walk), or East Gate (Park
Row) and Romney Road crossing. Entry from pier via Cutty Sark
Gardens SE10 9NN
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm Painted Hall & Chapel, general
access. Tours at 12noon & 2pm and Meet Hawksmoor
12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm. Visitor Centre Discover Greenwich
features exhibition on architecture of the site. Sat/Sun
11.30am-4.30pm King William Court, Queen Anne Court,
access via hourly tours. Sat/Sun 11am-4pm Queen Mary
Court, access via hourly tours. Sat/Sun 10.30am-4pm
Admirals House half-hourly talks. Sat/Sun 10.30am-3pm
King Charles Court access via hourly tours. For ALL tours
meet on Grand Square. Max 20 on all tours. Bookshop and
refreshments only available in Discover Greenwich. d B R T
Designed by Wren in 1695, finished by Hawksmoor and
Vanbrugh as the Greenwich Hospital for Seamen and later the
Royal Naval College (1873-1998). Managed by the Greenwich
Foundation, housing Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music.
Grade I listed.
Admirals House Designed for Charles II in 1661 with later
works by Wren and John Webb, the Admirals House has been
undergoing extensive refurbishment since 2001.
King Charles Court King Charles Court earliest of the
buildings, designed by Wren for Charles II in 1661. Refurb by
John McAslan & Partners in 2001. Home to Trinity Laban
Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
King William Court Wren-designed building completed
under the direction of Hawksmoor and Vanbrugh, 1698-1712.
Original wood panelling, refurbished by Dannat Johnson in
2001 for University of Greenwich.
Painted Hall, Chapel, Discover Greenwich Painted Hall ceiling
by Sir James Thornhill 1708-27. Neo-classical Chapel designed
by James Athenian Stuart 1789.
Queen Anne Court Wren & Hawksmoor building, completed
1749 when Thomas Ripley built the pavilions facing the river.
Highlights include council board room, grand staircase and
restored Portland stonework. Refurbished in 2000 by Dannatt
Johnson for University of Greenwich.
Queen Mary Court Last major building on the site (1751).
Original layout, timber panelling, barrel vaulting and Portland
stone. Refurbished in 2000 by Dannatt Johnson for University
of Greenwich.
DLR: Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich; Riverboat: Greenwich
Pier; Rail: Greenwich, Maze Hill; 177,180,188,199,286,386
Queens House: Royal Museums Greenwich
National Maritime Museum, Park Row SE10 9NF

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours at 11am, 12noon and 2pm, first
come basis. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 20 per tour. N D T
The opulent summer villa of Charles Is queen, Henrietta
Maria, this is the first purely classical Renaissance building in
Britain which reflected a turning point in English architecture.
Much of the original splendour of the house is retained,
including the grotesque-style painted ceiling of the queens
bedchamber, the Tulip Stairs, original painted woodwork
of the Great Hall and its finely laid 1635 marble floor. Inigo
Jones 1637. Entry: Queens House, including the great hall and
orangery.
DLR: Cutty Sark; Rail: Greenwich, Maze Hill; Riverboat:
Greenwich Pier; 177,180,188,199,286,386

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Woolwich Squares
Ravensbourne
home of childrens author E Nesbit. Civic Trust award-winner.

Rail: Eltham; 286,161,132
Westgrove Lane
Ravensbourne
6 Penrose Way, Greenwich Peninsula SE10 0EW

n Sat/Sun 10.30am-3pm. Tours at 10.30am, 11.30pm, 1pm,
2pm, first come basis. Max 30 per tour. Children must be
accompanied by an adult. D T G
An inspirational new learning and teaching environment, over
a series of interlinked floors around a central atrium. Opened
in September 2010 it houses the latest digital media and
design technologies, an HDTV studio, prototyping facilities
and collaborative workspaces. BREEAM excellent status. RIBA
Award Winner 2011. Foreign Office Architects 2010.
Tube: North Greenwich; Thames Clipper Riverboats; 188,108,129
Severndroog Castle
Castle Wood, Shooters Hill SE18 3RT

n Sun 10am-3pm. Talks on the hour about the history of the
building and future plans. NB. Castle interior not open
but Trustees and Heritage Manager available to provide
an update about the upcoming restoration. Info stall and
refreshments. R T P
Grade II* listed triangular brick Georgian tower with Gothic
windows. Standing 63ft tall in woodlands it has spectacular
views. Built to commemorate the 1755 conquest of the
Malabar Coast by Sir William James. Richard Jupp 1784.
DLR: Woolwich; Rail: Eltham, Woolwich Arsenal, Welling;
89,122,161,244,486
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
1 Unity Way SE18 5NJ

n Sat/Sun 10.30am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 40 at
one time. Special display How the Thames Barrier was
designed, built and how it works. R T d
Information centre sited by the dramatic Thames Barrier
(1984), explaining its function, construction and future. Rendel,
Palmer and Tritton 1984. Entry: information centre only.
Tube: North Greenwich, then 161,472; Rail: Charlton, 177,180,472
The Fan Museum
12 Crooms Hill SE10 8ER

n Sat 11am-5pm. Max 50 at one time. N D R T B G
Carefully restored Grade II listed early Georgian town houses,
retaining the principal original domestic scale and character. It
now houses the only museum devoted to the art of fans. John
Savery/John Griffiths (conversion). Entry: museum, Orangery.
DLR: Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich; Rail: Greenwich, Maze
Hill; 177,180,188,286,386,199
Trinity Hospital
Duke of Wellington Avenue SE18 6SS

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular talks/tours with engineer and
architect of restoration, first come basis. Max 10 per tour. A E
When the historic clocktower at the Royal Woolwich Arsenal
suffered almost total destruction, Rambolls conservation
engineers employed analysis and traditional detailing to
maximise its restoration. 3D modelling, repair and testing of
salvaged elements allowed over 85% of the original materials to
be restored and reinstated. AQP/Ramboll (restoration) 2011.
www.ramboll.co.uk
Tube: Woolwich Arsenal
WALKS/TOURS
Woolwich Squares
n Meet: Sun 3pm General Gordon Square (at the water

feature) SE18 6HB. Tour with landscape architect. Max 25. A
Each square embodies an essential quality of Woolwich
whether historic or natural. Design used pedestrian
movement studies to identify key routes through town centre
and create quality public spaces. Gustafson Porter LLP 2011.
Tube/Rail: Woolwich Arsenal; 161,177,180,472,51,658
Supported by
Tudor Barn and Gardens
Kingsman Street SE18 5PW

n Sat 10am-2pm. Regular tours. Last tour 1.30pm. Max 10 per
tour. D R T A G
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Thames Barrier & Information Centre
Woolwich Arsenal Clock Tower
Highbridge SE10 9PS

n Sat 10am-3pm. D R T
Early 17C riverside almshouse. Quadrangle with battlemented
entrance faade and early 19C tower. (Organised by the
Warden of Trinity Hospital.) Entry: courtyard, chapel, gardens.
Tube: North Greenwich; DLR: Cutty Sark for Maritime
Greenwich; Rail: Maze Hill; 177,180,188,199,286,386
Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ

n Sat 9.30am-4pm/Sun 12pm-4pm. Sat 11.30am/Sun 2pm
crypt tour. Prebook tours on 020 8853 0687. N T d
Magnificent Baroque church, Grade I listed, gutted by fire in
1941 and restored by Sir Albert Richardson to original design.
Many original features. Burial site of Thomas Tallis, organist/
choirmaster (1505-85). Nicholas Hawksmoor 1714.
Entry: ground floor (not tower or crypt).
DLR: Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich; Rail: Greenwich;
177,180,188,199,286,386
St Mary Magdalene CE School
This striking primary school building incorporates elevated

glass enclosed teaching and playdecks on three of the four
levels of the building making it a truly unique structure visible
from afar. Many sustainable features. Pellings LLP 2011.
Entry: school hall, classrooms, playdecks, roof garden.
Rail: Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal; 51,472,99,386,178
21 Westgrove Lane SE10 8QP

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. N G
Substantial remodelling of a 1960s house in the West
Greenwich Conservation Area. Pierre dAvoine Architects
(remodelling) 2009. Entry: ground floor.
Rail/DLR: Greenwich 53,177
Well Hall Pleasaunce,Well Hall Road SE9 6SZ

n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm. Tours 11.30am, 2.30pm. R T P
16C restored barn set in grounds with Medieval moat, only
surviving building fromWell Hall, home to daughter of Sir
Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England under Henry VIII.
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Hackney
Hackney Marshes Centre
See openhouselondon.org.uk/hackney
15 Buckingham Road
15 Buckingham Road N1 4DG

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. Max 20 at one time. D A G
Refurbished Victorian semi-detached house with
contemporary rear extension comprising glazed roof over
kitchen/dining area with semi underground timber clad
cylindrical drum incorporating lounge, home office and library.
Detached low energy self-build garden studio/bath house and
rainwater harvesting/recycling pool and water screen. Stephen
Donald Architects 2002/12. Entry: ground floor, garden.
Tube: Dalston Junction; Rail: Dalston Kingsland; 38,76,149
24 Batemans Row
24 Batemans Row EC2A 3HH

n Sun 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
entry 4pm. T G d
RIBA award-winning modern multi-use building in the heart
of Shoreditch, comprising two commercial spaces and two
living residencies, showing only the multi-level residence with
outdoor space. Theis + Khan 2009. Entry: office, gallery.
Tube/Rail: Old Street, Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street;
26,48,149,242,55,243
30 Crown Place
30 Crown Place EC2A 4ES

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
4pm. Max 10 per tour. D T A G
Striking 16-storey glass landmark office building with
3 terraces. An unusual form with a distinctive profile.
Sustainable features include PV cells at roof level and ground
floor geo-thermal heat source. Horden Cherry Lee Architects
2009. Entry: ground, 7th, 14th, 15th & 16th floors.
52 Whitmore Road
52 Whitmore Road N1 5QG

n Sat 10am-5pm. Practice Director Andrew Waugh on site.
Last entry 4pm. d A G
This mixed use building on Regents Canal illustrates the
structural capabilities of the cross laminated timber structure,
and is clad in British Sweet Chestnut. Other sustainable
features include brown roofs, excellent thermal performance
and air tightness. Waugh Thistleton Architects 2012. Entry:
photographers studio. See also Timber Buildings Tour.
Tube/Rail: Old Street
71 Greenwood Road
71 Greenwood Road E8 1NT

n Sat 10am-5pm. Owner/architect-led half-hourly tours, first
come basis. Max 20 per tour. A G Q
Complete refurbishment of an 1870s house to provide flexible
accomodation for a family of 5. Environmental improvements
have been made to increase energy efficiency including
PV panels, solar thermal panels and LED lighting. Kilburn
Nightingale Architects 2012. Entry: house & garden.
www.kilburnnightingale.com
Rail: Hackney Central, Dalston Junction; 30,38,277,242,56
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74 Amhurst Road
74 Amhurst Road E8 1JH

n Sat 11am-6pm. Hourly tours, except for 1pm, first come
basis, queuing outside if necessary. Last tour 5pm. Q G
Full eco-renovation of large mid-Victorian semi; interior and
exterior solid wall insulation, sash double glazing, secondary
glazing, solar PV, rainwater harvesting, aerogel insulation,
wormery. Entry: all areas.
Rail: Hackney Downs, Hackney Central; 30,38,48,55,56
147 De Beauvoir Road
147 De Beauvoir Road N1 4DL

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Pre-book ONLY by email on
debeauvoir@scottarchitects.co.uk. Last entry 4.30pm. Max
10 per tour. A G P
Four bedroom Victorian terraced house, refurbished and
extended as a contemporary sculptural form. Interiors are
expressed as a series of fluid surfaces and flowing spaces that
weave throughout the home towards the rear garden. Scott
Architects 2013. Entry: house, modern rear extension, external
terrace and gardens.
Tube: Dalston Junction 30,38,56,76,149
151 Church Walk
151 Church Walk N16 8QW

n Sat 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, pre-book ONLY on
http://churchwalk.eventbrite.co.uk. Last tour 4.30pm. A G
Unusual contemporary infill development of 4 dwellings on a
tight site, one occupied by two of the architects. Imaginatively
reconciled to make an elegant, neighbourly scheme. David
Mikhail + Annalie Riches 2012.
Entry: Tube: Dalston Junction, Dalston Kingsland; Rail:
Canonbury; 73,243,393,149,76
Adelaide Wharf
118/120 Queensbridge Road (at junction Whiston Road) E2 8PD

n Sat 10.30am-2pm. Architect-led tours 10.30am, 12pm,
1.30pm, 3pm. Max 20 per tour. D T A G
A pioneering mixed tenure residential scheme with some
workspace extruded into a prototype block, folded to create
a U-shaped court. Each apartment has an outdoor room part
hung, part cantilevered out over the streets, courtyard or
canal. Faade is composed of layers of roughly sawn larch that

makes reference to the warehouses of packing crates that
once occupied this site. RIBA Award Winner 2008. Allford Hall
Monaghan Morris 2008.
Arcola Theatre
24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Hourly tours. Last entry
4.30pm. Max 8 per tour. N D R T G
Multi-award winning professional theatre with a strong
community and sustainability ethos relocated to an
emerging Hackney cultural quarter. Sustainability features
include minimal intervention, large scale materials reuse
and renewable energy technology. Refurbishment client-led
with support from Cragg Management 2011. Entry: Studio 1/2
(professional theatre), Bloomberg Arts Lab, Arcola Energy Lab.
Rail: Dalston Kingsland, Dalston Junction; 149,242,38,277,243
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
205 Morning Lane E9 6LG

n Sat 10am-3pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Displays.
Last entry 2.30pm. R T A G d
New-build school on challenging new inner-city site which
unites school on one site for the first time in its 54 year history.
Sustainable features include PV panels, air source heat pump.
RIBA Awards Shortlisted 2013. Jestico + Whiles 2012.
Tube: Hackney Wick, Homerton
Circus Space
Coronet Street N1 6HD

n Sat/Sun 11am-4.30pm. Tours every 45mins, first come
basis. Max 12 per tour. Presentation on history of circus
architecture. d R T G
UKs national centre for circus arts housed in the former
Shoreditch Electricity Generating Station, opened 1896, the
first to successfully generate electricity from the destruction
of domestic waste. Converted in 1994, an extension was added
in 2006. E Manville 1896/Philip Lancashire (conversion) 1994/
Tim Ronalds (extension) 2006. Entry: circus training halls.
Tube/Rail: Old Street, Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street;
55,26,243,35

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Clapton Girls Academy
Laura Place E5 0RB

n Sat 8am-2pm. Half-hourly tours. Talks/displays on history
of school and its buildings. Last tour 1.30pm. Max 25 per
tour. R T
New and sensitively refurbished Edwardian buildings
providing an enhanced physical environment. Sustainable
features throughout. Hackney Design Award winner 2010
(Jestico + Whiles 2010). Also open Clapton Portico (Brady
Mallalieu Architects 2006) significant Grade II listed local
landmark refurbished into a new learning centre.
Tube: Clapton; 38,48,55,106,253
Clissold House
Clissold Park, Stoke Newington Church Street N16 9HJ

n Sun 10am-5pm. Displays of before and after the restoration.
Last entry 30 mins before close. R T
Recently restored elegant late 18C brick villa with six column
Doric veranda on the west faade, set in parkland and a rare
survivor of its type. Built for Jonathan Hoare by his nephew.
Joseph Woods 1793/Richard Griffiths (refurb) 2012. Entry:
house interior, function rooms, reception spaces.
Tube: Manor House, Finsbury Park; Rail: Stoke Newington,
Canonbury; 141,341,106,393,73
Dalston C.L.R. James Library & Archives
Dalston Square, Dalston Lane E8 3BQ

n Sat 9am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Tours Sat 11am & Sun 2pm,
duration 1hour, first come basis. Archives closed Sun except
for tour. Max 15 per tour. N D T G
4-storey multi-purpose, state of the art library and archives
building. Earle Architects 2011. Entry: quick picks, adult,
childrens and study areas.
www.hackney.gov.uk/dalston-library
Rail: Dalston Junction; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street;
30,38,56,242,277
Eds Shed/Sunken House
75a De Beauvoir Road N1 4EL

necessary. Q G P
A cube clad in a cedar rainscreen, stained black a single
slot window at the front is all that indicates this is a house.
The entire site was excavated to basement level in order to
create the sunken foundation on which the house for Ed
Reeve architectural photographer, now sits. Hemp insulation
improves the thermal performance of the structure while the
solid timber frame provides a significantly reduced carbon
footprint. Adjaye Associates 2007.
www.editphoto.net
Tube/Rail: Haggerston, Dalston Junction, Old Street, Dalston
Kingsland; 67,149,242,243,394
Fabrications
7 Broadway Market E8 4PH

n Sat/Sun 10am-5.30pm. First come basis. Tours on the hour.
Max 30 at one time. Max 20 on tours. Sat 6.30pm-9pm
(evening event): slide show 1 year on with Q & A session
with partners involved. Wine and snacks served! For more
info email barley@fabrications1.co.uk. Sun 3pm-5.30pm
upcycling and upholstery workshop with Out of the Dark
pre-book only on barley@fabrications1.co.uk. N R T B A G
A unique double-height extension that breathes new life
and provides much needed space to an existing shop and
workshop by local designer maker Barley Massey. Recycled and
reclaimed materials throughout and green roof, reflect the
ethos behind Barleys work. Delvendahl Martin Architects 2012.
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green; Rail: Hackney Central, London Fields;
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Gingerbread House
104 Balcorne Street E9 7AU

n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours every 45 mins. Duration 30 mins. Last
entry 4.45pm. Max 20 per tour. A G d
Award-winning new build house on site of former box factory
with clever use of volumes and daylight, despite the physical
constraints of a small urban plot. Laura Dewe Mathews 2012.
Tube: Hackney Central, Mile End; 277,425,388,26,30
Growing Communities Eco Classroom
Allens Gardens, corner of Bethune and Manor Roads N16 5BD

n Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 30 at one time. D T G
Wooden building with green roof, water harvesting,
composting toilet and warmcell insulation, set in an organic
market garden with a deck over pond and wildlife area.
Garden grows zero-food-miles organic salad leaves for local
community-led box scheme whilst classroom provides
shelter for gardeners as well as a learning space. Constructive
Individuals (Peter Smithdale) 2004. Entry: main building,
surrounding organic market garden.
Tube: Manor House; Rail: Stoke Newington; 106,67,76,73,149
Hackney Empire
291 Mare Street E8 1EJ

n Sat pre-booked tours, visit www.hackneyempire.co.uk/
tours for times and to register. Max 20 per tour. D R T
Exuberant Grade II* listed auditorium and the most perfect
example of Edwardian variety theatre remaining in London.
Refurbishment restored the interiors added to the fly-tower
and provided new back-stage areas, topping it off with the
sign Hackney Empire in massive terracotta 6.4m tall capital
letters. Frank Matcham 1901/Tim Ronalds (refurb) 2004.
Entry: foyer, auditorium, stage door, annex.
Tube: Bethnal Green; Rail: Hackney Central; 253,106,30,48,55,236
Hackney Marshes Centre
Hackney Marshes, off Homerton Road E9 5PF

n Sat tours at 4pm & 5pm with project design director, first
come basis. Max 20 per tour. D T A P
New community hub comprising changing rooms, caf and
education facility. Housed in a welcoming, inclusive structure
that is embedded within the landscape, culture and history
of the marshes. RIBA, Civic Trust and Hackney Design Award
Winner 2012. Stanton Williams 2010.
Tube: Hackney Wick, Homerton; W15
Hackney Town Hall
Mare Street E8 1EA

n Sun 10am-4pm. Last entry 3.30pm. D T
Exceptionally unaltered interiors in Art Deco style. Much
original work remains intact including fine light fittings,
panelling, floor surfaces and doors. Natural light pours in
from recently cleaned and restored glass ceiling. Lanchester
& Lodge 1934-1937. Entry: main reception areas, ground & first
floor, council chamber, main committee room.
Tube: Bethnal Green; Rail: Hackney Central; 48,55,106,38,277
Hackney Wick and Fish Island
various
n Sat/Sun 12pm 5pm. Access to selected buildings, studios,
galleries and venues throughout the weekend. For more
information on participating venues visit hackneywick.org
Adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and neatly
bounded by the River Leas Hackney Cut to the East, the A12 to
the North and West and the Greenway to the South, Hackney
Wick and Fish Island has one of the highest concentrations
of artists, designers, makers, self-builders and other creative
practitioners in the world. Straddling the Borough boundaries

of both Hackney and Tower Hamlets the following members
of the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Cultural Interest Group
are opening their doors in joint celebration of Open House
Weekend 2013 and the Hackney Wick Festival.
Tube: Hackney Wick Overground; 8,26,30,236,276,388,488
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace E2 8LS

n Sat 1pm-4.30pm. Hourly tours from 1.30pm, first come
basis. Last tour4pm. Max 10 per tour. D T A G
Grade II listed secondary school retaining many original
features. Distinctive for the large amount of timber used in the
construction including bush hammered concrete and coffered
ceilings. Major refurbishment recently completed as part of
BSF programme. Ern Goldfinger & Hubert Bennett 1963-65/
Avanti Architects 2011. Entry: main hall, reception areas, some
classrooms, grounds.
Tube: Hoxton; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 48,55,242,243
Hoxton Hall
130 Hoxton Street N1 5BB

n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm. Sat 10am, 11am & 12pm architectural
talks with Edmund Wilson of Foster Wilson. Event in
theatre til late. Sat & Sun workshops for children. d N R T C A
Unique surviving Grade II* listed Victorian saloon-style music
hall dating from 1863. Additional rooms and spaces added
by Quakers in 1910, with the current frontage added 1980.
Lovegrove & Papworth 1863. Entry: all areas excluding offices.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street, Old Street, Hoxton; 67,149,243,242
Kingsland Basin Moorings
Kingsland Basin Moorings (via Towpath) E8 4DL

n Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Max 5 per
tour. R T d
Small is beautiful! 6 foot narrowboats provide individual
design solutions for living and working. A unique community
and shared open space, and a sustainable living concept. Entry:
communal areas, interiors of 3-4 individual boats.
Rail: Haggerston, Dalston Junction; 67,149,242,243,394
Haggerston Station stop
Levitt Bernstein Office
1 Kingsland Passage E8 2BB

n Sat 2pm-5pm. Regular tours around studio with models on
display. Last entry 4.30pm. N A d
Levitt Bernstein are architects, landscape architects and urban
designers and are opening the doors of their studio. Levitt
Bernstein. Entry: reception area.
Tube: Dalston Junction, Kingsland Road; 56,38,30,277
Mossbourne Community Academy
100 Downs Park Road E5 8JY

12.15pm. Max 10 per tour. D T A G
One of the largest timber-framed buildings in the UK,
configured as a broad V with access from a covered cloister. Its
focus the generous external space to the North. RIBA Award
Winner 2005 and Civic Trust Awards Winner 2006. Rogers Stirk
Harbour + Partners 2004. Entry: main school areas.
Rail: Hackney Central, Hackney Downs; 56,276
Restored Historic Almshouse at the Geffrye Museum

Kingsland Road E2 8EA
n Sat 10am-4.30pm. First come basis. NB. Closed between
1pm & 2pm. Last entry 4pm. Max 16 at one time. T B
Grade I listed 18C almshouse restored to original condition.
Richard Halsaul and Robert Burford 1714/Branson Coates
Architecture 1998. Entry: almshouse, museum, gardens.

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Sunday
n Open
Saturday
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151 Church Walk
Rail: Hoxton; 67,149,242,243,394
Rooftop @ Emigre Studios
274 Richmond Road (access via Martello Street) E8 3QW

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. N R T A d
A formerly redundant roofspace by London Fields, now
provides a flexible event space, with standard garden sheds
used to create dining booths. Sheds are clad in painted timber
integrated and organised in intimate clusters to define space
and take advantage of views over the park. Me & Sam 2012.
Rail: London Fields/Hackney Central; 38,106,242,254,277
Round Chapel
Lower Clapton Road (junction with Glenarm Road) E5 0LY

n Sun 11am-4.30pm. Max 30 at one time. D R T
Grade II* listed Nonconformist chapel for 1,000 people.
Described by Pevsner as one of the finest Nonconfirmist
buildings in London. Horseshoe plan, innovative cast-iron
columns and tracery, restored as a centre for the performing
arts. (Organised by Hackney Historic Buildings Trust.) Henry
Fuller & James Cubitt 1875.
Tube: Bethnal Green; Rail: Hackney Downs; Hackney Central;
38,48,55,106,253,394
Self-built Straw Bale Building, Hackney City Farm
Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmiths Row E2 8QA

n Sat/Sun 11.30am-4pm. First come basis. Last entry 3.45pm.
d RT G
Built with a no-compromise policy, all materials used are
environmentally sound. Straw bale walls, lime and clay render;
other components are reclaimed/recycled materials. Also see
Magnificent Container, a NLA award-winning project space
for Magnificent Revolution and competition-winning Sill to
Sill scaffold board shop extension. Entry: Straw Bale Building,
farm site.
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green, Liverpool Street; Rail: Cambridge
Heath, Haggerston; 26,55,48
St Augustines Tower
The Narroway, off Mare Street E8 1HR

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Architectural exhibition. d N R B
Grade I listed, remaining tower of parish church, with working
late 16C/early 17C clock. Extensive views from roof. (Organised
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clock chamber and roof. NB. Very narrow winding stairs.
Tube: Bethnal Green; Hackney Central; 30,38,48,55,106
St Josephs Hospice
Mare Street E8 4SA

n Sat/Sun 11am-2pm. Exhibition of patients work.
Performances Sat. Sun 1pm talk by Ken Worpole A sense
of sanctuary: modern hospice design. Max 15 at a time. N D
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Chapel dates from 1932 and is the oldest structure within the
hospice. Completed in 2009, the community area is a modern
multifunctional space aimed at engaging the local diverse
community and offering support to patients and their carers.
Award-winning beautiful and tranquil gardens surround the
hospice. Greenhill Jenner (refurb) 2009. Entry: chapel, Finding
Space, gardens, restaurant, garden room.
Tube: Bethnal Green; Rail: Cambridge Heath, London Fields;
48,55,106,254,D6
71 Greenwood Road
2 & 4 Homerton High Street E9 6JQ

n Sat/Sun 12pm-5pm. Tours 1pm, 2pm, 3pm. Last entry
4.30pm. Max 25 per tour. d R T B
Rare example of Tudor red-brick house in East End. 18C
alterations and later additions. Many early features including
original linenfold panelling. Sir Ralph Sadleir 1535.
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green, Highbury & Islington, Hackney
Central; 30,38,48,55,253
The Framehouse
17 Rowe Lane, off Urswick Road E9 6EL

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Max 15 per tour. R Q C A G d
RIBA award-winning home with extensive use of timber,
high levels of insulation, natural building materials, a timber
pellet boiler and post and timber-framed construction. The
prefabricated frame uses laminated Siberian larch, in-filled
using Western red cedar. Marcus Lee 2005. Entry: all areas.
Tube/Rail: Highbury and Islington; Rail: Hackney Central;
30,277,38,55
Stoke Newington Town Hall
The Bridge Academy, Hackney
Suleymaniye Mosque
The Castle Climbing Centre
Stoke Newington Church Street N16 0JR

n Sun 10am-4pm. First come basis. D T
After an extensive restoration project, Stoke Newington Town
Hall has been restored to its former Art Deco glory. Funded by
Hackney Council, the building has a stunning assembly hall,
complete with original sprung Canadian maple dancefloor
and a beautifully renovated council chamber with original
gold cornicing, wood panelling and vaulted domed ceiling. J
Reginald Truelove 1937/ Hawkins\Brown (refurb) 2010.
Entry: reception area, assembly hall, council chamber.
Tube: Manor House; Rail: Stoke Newington; 73,393,476
212 Kingsland Road E2 8AX
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. N D
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6-storey building featuring a Western exterior and traditional
Islamic interior, modelled on the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
Networld Project Management 1996.
Tube: Old Street, Hoxton; 243,242,149,67
Sutton House, The National Trust
Laburnum Street E2 8BA

n Sat 10am-3pm. Architect-led tours at 11am, 12noon, 1pm &
2pm, first come basis. D T A
School as a piece of urban design integrated into the city
fabric. Situated on the Regents Canal on an inner-city
brownfield site the innovative vertical compact school is
shaped around a multi-level heartspace. Conceived as a piece
of architectural origami, the design displaces ground upwards
taking advantage of magnificent roof-spaces for performance,
learning and play. BDP 2008.
Tube/Rail: Old Street, Haggerston; 67,243,149,242,394
Green Lanes N4 2HA
n Sat/Sun 10am-7pm. Tours at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, first come
basis. Last entry 6.30pm. N R T B P d
Water-pumping station built in the form of a mock Medieval
castle, converted for use as an indoor climbing centre. William
Chadwell Mylne/Nicholas Grimshaw and Cook Townsend
1856/1995/2013. Entry: centre, tower (normally closed).
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The Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston Lane E8 3DF

n Sat/Sun 11am-6pm. Tours 12noon, 2pm, 4pm. Photographic
display on garden development. Last entry 5.45pm. Max 20
per tour. N D R T G
Popular community garden in area lacking in green public
space featuring biodiversity planting. Created on abandoned
railway land, includes large wooden pavilion for events
and workshops. Hackney Design Award Winner 2010 &
2011, Landscape Institute Presidents Award 2011. Muf/J & L
Gibbons/EXYZT 2010. Entry: garden, pavilion, pineapple house.
Rail: Dalston Junction; 30,56,277,38,242
The Studio
2 Nevill Road N16 8SR

n Sat 12pm-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Last entry
4.30pm. Max 5 per tour. Q A
A unique mews property which has undergone a complete
retrofit where both architects designed and built the entire
scheme themselves. The small house has a surprising amount
of playful elements with sliding walls, hidden storage and
contrasting materials. Bradley Van der Straeten Architects
Tube/Rail: Highbury & Islington; 73,476,149
The Urswick School
Paragon Road E9 6NR

n Sat 9.30am-4pm. Talks from staff members and architects.
D RT A G
New build 750 pupil secondary school with a sport and science
specialism, with a generous covered civic space at the heart
of the new school to act as the main social gathering area.
Includes development of a mixed tenure housing scheme for
24 keyworker residential units, and many sustainable features.
Avanti Architects 2010.
Rail: Hackney Central, London Fields
Village Underground
54 Holywell Lane EC2A 3PQ

n Sat 9.30am-6pm. First come basis. T A G Q
Recycled tube train carriages make affordable artists studios
on reclaimed land on top of an abandoned railway viaduct.
Sustainable features include solar power. Auro Foxcroft &
Nicolas Laurent 2007.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street, Old Street, Shoreditch High Street;
149,243,67,55,8
Waddington Studios
127 Church Walk N16 8QW

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Hourly tours, pre-book ONLY by email on
iris.p@featherstoneyoung.com. Max 8 per tour. A d
New build development of artist and photographic studios
within a mews streetscape. The design, developed in close
collaboration with the artist Jasmina Cibic, enhances the
industrial aesthetic of the mews through its form and use of
patterned Corten steel panels. Featherstone Young Architects
2013. Entry: studios only.
Tube: Highbury & Islington; Dalston Junction 73,476
Whitmore
56a Orsman Road/42-48 Whitmore Road N1 5QG

n Sat 1pm-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.30pm. D A
Mixed use 5-storey brick clad building reflecting the
neighbouring warehouse buildings, housing studios for artists
and architects with 3 floors of residential above. Trevor Horne
Architects 2013. Entry: 1 office, 1 apartment, 1 studio.
Tube: Haggerston
37AJ|Library
Hackney
Building
WALKS/TOURS/TALKS
Dalston Regeneration Walk
147 De Beauvoir Road
n Meet: Sat 1pm, 3pm and 5pm outside Dalston CLR James
Library, Dalston Square E8 3DD
First come basis. Max 20 per tour. R T
Dalston Town is undergoing massive regeneration and
investment. This walk with the borough regeneration officers
and town centre coordinators will focus on new developments
including Dalston Square development, Gillett Square, Eastern
Curve Gardens and Bootstrap building.
Tube/Rail: Dalston Junction, Dalston Kingsland; 38,242,277,149
Further beyond the Olympic Park part 1
n Meet: Sat/Sun 10.30am at Prince Edward Road by Hackney

Pearl E9 5LX
Pre-book ONLY by email on ralphward@blueyonder.co.uk by
15 Sept. Map, walk commentary and further information at
www.londonurbanvisits.co.uk. See also Further beyond the
Olympic Park part 2 (p 56). Duration approx 2hrs. Max 50 per
walk. A
Walk down the River Lea from Hackney Wick to Three Mills, via
the Olympic Park and Abbey Mills exploring one of Londons
least known but perhaps most significant locations-to-be,
with Ralph Ward, east London regeneration expert and visiting
professor at UEL, and Michael Owens, former Chief Exec of
the Leaside Regeneration Partnership and founder of London
Urban Visits.
www.londonurbanvisits.com
Rail: Hackney Wick
Whitmore
Hackneys Timber Buildings walking tour
n Meet: Sat 10.30am at Murray Grove N1 7FB

First come basis. A G
Hackney has a cluster of three of the most significant timber
buildings in the world just a short walk apart. Starting at
Stadthaus, Murray Grove which at 9 storeys is the worlds
tallest timber apartment block, on to Bridport Place and
ending at Whitmore Road (see separate entry). This is an
opportunity to view all three in the company of the architects
Andrew Waugh and Paul Karakusevic.
Tube: Old Street
Next stop, trees! Green spaces walk and interactive bus

stop installation
n Meet: Sun 11am at bus stop K (Shoreditch Fire Station), 235
Old Street EC1V 9HB. First come basis. Max 20 on tour. A G
Walk following the 55 bus route from Old Street, through
Shoreditch, and up Hackney Road looking at the impact of
green spaces on the streetscape. The idea, Street Orchard
(shortlisted for Landscape Institutes High Line for London
Competition) will be presented with an installation along the
walk. Between-Bricks 2013.
Tube/Rail: Old Street; 55,21,243,205,43
Re-discovering Londons Drovers Roads
n Meet: Sat/Sun 10.30am outside Hackney Town Hall E8 1EA.

Pre-book ONLY by email on howardmillerdesign@gmail.
com or 07828 582572. Max 20 per tour. A
Walking tour of landscape design retracing the historic route
used to drive cattle into Londons markets. Includes seed
bombing, limited edition map and other surprises.
Rail: Hackney Central, London Fields; 30,55,106,242,277
Designed by Vincent Harris the Tramshed was built in 1905

as an electricity generating facility for the tramway system.
Andrew Waugh will explain how he managed to transform
this Grade II listed building into one of Londons most talked
about restaurants bringing it back to full public enjoyment.
Waugh Thistleton Architects 2012.
Supported by
Tramshed
32 Rivington Street EC2A 3EQ

n Sat 1.30pm. Duration 1 hour. Talk by Practice Director
Andrew Waugh on building transformation. Max 60
people. First come basis. N d R A

d Partial
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n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Hammersmith & Fulham
See openhouselondon.org.uk/hammersmith
All Saints Church, Fulham
Church Gate (by Putney Bridge) SW6 3LA

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Display on restoration. N D T B
15C tower, 19C nave (designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield 1880-81)
and many fine monuments. Good Heaton, Butler & Baine
stained glass. Churchyard contains restored tomb of Granville
Sharp and tombs of Bishops of London. NB. Tower scaffolded.
Tube: Putney Bridge; Rail: Putney; 14,22,39,74,85
Bush Theatre
7 Uxbridge Road W12 8LJ

n Sat 10am-1pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY via Box Office
on 020 8743 5050. Max 12 per tour. R T B d
Designed in English Renaissance style by second most prolific
architect of public libraries prior to WW1. Funded by John
Passmore Edwards. Recently redesigned to create beautiful
contemporary theatre space. Maurice B. Adams 1895/Haworth
Tompkins (refurb) 2011. Entry: library, theatre, studio.
Tube: Shepherds Bush, Shepherds Bush Market; 49,72,94,95,207
Colet House
151 Talgarth Road W14 9DA

n Sun 10am-4pm. Last entry 3.45pm. T
Unique building for artists with three large studios, all with
north light through expansive windows. Fairfax B WadePalmer 1885. Entry: top studio, 2 ground floor studios.
Tube: Barons Court; 9,10,27,190,211,295,391
Bishops Avenue SW6 6EA

n Sun 10am-4pm. 10am & 11am tours of offices, pre-book
ONLY on 020 7610 7165, max 10 per tour, many stairs so
unsuitable for disabled. 12pm-3pm on the hour tours of
ground floor rooms, garden bothies and Jessie Mylne
Education Centre (no pre-booking required). Museum also
open 1pm-4pm. See also walk, separate entry. d N R T B P
Former residence of the Bishop of London. Tudor courtyard
with Georgian additions and Butterfield chapel (1867).
Reopened after Lottery funded restoration in 2006 with rooms
around east courtyard restored and returned to late Georgian
colour scheme. Samuel Pepys Cockerell 1814.
Tube: Putney Bridge; 14,74,220,414,430
Westville Road W12 9PT
n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis.
Childrens worksheet/trail. Max 50 at one time. D R T C P
One of only 2 schools designed using Goldfingers school
building system precast reinforced concrete frame with brick
infill. Fine, top-lit mural by Gordon Cullen. Grade II* listed. Ern
Goldfinger 1952. Entry: foyer, hall, one classroom, playground.
Tube: Shepherds Bush Market, Ravenscourt Park; 94,237,283,260
n Open Saturday n Open Sunday n Open Saturday and Sunday
Ranelagh Gardens SW6 3PR

n Sat tours at 11am and 3pm only, first come basis, entry 15
mins prior to tour. No admittance at any other time. d T
Last of the grand 18C mansions which once fronted this part of
the river, with magnificent interiors and extensive grounds. Dr
William Cadogan 1760/George Byfield 1797-8.
Tube: Putney Bridge; 14,22,39,74,85,93,220,265,270,424
LAMDA (The London Academy of Music & Dramatic

Art) (LAMDA)
155 Talgarth Road W14 9DA

n Sun 10am-4pm. Regular tours and training demos, first
come basis. Last entry 3.30pm. Max 10 per tour. R T d
LAMDAs home since 2003. Victorian building with more
recent extensions including black box studio theatre and
rehearsal rooms. Work begins on 18.4m redevelopment of
West end of campus in 2014 to include new rehearsal studios
and 200-seat theatre. Niall McLaughlin Architects 2003.
Tube: Barons Court, Hammersmith; 9,10,27,391
Maggies Centre
Fulham Palace
The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art
Hurlingham Club
237 King Street W6 9LR

n Sat 12pm-4pm. Last entry 4pm. D T G
Fourth building in masterplan for school housing 3 floors
of science accommodation with 13 high-spec laboratories.
Incorporates new library with full-height windows. van
Heyningen & Haward Architects 1999/2009. Entry: recital hall,
dance/drama studio, music rooms, some classrooms.
Tube: Ravenscourt Park; Rail: Gunnersbury; 27,190,H91,391,267
7 Hammersmith Terrace W6 9TS

n Sun 11am-4pm. Regular tours. Max 15 at one time.
The home of Emery Walker, printer, antiquary and mentor to
William Morris. A unique Arts and Crafts domestic interior.
Entry: ground floor and garden only.
Tube: Stamford Brook; 27,190,267,391,H91 to Kings Street/
Goldhawk Road
38AJ|Library
Southwark
20 Nigel Playfair Avenue W6 9JY

n Sat 10am-5pm. Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. 2pm-4pm
architect on site. 1-4pm Peaceful Pods activities for families
and children. Displays and info loop. R T B C A G P d
Last example of post-war Quaker meeting design in London
built in 17C-18C style. To be demolished and redeveloped
to civic-commercial building 2015. Humert Lidbetter 1955/
Stewart Dodd (new build) 2015.
Tube: Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith; 190,B391,267,N9,5,27
Latymer Upper School: Science/Library Building
Emery Walkers House
Greenside Primary School
Hammersmith Quaker Meeting House
Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road W6 8RF

n Sun 12pm-4pm. Some tours. Last entry 3.30pm. d R T G
A non-institutional open house, Maggies is a flexible space
designed to be welcoming, uplifting and thought-provoking.
The raised roof allows natural light to enter the whole of the
building. Partitions divide up the open structure. RIBA Award
Winner 2009. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 2008.
Tube: Hammersmith, Barons Court; Rail: Putney; 190,211,220,295
Palace Wharf
56 Rainville Road W6 9HS

n Sat/Sun 1pm-6pm. d T
Built as a wharf for marble importing (1907), later a decorative
plaster works, now artists studios with river frontage. Entry: 36
artists studios & riverside terrace.
Tube: Hammersmith, Fulham Broadway; 74,190,211,220,295
Roca London Gallery
Station Court, Townmead Road SW6 2PY

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Architect-led tours Sat 12noon and 3pm,
first come basis. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 30 per tour. E N D T A
A space inspired by the various states of water, offering a
unique visual and interactive experience with Roca, the
leading global bathroom brand. Zaha Hadid Architects 2011.
www.rocalondongallery.com
Rail: Imperial Wharf; C3
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Thames Wharf Studios, Rainville Road W6 9HA

n Sun 10am-4pm. Regular tours. Max 20 at one time. d R T Q A
RIBA award winning architects practice located in early 20C
warehouses, overlooking the River Thames formerly used to
store oil tanks. A new spectacular two storey lightweight roof
was added in 1989. Richard Rogers Partnership 1984-7. Entry:
reception and 3rd floor.
Tube: Hammersmith; 74,190,211,220,295
St Andrews Church and Star Community Centre
Greyhound Road W14 9SA

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Max 50 at one time. N D R T C P
A striking restoration and contemporary renewal of Victorian
Arts & Crafts church. Newly commissioned artworks
hanging icon by Guido de Costanzo and limestone font by
Anna Sikorska. Newman and Billing 1873/Crowther Associates
2012.
Tube: Barons Court; 2,16,36,44
St Pauls Church
Queen Caroline Street W6 9PJ

n Sat 10am-1pm. Last entry 12.30pm. N D R T P
Early English Gothic Style with lancet windows, powerful
buttresses, high roof and imposing tower. Contains 17C and
18C monuments and is Grade II* listed. Now re-imagined
and restored. JP Seddon & HR Gough 1884/Richard Griffiths
Architects (refurb) 2012. Entry: all except Wilberforce Room.
Tube/Rail: Hammersmith; 27,9,10
William Morris Society Kelmscott House
26 Upper Mall W6 9TA

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Printing
on Morriss Albion press and displays of artwork. Max 40 at
one time. d N R T B
Residence of Sir Francis Ronalds, George MacDonald and (from
1878-96) William Morris (organised by William Morris Society).
Entry: basement and coach house only.
Tube: Ravenscourt Park; 27,190,267,391,H91
WALKS/TOURS
Bishops Park/Fulham Palace Gardens
n Meet: Sun 2.30pm at main gate on Bishops Avenue SW6

6EA. First come basis. Max 20 on tour. See also Fulham
Palace separate entry. N T P A
Guided walk around Fulham Palace Gardens with the
landscape architect Dominic Cole to explain the history and
planned future presentation.
Tube:Putney Bridge; Rail:Putney; 74,220,430,85,93,265
Supported by
Key. A Architect on site B Bookshop C Childrens activities d Partial access for people with disabilities
D Full wheelchair access E Engineer
on site G Green Features
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Haringey
Tottenham Town Hall
See openhouselondon.org.uk/haringey
32 Warwick Gardens
32 Warwick Gardens N4 1JG

necessary. d T A d
Remodelling, rear extension and loft conversion of a midterraced house that maximises light and space to create a
modern family living environment that fully integrates the
indoors and outdoors whilst maintaining its period faade.
A2studio 2009. Entry: ground floor, garden, first floor study,
bathroom and loft.
Tube: Manor House, Turnpike Lane; Rail: Harringay Green Lanes,
Harringay; 29,67,141,341,W5
51 Glebe Road
51 Glebe Road N8 7DA

necessary. T A P
Remodelling of a 5-storey Victorian mid-terraced house
featuring a frameless glass side extension and a dormer
extension with views to Alexandra Palace, incorporating a
rich mix of textured and reclaimed materials. A2 Studio 2013.
Entry: house.
Tube: Turnpike Lane; Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; Rail: Hornsey;
41,W3,144
639 Tottenham High Road
639 Tottenham High Road N17 8AA

n Sat 10am-1pm. First come basis. Last entry 1pm. T
Grade II listed. Former gas showroom built 1901 in attractive
neo Jacobean style, red brick with terracotta dressing and
stone decoration. Elaborate gables and turrets at either end.
Damaged during 2011 riots, now fully refurbished by GLA and
managed by London Youth Support Trust as Enterprise Centre
and support for local community. Gort Scott 2012.
Entry: ground reception, first and second floor hallways.
Tube/Rail: Seven Sisters; Rail: Bruce Grove;149,259,279,349,476
Bruce Castle Museum
Lordship Lane N17 8NU

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours. Trails and activity
sheets for children. Medieval All Hallows Church open Sun
2-5pm. Last entry 4pm. Max 20 per tour. N D R T B C P
Tudor Manor House built for Sir William Compton in 1514,
substantially altered in 17C and 18C. A museum since 1906
housing local history and exhibitions of Bruce Castle.
Entry: ground floor; other areas visited on tours.
Tube/Rail: Seven Sisters, Wood Green; Rail: Bruce Grove; 123,243
Furtherfield Gallery
McKenzie Pavilion, Finsbury Park N4 2NQ

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. First come basis. Media art exhibition.
N DT
McKenzie Pavilion sits in middle of the park, next to boating
pond, playground and Victorian Flower Garden and takes its
names from landscape designer Alexander McKenzie who
produced plans for the park. Entry: 2 gallery rooms.
Tube: Manor House; Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; Rail: Harringay,
Harringay Green Lanes; 29,254,253,141,341
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Hale Village
Meet: outside main entrance Tottenham Hale, Station Road

N17 9LR
n Sat 10am-5pm. Hourly tours, except 1pm, first come basis.
Last tour 4pm. Max 15 per tour. d N G
New high-density waterside development with green design
features including bio mass, green roofs. Includes residential
for sale and rent, student accommodation and range of
community facilities. BDP/KSS/RMA 2008/2012.
Tube/Rail: Tottenham Hale; 123
Highpoint
Highpoint One, North Hill N6 4BA

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY at
http://ohlhighpoint.eventbrite.co.uk from 1 Sep. Max 12
per tour. G
Grade I listed Modernist apartment blocks retaining many
original features. Lubetkin & Tecton 1935/1938. Entry: (by
accompanied tour only) common parts, including restored
foyers and interior of a flat. NB. No photographs within the
buildings or gardens.
Tube: Highgate; 143,271,210,134,43
Light House
2a Fairfield Road N8 9HG

n Sat 1pm-5pm. First come basis, queuing if necessary. Last
entry 4.45pm. Max 20 at one time. T Q A P d
An award-winning new build home (Best Home Haringey
Design Awards 2012) that makes maximum use of light and
space on a tight urban site. Crawford Partnership 2012. Entry:
whole house.
Tube: Highgate; Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; Rail: Crouch Hill;
W3,W7,41,91,W5
Linear House
70 Southwood Lane, Highgate N6 5DY

necessary. Last entry 4pm. Max 8 at one time. D Q G
A modern insertion into the old fabric of Highgate Village,
this single storey house is cut into and integrated with its
steeply sloping site. Although sleek in design and material,
both internally and externally, the building takes its reference
from the classical in its symmetry, proportion and drama.
Sustainable features incorporated into design and fabric. RIBA

Downland Sustainability Award Winner 2008. Clague 2006.
Tube: Highgate; 43,134,271,210,143
Markfield Beam Engine and House
Markfield Road N15 4RB

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Engine steaming 1pm-1.45pm,
2.30pm-3.15pm and 4pm-4.45pm. Display on sanitation in
Victorian times and its affect on improving public health,
particularly in densely populated urban areas. D R T B C P
Grade II listed Victorian industrial building (1886) set within
a park and next to the River Lee, with the original Wood Bros
beam pumping engine in situ, as originally installed. Recently
restored Engine and Engine House.
Tube/Rail: Tottenham Hale, Seven Sisters; Rail: South
Tottenham; 41,123,230
Mayfield Road
19 Mayfield Road N8 9LL

n Sat 10am-5pm. Half-hourly architect-led talks, first come
basis. Last entry 4.30pm. A
This project aims to open up the kitchen to the garden and
create a seamless transition with minimum impact to enable
increased use of the garden and bring natural daylight into
the domestic space. Luis Trevino 2012. Entry: rear extension,
kitchen, garden.
Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; Rail Harringay; W3
Music Studio
86a Florence Road N4 4DP

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis, queuing outside if
necessary. Music performance. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 25
at one time. T Q A d
Music studio for chamber music practice and teaching,
kitchen/dining extension in timber, zinc and glass plus
Victorian house renovation/alterations. Chance de Silva 2013.
Entry: music studio, ground floor extension.
Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; 210,W3,W7,29,253
Muswell Hill Odeon
Fortis Green Road N10 3HP

n Sat/Sun 10am-1pm.Last entry 12.45pm.Max 20 at one time.dT
Grade II* listed Art Deco cinema, converted to three screens in

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for people
with disabilities
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n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
1974 but retaining its fine original decor. This year celebrating
its 76th year. George Coles 1936. Entry: foyer and large main
auditorium.
Tube: Highgate, East Finchley; 43,102,134,144,234,W7
Highpoint
n Meet: Sun 11am in car park in front of Sainsburys, 867-869

High Road, Tottenham N17 8EY. Duration approx 1 1/2 hours.
After years of uncertainty the Spurs redevelopment is going
ahead including restoration of some heritage buildings. Other
buildings were destroyed or damaged in the 2011 riots. This
walk from White Hart Lane to Tottenham police station will
reveal the heritage, regeneration and redevelopment of the
area. Organised by Tottenham Civic Society.
Tube: Seven Sisters then 149,259,279,349 bus or Wood Green,W3
One Lancs
1 Lancaster Road N4 4PJ

necessary. Photo exhibition. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 25 at
one time. d
Wrap-around 2-storey extension with roof and walls clad
in thin-strip timber, with new connections to house and
wheelchair accessible ground floor. Chance de Silva and Simon
Head 2013. Entry: 2-storey extension.
Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; 210,W3,W7,29,253
Tower Gardens Garden Suburb
Information pick up point: 5 Tower Gardens Road N17 7PX

n Sun 10am-4pm. Self-guided exterior tour of the estate.
Coffee and cake sale. R T P
One of the first garden suburbs in the world, with 2-storey
terraced cottages retaining many decorative architectural
features. The LCC created a housing of the working classes
role for the architects department under Riley, a brother of the
Art Workers guild. W E Riley 1910-24.
Tube:Turnpike Lane;Wood Green; Rail: Bruce Grove; 123,144,243,217
Rookfield Village Estate conservation area
Rookfield Village N10 3TP

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Access to selected houses for small
numbers throughout weekend (ground floor only, max
8 in houses at one time). Sat/Sun 2pm tour of estate/
conservation area, meet at 25 Cranmore Way N10 3TP. d
Integrated garden village built on the slope of Muswell Hill to
Arts and Crafts principles; houses, garages and flats arranged
in 5 streets and 2 closes. W B Collins 1906-20.
Tube: Turnpike Lane; Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; Rail: Hornsey;
144,W7,W3
St Augustine of Canterbury
Corner Archway Road & Langdon Park Road N6 5BH

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. N D R T P
High Victorian church with early 20C additions, restored after
fire in 1924. Fine Hunter organ plus case. Imposing, sculptured
west front. J D Sedding, Henry Wilson, J Harold Gibbons, A G
Scott 1888/20C.
Tube: Archway; Highgate; 43,134,263
Television Studio A and Theatre at Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace Way N22 7AY

n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours every 30 mins of historic areas of
Palace, pre-book ONLY by email on
openhouse@alexandrapalace.com requesting 3 preferred
timeslots. Max 30 per tour. Last entry 4.30pm. d R T
One of the few grand 19C leisure buildings to survive to the
present day, this Grade II listed building has a rich modern day
entertainment history and houses the BBC studios where
television was first broadcast in 1936. John Johnson & A
Messon 1873. Entry: East Court, Theatre Stage, Palm Court and
the Transmitter Hall (subject to change).
Tube: Wood Green; Rail: Alexandra Palace; W3
The Old Schoolhouse
Hornsey Historical Society, 136 Tottenham Lane (corner Rokesly

Avenue) N8 7EL
n Sun 11am-4pm. Regular guided and self-guided tours.
Special displays on houses and streets then and now,
Victorian school and local architect John Farrer. Worksheets
and plans of building for children. N D T B C P
Small, early Victorian infant school, closed in 1934, and after
conversion and some demolition reopened in 1981 as HQ of
Society. John Henry Taylor 1848/Marius Reynolds 1981.
Entry: main school room.
Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; Rail: Hornsey, Harringay; 41,91,W3,W5
Tottenham Town Hall
Town Hall Approach Road N15 4RY

n Sat 10am-5pm. History of Tottenham in the Legacy
Heritage Centre. D T
Complete external and internal refurbishment of Grade II
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riots
listed Town Hall, rescued from English Heritage at risk register,

now returned to its former glory. Grand foyer and Moselle
Room with its stunning Moorish-Jacobean style ceiling has
been restored along with brickwork and repairs to the intricate
Italian terrazzo mosaic floor. A salvage strategy was employed
to recycle slate tiles, granite setts, bricks and stone window
cills. AS Taylor & AR Jemmett 1904/bptw partnership (refurb)
2011. Entry: common areas, Moselle Room, Mayors Parlour.
Tube: Seven Sisters; Rail: South Tottenham; 41,476,123,73
Tower and Churchyard of St Marys Hornsey
Hornsey High Street N8 7QB

n Sun 2pm-5pm. Regular tours of tower. Max 15 at one time.
Exhibition, self-guided churchyard trail, new planting and
significant tombs. R P
Grade II* listed tower with restored chapel remaining from
Medieval parish church. Excellent views from top of tower.
Organised by Friends of Hornsey Church Tower.
Tube: Turnpike Lane; Rail: Hornsey; 41,144,W3
Haringey Council works to preserve the historic buildings

in the borough and encourage good modern design, to
help create a high-quality environment. The Haringey
Design Awards celebrate high quality buildings and places
that make a positive contribution to Haringeys built
environment.
The Haringey Design Panel is an independent advisory body
that provides design advice on key development proposals
to both applicants and officers. Planning and Design
Development Forums are held for all major development
proposals. Key guidance on greening buildings is provided in
the form of the Greening Your Home Guide and Sustainable
Design & Construction SPD.
Supported by
Weston Park Extension
11 Weston Park N8 9SY

necessary. Last entry 12.45pm. Max 20 at one time. A P Q
Full width family room rear extension, with a stealth-like
folded rubber roof, asymmetrical rooflights, and 150 fibre optic
lights in the ceiling. Knott Architects 2012. Entry: ground floor,
rear extension, garden.
Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; Rail: Crouch Hill, Hornsey;W7,W3,41,91,W5
WALKS/TOURS
Muswell Hill Walk
n Meet: Sat 2pm beside Muswell Hill Library, Queens Avenue

N10 3PE. Duration approx 2 1/2 hours. Talk and display at
North Bank house at end of walk. Max 45 on tour. d R P
Tour takes in early and late Victorian, Edwardian and 1930s
buildings, and gives an historical interpretation of how a rural
enclave changed into a unique Edwardian suburb. Finishes at
North Bank House, Pages Lane, one of the old Victorian villas.
First visit to library is upstairs, no lift, the rest is flat. (Organised
by Hornsey Historical Society.)
Tube: East Finchley, Highgate, Bounds Green; 43,102,134,144,234,W7

d Partial
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for people
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n OpenCSaturday
n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Havering
Hylands Primary School
See openhouselondon.org.uk/havering
64 Heath Drive
64 Heath Drive, Gidea Park, Romford RM2 5QR

n Sat 9.30am-4pm. Half hourly tours (closed 11.30am
12.30pm). Last tour 3.30pm. Max 12 per tour. d T P Q
Model Modernist villa now completely refurbished with
modern garden by Dan Pearson. Grade II listed. Unsuitable for
children under 7. Lubetkin & Tecton 1934. Entry: lounge, kitchen,
dining room, cloakroom, 2 bedrooms, terrace, garden & patio.
Rail: Gidea Park; 174,351,374
Bower House
Granger Way (vehicles)/Benjamin Close (pedestrians)

Hornchurch RM1 2RU
n Sat tours at 10am and 11.15am, first come basis. Duration 45
mins. Max 40 on tour. D T A G P
A new 2-storey building that maximises the external areas,
in keeping with the scale of the surrounding housing.
Sustainable features include biomass boiler, sedum roof, good
thermal mass. Walters and Cohen 2011. Entry: whole school.
Rail: Romford; 674,165,193,294
Langtons House
Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1XJ

n Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Exhibition of historic
photographs. Last entry 4.45pm. Max 30 at one time. D T
Grade II listed neo-Georgian house from c1760 with later
additions. Landscaped garden with lake, orangery and gazebo.
Entry: marriage rooms, orangery. Gardens open Sat and Sun.
Tube: Hornchurch; Rail: Emerson Park; 248,252,256,324,370
Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford RM4 1PB

n Sat 10am-4pm. R T B P
Grade I listed Mansion House commanding the most
extensive southerly views over Essex towards Kent. Leading
landscape designer Charles Bridgman and Sir James Thornhill
were involved with the design. Henry Flitcroft 1729. Entry:
mansion house, grounds.
Rail: Romford; then 375 bus
Myplace Centre
CEME (Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing

Excellence)
Rainham Village and Marshes
Marsh Way, Rainham RM13 8EU

n Sat 9am-2pm. Regular tours. Video on building
construction and history. Max 20 per tour. D T G P
CEME is a dynamic hub of education, enterprise and manufacture
for east London; a flagship project for the Thames Gateway
regeneration and this year celebrating its 10th anniversary. Its
design alludes to its role as a vehicle for innovation and growth.
Sheppard Robson 2003. Entry: untenanted areas, grounds.
Tube: Dagenham Heathway; Rail: Rainham, Dagenham Dock; 174
Fairkytes
51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX

n Sun 10am-4pm. d N T P
Grade II listed Georgian house, interesting chimneys, and
probably the only listed mound in the world. Links with Quaker
prison reformer Elizabeth Fry. Now an arts centre.
Tube: Hornchurch; Rail: Upminster, Romford; 248,252,256,324,370
Havering Museum
19-21 High Street, Romford RM1 1JU

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Last entry 4pm. Max 70 at a time. D R T B C
A new flagship cultural centre for the borough, in a converted
Ind Coope brewery near to the historic market place.
Permanent and temporary exhibition spaces tell the story of
this area for the first time in decades. Exhibition pieces have
been carefully crafted into the existing structure to create a
modern intervention. TTSP Architects (refurb) 2010.
Tube: Elm Park; Rail: Romford; 66,68,175,248,496
Havering Town Hall
Main Road, Romford RM1 3BD

n Sat 12pm-4pm. Regular toursPhotographic exhibition of
old photos of the town hall. D T
Grade II listed, the design was the result of an architectural
competition won by Collins & Geens. Unique fittings using Bath
stone, red cedar wood and Tasmanian oak, with full-height
entrance hall and central staircase window and flagpoles. HR
Collins & AEO Geens 1935. Entry: ground and 1st floor.
Tube: Hornchurch; Rail: Romford; 252,248,175,128,66
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Building
Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence
Dagnam Park Drive, Harold Hill RM3 9NE

n Sat 9am-10pm/Sun 10am-6pm. Art exhibition. N D R T G P
A new 4.7million youth centre with a huge range of facilities,
and the boroughs first zero carbon building one of only a few
in the UK. Sustainable features include high insulation, solar
panels, sustainable timber construction. Jacobs Architects 2012.
Rail: Harold Wood 174,674,294,256,499
Meet: Rainham Station, Ferry Lane, Rainham RM13 9HA
n Sat tours at 10.30am and 12.30pm with LB Havering
Regeneration team, pre-book ONLY on 01708 434635.
Conservation area, the site of an important new masterplan
for London. The regeneration programme is enhancing the
characteristics of the historic street pattern and marshland
with nature reserve incorporating Trackway. East/Alison
Brooks Architects/Peter Beard and others ongoing.
Rail: Rainham;103,287,165,372,652
Royal Liberty School (formerly Hare Hall)
Upper Brentwood Road, Gidea Park, Romford RM2 6HJ

n Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.15pm. T P
Grade II listed Palladian villa with a west facing 5-bay front of
Portland stone with two wings. Interior contains fine original
staircase. James Paine 1768. Entry: ground, 1st, 2nd floors.
Tube: Hornchurch; Rail: Gidea Park; 496,674
St Edward the Confessor Church
Market Place, Romford RM1 3AB

n Sat 10am-1.30pm. N D R T B
Grade II* listed parish church by John Johnson.
Rail: Romford; 66,175,248,496
Thames Chase Forest Centre
Broadfields, Pike Lane, Upminster RM14 3NS

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Displays on community forest. Craft
and produce stalls. Last entry 4.50pm. C N D R T B G
Distinctive award-winning visitor centre of modern timber
construction forming an A-frame building roofed with
cedar shingles, attached to 17C listed barn one of the best
preserved in the London area. Many sustainable features.
Laurie Wood Architects 2010. Entry: forest centre, barn.
Tube/Rail: Upminster; 347
The Queens Theatre
Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1QT

n Sat 10am-1pm. Backstage tours 10am, 11am, 12noon (may
not be suitable for wheelchair users). Bookable in advance
on 01708 443333. Childrens activities/backstage treasure
hunt running 10am & 12noon. Max 30 per tour. d N R T C P

Opened by Sir Peter Hall, a robust example of 1970s civic
architecture and a vibrant and successful producing theatre.
Norman Brooks 1975. Entry: front of house, backstage with tour.
Tube: Hornchurch; 193,248,252,256,324
Upminster Old Chapel
70 St Marys Lane, Upminster RM14 2QR

n Sat/Sun 2pm-5pm. Tours at 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm. N D R
TCP
Grade II timber-framed former Dissenters Meeting House
(1800) with pedimented faade. Two blank windows flank the
Doric entrance porch. Fully refurbished, and re-opened to the
public in 2013. Entry in the side foyer.
Tube: Upminster Bridge; Tube/Rail: Upminster; 248,348,370,373
Upminster Tithe Barn Museum
Hall Lane, Upminster RM14 1AU

n Sat/Sun 10.30am-4.30pm. Regular tours. Displays on The
Upminster Suburb Story. Demos of historical exhibits. d N P
15C box-framed, 9-bay, aisled barn, weatherboarded with
crown-post, collar-tie reed-thatched roof. Ancient monument.
Tube/Rail: Upminster; 248
Upminster Windmill
St Marys Lane, Upminster RM14 2QH

n Sat/Sun 2pm-5pm. Regular tours. No children under five.
Last tour 5pm. Max 10 per tour. N T B Q P
Fine Grade II* listed wooden smock windmill in use until 1934
and containing much original wooden machinery. (Organised
by Friends of Upminster Windmill.) James Nokes 1803.
Tube/Rail: Upminster; 248,370
WALKS/TOURS
Gidea Park Garden Suburb Walk
n Meet: Sat 10.15am at entrance to Balgores Square car park,

(immediately north of Gidea Park Station) RM2 6AU. 2hr
duration. For info call 01277 219 892. Max 40 per tour. D B
The first Gidea Park Garden Suburb houses were built as a
result of an open competition in 1910 for architects. Many of
the houses were in Tudor styles, roughcast, colour-washed, or
sometimes half-timbered. Further developments took place
up until the mid-1930s. Tour takes in Gidea Park exhibition
houses and Hare Street buildings. Discussion of similar
attempts to improve standards of housing in 20C.
Rail: Gidea Park; 294,496
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n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Hillingdon
Old Water Tower
See openhouselondon.org.uk/hillingdon
Brunel University London
Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH

n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. First come basis. General access to sites
below, plus: architect-led tour Sun 2pm of Indoor Athletics
Centre, and of Eastern Gateway Sat 1pm and 2.30pm/
Sun 1pm. Last entry 3.45pm. Max 20 at one time. Special
exhibition in Beldam Gallery about Brunel University
design history. N D T C A P
Indoor Athletics Centre Landmark building to the gateway
of the campus, a world-class indoor athletics facility in a
building shape defined by the volumetric requirements of the
sports within. The curved roof is a catenary arch supported
on wishbone steels, halving the foundations required. David
Morley Architects 2006.
The Eastern Gateway Building White rendered academic
offices wrap around a circular zinc clad auditorium. Many
sustainable features including biomass boilers and automatic
vents. YRM Architects 2012.
Tube: Uxbridge; Rail: West Drayton; U1,U3,U4,U7
Cranford Stable Block & St Dunstans Church
Cranford Park, The Parkway, Cranford TW5 9RZ

n Sat 10.30am-4.30pm/Sun 12.30pm-6.30pm. NB Stable
block closes Sun 4pm. Activities, refreshments, classic
motorcycle meet, history walks. Max 20 at one time. R T
Restored 18C stable block of now demolished Cranford House,
former seat of the Earl of Berkeley. The front has arches with
stone keystones facing a cobbled yard. Entry to ground floor
area (west stable). Also open Medieval St Dunstans Church
mentioned in the Doomsday Book and famous for its early 14C
wall paintings. Berkeley family tombs in cemetery.
Tube: Hatton Cross, Hounslow West; Rail: Hayes & Harlington;
105,111,81,222,498,E6,195
Heathrow pod: Ultra Global Personal Rapid Transit
Follow signs to business parking on 2nd floor of short-stay car

park, Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport TW6 2GA
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Hourly tours of control room, first
come basis. N D T G
Heathrow pod is the worlds first commercially operational
Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system. Ultra PRT is a new and
innovative on-demand public transport system for developed
or urban environments. Ultra Global 2011. Entry: PRT and depot.
Tube/Rail: Heathrow T5; 350,423,441,482,490
Manor Farm Site, Manor House and Great Barn
St Martins Approach, Ruislip HA4 8BD

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. NB. Great Barn only open Sat. Site tours
12noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm. Meet at library (little barn). Last
entry 4.30pm. Max 15 in Manor House at one time. N D R T
Oldest and largest heritage site in Hillingdon (Manor Farm
has been occupied since 11C), was sympathetically refurbished
in 2008, and is now home to a museum and interpretation
centre in the 16C Manor House. Grade II listed Great Barn is the
second largest in the country, with impressive sweeping tiled
roof and weatherboarded walls. Entry: Manor House, Great
Barn, Little Barn, Norman Motte & Bailey, 22 acres of grounds.
Tube: Ruislip; Rail: West Ruislip; 331,H13,U10,U1,398,114
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9 Watertower Close, Uxbridge UB8 1XS

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours every 20 mins, pre-book ONLY on
01895 253658. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 12 per tour. NB. head
for heights essential. Not suitable for children under 10. Flat
shoes and trousers suggested. P
21m-high brick water tower, built 1905 in institutional Gothic
style to improve the water supply to expanding Uxbridge
following the arrival of the Metropolitan Railway. Residentially
converted 1980. Access (by internal fixed safety ladder) to tank
and roof for views over London Basin, weather permitting.
Entry: ground floor reception, upper tank level & roof by ladder.
Tube: Uxbridge; U1 (towards Ruislip)
Heathrow Pod
Stockley Park
n Meet: Sat 10am at The Management Suite, 5 Ironbridge

Road, Uxbridge UB11 1HB. Tour of park grounds with
landscape architect and engineer. Pre-book ONLY on
ann_lewis@stockleypark.co.uk or 01895 425205. Duration 2
hours. Max 30 on tour. A E R D T P
One of Europes most successful business parks with
Masterplan by Arup Associates and stunning architecture
by Foster + Partners, Ian Ritchie, Troughton MacAslan, Eric
Parry and others. The landscape design plays a vital role in
establishing the framework with over 140,000 trees.
Rail: West Drayton, Hayes & Harlington; A10,U5,350
Swakeleys House
Swakeleys Road, Ickenham (access from Milton Rd) UB10 8NS

n Sat 10am-4pm. Max 25 at one time, entry every 20-30 mins. P
By far the most important house in Ickenham and an
outstanding example of a Jacobean country house built in
the 1630s. Constructed of red brick, laid in English bond on
an H plan. Great Hall includes the 1655 Harrington Screen,
18C marble fireplace and original panelling. Entry: Great Hall,
gardens.
Tube: Ickenham, Uxbridge; Rail: West Ruislip; U1,U2,U10
The Great Barn, Harmondsworth
Manor Court, High Street, Harmondsworth UB7 0AQ

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Display of horse-drawn agricultural
implements, live on Sunday afternoon, illustrating the
agricultural use of Barn that continued until the 1970s. D P
This great Medieval barn (1426), over 190 feet long and nearly
40 feet high, is the last of a series of enormous, cathedral-like
barns built on this site in Harmondsworth. Peter McCurdy
(restored) 1986. Entry: barn, grounds adjacent to barn.
Tube/Rail: Heathrow T1,2,3, then bus U3; Rail: West Drayton,
then bus U3,350
The Stables and Dovecote at Eastcote House Gardens
High Road Eastcote, Eastcote HA5 2EW

n Sun 11am-4pm. T P
Timber-framed 17C stables, 18C brick dovecote and large
walled garden, recently replanted, all set in parkland of the
former Eastcote House, (dem. 1964). Family home of the
Hawtrey family from 1527 to 1930. Interiors largely as originally
constructed.
Tube: Eastcote (15 min walk), Ruislip; H13 bus from Ruislip station
St Martins Church, Ruislip
High Street, Ruislip HA4 8DG

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. D T P
Church dates from 1250 with 15C additions and Victorian
restorations. Grade II listed. Fine late Medieval wall paintings &
funeral hatchments. Sir Gilbert Scott and Ewan Christian 1870.
Tube: Ruislip; Rail: West Ruislip; 114,E7,331
St Marys Church, Harefield
off Church Hill, Harefield UB9 6DU

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 11.30am-5pm. N R T P d
Exceptionally fine 12C Medieval church, surrounded by large
country churchyard, including Anzac Cemetery from WWI.
Many notable monuments including Lady Spencer, Countess
of Derby. Fine 18C 3-decker pulpit. Grade I listed. Entry: all areas
except upper levels of the tower.
Tube: Uxbridge, Northwood then 331 or U9 bus; Rail: Denham
(then 331)
St Peter & St Paul Harlington
St Peters Way, High Street, Harlington UB3 5AB

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular tours. d N T P
Grade I listed church (16C) with Norman font and Norman
stone arch carved with cats heads. Interesting monuments
including Easter sepulchre. Ancient yew tree in churchyard.
Good restoration between 1830 and 1860.
Tube: Hatton Cross; Rail: Hayes & Harlington; 140,U4
Supported by
Uxbridge Quaker Meeting House
York Road Uxbridge UB8 1QW

n Sat/Sun 12pm-4pm. First come basis. Last entry 3.30pm.
Max 20 at one time. Exhibition on Quakers and Uxbridge
from 1658. D T
Grade II listed typical Georgian Quaker meeting house (1818),
retaining its original features with an elders gallery and full
size opening screens. Entry: large meeting house.
Tube: Uxbridge; 222,331,427,607,U4

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Hounslow
Hogarths House
Hogarth Lane, Great West Road W4 2QN

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Hourly tours. Last tour 4pm. Max 6 per
tour. d N T P
Early 18C timber framed, red brick home of artist William
Hogarth extended significantly c1749-1764. Delightful walled
garden containing famous ancient mulberry tree. A unique
oasis in modern West London. Entry: attic, basement, store
rooms, study rooms.
Tube: Turnham Green; Rail: Chiswick; 190
See openhouselondon.org.uk/hounslow
Adobe Village Hounslow Heath Infant and Nursery
School
Martindale Road TW4 7HE

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.30pm. D R T A G P
A unique striking playscape and adobe home structure that
integrates outside learning with innovative earth forms.
Construction is rammed earth made from earth filled tubes.
The children contributed to the scheme by sketching out their
ideas for their eco-classroom. Adobe construction recently
recognised for sound-reducing properties. Small Earth 2011.
Entry: adobe home, adobe village, large sandpit, moon gate.
Tube: Hounslow West; Rail: Hounslow; 237,117,235,116
Boston Manor House
Kempton Great Engines Trust
Kempton Park Water Treatment Works, Snakey Lane,

Hanworth TW13 7ND
n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. First come basis. Last entry 3.30pm. D R
TBPE
Magnificent 1928 industrial cathedral (a National Monument)
housing 2 triple expansion steam engines and 2 steam
turbines. Engines were at heart of water treatment works
supplying North London with drinking water taken from the
Thames.
Rail: Kempton Park; 290,H25
Boston Manor Road, Brentford TW8 9JX

tour 5pm. Max 30 per tour. d T
Jacobean Manor House set in parkland with lake and ancient
trees. Richly decorated 17C plaster ceilings in State Rooms.
Donald Insall (restoration) 1963. Entry: state room, dining
room.
Tube: Boston Manor; Rail: Brentford; E8
Osterley Park House
Chiswick Business Park
St Marys Convent
566 Chiswick High Road W4 5YA

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Architect on site. Building access will
be restricted. N D A G P
A dynamic workplace and public park developed by Stanhope
Plc, the flexible and spacious structures surround a central lake
and waterfall with themed landscapes and open-air meeting
places. RIBA Award Winner. Civic Trust Award Winner. Richard
Rogers Partnership 2000.
Tube/Rail: Gunnersbury; 27,H91,391,267,237,440
Chiswick Town Hall
Heathfield Terrace W4 4JN

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. d T P
Built initially as a vestry, later extended. Victorian and
Edwardian interiors with rich tiles and stunning stained
glass, one of the most beautiful Victorian interiors in London.
W J Trehearne 1876/Arthur Ramsden 1901. Entry: main
hall, Hogarth hall, vestibule hallway, old council chamber,
committee room.
Tube: Chiswick Park; Rail: Gunnersbury; 27,237,267,391,E3,H91
Gunnersbury Park Museum & Park
Gunnersbury Park W3 8LQ

n Sun 11.30am-5pm. Regular house tours including to areas
normally closed, and with insight into future restoration
plans, first come basis. Last tour 4pm. Talk by Dr Jonathan
Oates 2pm Princess Amelia at Gunnersbury. See also
Landscape tour, separate entry. N R T C P d
Former home to the Rothschild family, now a museum set
in beautiful 19C mansion on an elevated terrace overlooking
lawns and parkland. Major restoration project is being
planned. Alexander Copland 1802/Sydney Smirke (extended)
1835. Entry: areas of museum/house, 18C temple and
bathhouse, usually closed to public.
Tube: Acton Town; E3
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Hounslow
Building
Chiswick Business Park
Jersey Road, Isleworth TW7 4RB

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Timed tickets may apply. Last entry
4pm. Max 200 in house at one time. d R T B P
One of Britains most complete examples of Robert Adams
work. Set in over 350 acres of park, garden and farmland.
Robert Adam 1761. Entry: house, park, garden.
Tube: Osterley; Rail: Isleworth; H28,H37,H91
10 The Butts, Brentford TW8 8BQ
n Sat tours at 10am, 12noon, 2.30pm. Pre-book ONLY on
020 8568 7305. Duration approx 1 hour 30 mins. Archival
exhibition and historical talk. Max 8 per tour. d T P
Convent in 18C Grade II listed house with original features.
Various additions including west wing (1913-15) and
harmonious care home facilities and chapel by PRP Architects
(1998-2001). Entry: lobby, community room, chapel, Heritage
room and Foundress room.
Tube: Boston Manor; Rail: Brentford; 235,237,267,E2,E8
West Thames College
London Road, Isleworth TW7 4HS

n Sat 10am-4pm. Regular tours of each site, first come basis.
Last entry 3.30pm. Max 10 per tour. d R T A G P
New Campus Modern, state-of-the-art college building
mainly wood and glass with lots of natural light and vibrant,
spacious interior. The building complements the Grade II listed
Spring Grove House. Sustainable features include rainwater
harvesting and auto-sensor lighting. RIBA Awards 2012
Shortlisted. Mackenzie Wheeler 2011. Entry: all facilities.
Spring Grove House Remarkably intact prime example
of late Victorian architecture and interior design, including
stained glass windows and mosaics. Grade II listed with one
remaining fine Georgian room. Previous owners include Pears
Soap family and Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal
Society. Restored and refurbished during 2011-12. Sir John
Offley/various 1645 onwards. Entry: house and key rooms.
Tube: Osterley, Hounslow East; Rail: Isleworth; 235,237,H37,H22
WALKS/TOURS
Bedford Park
n Meet: Sun 2.30pm at Victorian Society, 1 Priory Gardens W4

1TT. Duration approx 2hrs. T
Bedford Park was the first garden suburb. Some 400 homes,
mostly in red brick with red tiled roofs, Dutch-style gables,
balconies and artists studios. Norman Shaw, EW Godwin, EJ
May and Maurice B Adam 1875-1886.
Tube: Turnham Green; 94,E3
Gunnersbury Park Landscape Tour
n Meet: Sun 11.30am at entrance to Gunnersbury Park

Museum, Gunnersbury Park W3 8LQ. Pre-Book ONLY by
email on gunnersbury@ealing.gov.uk. Gunnersbury Park
Museum also open 11.30am-5pm.
The landscape architect of the planned restoration of the park
gives an insight into the future transformation of the heritage
landscape which hosts over 20 listed features including an
orangery, walled garden, bathhouse and the remnants of a
horseshoe pond.
Tube: Acton Town; E3
Hounslow Open House Guided Cycle Tour
n Meet: Sun 1.45pm outside Chiswick Police Station, 209-211

Chiswick High Road W4 2DU. First come basis. Duration
approx 2 hours.
A guided architectural led bike tour with the LB Hounslow
transport project officers around Open House buildings.
Tube: Turnham Green
The Royal Manor of Hanworth walk
n Meet: Sat 2.30pm at Junction of Hounslow Road and

Hampton Road West TW13 6AW. Duration approx 1 hour. P
Walk includes remains of Hanworth Palace, used by Henry VIII
as a hunting lodge, and Hanworth Park House which replaced
the Manor House destroyed by fire in 1797.
Rail: Feltham; 111,285,490,H25
Turnham Green Walk
n Meet: Sun 2.30pm outside Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield

Terrace W4 4JN. Duration approx 1 hour.
Beginning at the Victorian/Edwardian Town Hall (also open
1pm-5pm), this walk takes in the former Sanderson home
(famous for their wallpapers), including the CFA Voysey
industrial building, a statue of William Hogarth, a police
station and the first fire station to be built with a hose tower.
Tube: Chiswick Park; Rail: Gunnersbury; 237,267,E3
Supported by
n Meet: Sat 12noon, Sun 2.30pm at Chiswick Business Park,

Building 3, 566 Chiswick High Road W4 5YA
See entry on Ealing page

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n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Islington
1611 endowed as a school (now in Godalming) and almshouse,

which it remains to this day. Entry: court, cloister, chapel.
Tube: Barbican; 4,56,153
See openhouselondon.org.uk/islington
Court House
27 Gerard Road N1 8AY

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. A
Lower ground extension within conservation area, restoring a
large ground floor garden and adding significant living space.
Light filters in through floor and internal courtyard. Coffey
Architects 2013.
Tube: Angel, Essex Road; 4,19,38,43,341
30 Cardozo Road
30 Cardozo Road N7 9RL

necessary. Last entry 12.30pm. Max 20 at one time. d A G
A partially subterranean house, to give generous
accommodation on a small plot while preserving long views
across site from street. Jack Wooley 2013. Entry: whole house.
Tube: Caledonian Road, Holloway; Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St
Pancras; 17,91,259,274
Cullinan Studio
5 Baldwin Terrace N1 7RU

n Sun 11am-1pm. Tours every 45 mins. Max 10 per tour. Display
of recent work. Last entry 12.30pm. E D R T A G
Newly-retrofitted canal-side Victorian foundry building into
BREEAM Excellent offices. Sustainable features include airsource heat pump, PV panels, recycled newspaper insulation.
Cullinan Studio Architects 2012.
Tube: Angel, Old Street; 38,43,73,205,341
56 Whistler Street
56 Whistler Street N5 1NJ

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. A G
A transformation of a typical two-up, two-down terrace into
a modern, urban living space within a small footprint and a
passive environmental design. Coffey Architects 2007.
Tube/Rail: Highbury and Islington; Rail: Drayton Park,
Canonbury; 4,17,29,43,271
Finsbury Health Centre
Angel Building
407 St John Street EC1V 4AB

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. Last entry
4.15pm. Max 75 at one time. D T A G
Re-invention of an early 1980s office block. With elegant and
robust modern detailing, the existing concrete frame has been
re-used and re-wrapped with a highly energy-efficient glazed
skin. Striking Ian McChesney art piece in foyer and stunning
London-wide views from terrace. RIBA and BCO Award Winner
2011 and Stirling Prize shortlist 2011. Allford Hall Monaghan
Morris 2010. Entry: atrium, top floor terrace.
www.derwentlondon.com
Tube: Angel; 19,38,341,73,214,30,205
Armour Close
Roman Way N7 8SS

n Sun 10am-4pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Max 10 per
tour. d A G
Part of the first phase of new council houses built in LB
Islington for a generation. Courtyard scheme boosting light
with double-height living spaces and reflective white render.
Many sustainable features. Housing Design Awards 2010
winner. HFI Architects 2009. Entry: house, communal area.
Tube: Caledonian Road; Rail: Caledonian Road & Barnsbury;
17,91,259,274,153
Bunhill Heat and Power Energy Centre
Central Street EC1V 3QB

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Max 10 per
tour. Display on design and build. Last entry 4.30pm. d A G
Ground-breaking decentralised energy scheme located in the
south of the borough and part of Islingtons wider strategy
to reduce fuel poverty and yield financial and environmental
benefits to the community. Tim Ronalds Architects 2012.
Charterhouse Chapel
Charterhouse Square EC1M 6AN

n Sun 2pm-5pm. Last entry 4.45pm. Max 30 at one time. T
Founded as a Carthusian Monastery in 1371, later sold as a
Tudor mansion. Elizabeth I and James I both spent time here. In
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17 Pine Street EC1R 0LP

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.30pm.
Max 25 at one time. D T
A pioneering idea. Grade I listed open access health centre that
allied Modernist design aesthetics with progressive social
policies, encapsulating progressive post-war politics a decade
before the establishment of the NHS for which it was a model.
Tecton and Lubetkin 1938. Entry: all areas excluding clinical
rooms and offices.
Tube: Angel; Tube/Rail: Farringdon, Kings Cross St Pancras; 63
Finsbury Town Hall
Rosebery Avenue EC1R 4RP

n Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Max 10 at one time. D T
Opened by Lord Rosebery, an ornate building with elegant
decor influenced by the Art Nouveau movement. Notable
rooms including the Great Hall with unique stained glass
and antique mirrors. C Evans Vaughan 1895. Entry: Great Hall,
council chamber, marriage room, staircase.
Tube: Angel; Tube/Rail: Farringdon; 19,38,341
Flat 5, 3/4 Martineau Road (Living Workshop)
Flat 5, 3/4 Martineau Road N5 1NG

n Sat 1pm-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.45pm. A G
Transformation of small 1 bed flat into living workshop, home
and think tank for a metal worker. A tardis house which grew
into its attic. RIBA Award Winner 2013. Ullmayer Sylvester
Architects 2011.
Tube/Rail: Highbury & Islington
Graduate Centre London Metropolitan University
166-220 Holloway Road N7 8DB

n Sat 9.30am-1pm. Display of recently completed projects by
various practices. Max 30 at one time. d T
Award-winning building providing postgraduate and
teaching facilities with a distinctive design 3 intersecting
volumes, clad with embossed stainless steel panels. Daniel
Libeskind Studio 2004. Entry: lecture theatre, seminar rooms,
hub area.
Tube: Holloway Road; Tube/Rail: Highbury & Islington;
43,271,153,393
Grenville Plug-in Allotment Garden
opposite 60 Grenville Road, corner Ormond Road N19 4EH

n Sun 2pm-7pm. Community members/students/architects
on site. d N A G P E
Student design integrated with community led bottom up

assembly. Garden built on a site contaminated by knot-weed,
with hovering planters (plugging into elevated rain-water
harvesting system) built and stewarded by a family in
surrounding community. Students of Ittai Frank, AIU, London
with Buro Happold 2012.
Rail: Crouch Hill; Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park; Tube: Archway; 210,91
Highbury Grove & Samuel Rhodes School
8 Highbury Grove N5 2EA

n Sat 10am-2pm. D T A G
Flat slab concrete frame construction built around existing
buildings on site and generating 20% of its energy from
on-site renewable energy installations. Highly commended
as Most Sustainable School Design in BSF 2008 Awards. BDP
Tube/Rail: Canonbury, Highbury & Islington; 236,393,4,19
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Childrens Centre

York Way Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH
n Sat 10am-1pm. Max 6 per tour. D T C
Single storey timber-clad building, purpose built as a warm
and inviting place for young children. AAB Architects 2008.
Kings Place
90 York Way N1 9AG

n Sat/Sun tours at 10am, 11.30am & 1pm of concert venues,
Pangolin Gallery and backstage, first come basis. Max 20
per tour. First come basis. N D R T G
An iconic mixed-use building with glass and limestone
faades with 3 basic components: a smaller scale block on
Battlebridge Basin; The Rotunda, a long rectangular block
facing York Way and a street-like atrium. Advanced acoustic
design with interior veneer carved from single oak tree. RIBA
Award Winner 2009. Dixon Jones 2008.
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road N1 9RT

n Sat 10am-4.30pm. Regular tours. Photo display of 2013
conservation work. N R T B C G
Canalside building built 1862 as an ice warehouse for Carlo
Gatti. The unique ice wells may still be seen.
LSO St Lukes, UBS & LSO Music Education Centre
161 Old Street (corner of Old Street and Helmet Row) EC1V 9NG
n Sat 10.30am-12.30pm. First come basis. Last entry 12noon. D T
Remains of a Grade I listed Hawksmoor church (1733)
imaginatively used to create a new home for LSO Discovery,
the London Symphony Orchestras education and community

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Saturday
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programme. Many original features remain in a dramatic mix

of old and new. Levitt Bernstein Associates (refurb) 2003. Entry:
main hall, meeting rooms.
Tube: Old Street; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street
Marx Memorial Library
37a Clerkenwell Green EC1R 0DU

n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. Regular tours and talks. Last entry
3.30pm. Max 50 at one time. d R T B
Grade II listed, built as a Welsh Charity School, a library since
1933. Lenin worked here 1902-03 and his office is preserved.
Fresco on 1st floor. Late 15C tunnels. Sir James Steere 1737. Entry:
Lenin Room, lecture hall, reading room, basement tunnels.
Tube/Rail: Farringdon, Kings Cross St Pancras; 55,63,243
Mildmay Community Centre
Mildmay Green Day,Woodville Road N16 8NA

n Sat 11am-4pm. Regular talks and tours. Touch/play/learn
sustainability activities for children. Organic refreshment
stalls, performances. Last entry 3.30pm. N D R T C A G
One of the first Passivhaus retrofit projects in the UK and the
first non-domestic to be fully certified which provides a hub
for the community. Building has achieved up to 95% total
energy savings in its first winter. Multiple award-winning. Bere
Architects 2011. Entry: all areas including roof gardens.
Tube/Rail: Highbury & Islington, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland;
236,341,73,476,21
Museum of the Order of St John
St Johns Gate EC1M 4DA

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Gate design activities and hide and
seek trails for children 4yrs+. Sat 12noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
gallery drama. Last entry 4.30pm. N T B C
Dates from 1504 with 19C and early 20C additions by Richard
Norman Shaw and John Oldrid Scott. Crypt of the priory
church was begun in the 1140s. Entry: church and crypt,
chapter hall, old chancery, council chamber.
Tube/Rail: Farringdon, Old Street; 63,55,243
Oak Room, New River Head
Rosebery Avenue EC1R 4TT

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Hourly tours. Pre-book ONLY on
John.Liddard@thameswater.co.uk. Max 16 per tour.
Formerly the boardroom of the 17C water house, a fine late
Renaissance room demonstrating the New River Companys
wealth. Fine 1697 carved oak interior, attributed to Grinling
Gibbons. Austen Hall (refurbished) 1914-20. Entry: Oak Room &
Oak Room approaches.
Tube: Angel; Tube/Rail: Farringdon; 19,38,153,341
Penthouse flat, The Print House
32 Aylesbury Street EC1R 0ET

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY on 020 7407
3336. Last tour 4.15pm. Max 15 per tour. A G
Penthouse apartment over 2 floors of converted and extended
former print works with large open-plan living space featuring
helical stair within top-lit polished plaster drum. Winner Best
Apartment Evening Standard New Homes Awards 2013.
FORM design architecture 2012. Entry: flat, terrace.
Tube/Rail: Farringdon; 55,243,153,63
Platform
Hornsey Road Baths, 260 Hornsey Road N7 7QT

n Sun 12pm-4pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
3pm. Max 15 per tour. N D R T A G
Performing Arts Centre for young people with spaces for
performance, a media centre and recording studios, dance
studios and rehearsal space and more. Set within the listed
former laundry of the Hornsey Road Baths. A. Hessell Tiltman
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1892/van Heyningen and Haward Architects 2011.

Tube/Rail: Finsbury Park
Penthouse Flat, The Print House
Pollard Thomas Edwards architects
Diespeker Wharf, 38 Graham Street N1 8JX

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Max 20 per tour. d T A
Conversion of a canalside Victorian warehouse, formerly a
timberyard, into offices, garden and glazed extension. Awardwinning project Angel Waterside apartments, conceived
as part of the masterplan for City Road Basin with public
waterside park. Pollard Thomas Edwards 1990s/2003. Entry:
upper & lower ground floors, courtyard, Angel Waterside.
Rail: Essex Road; 43,214
Priory Green
Hugh Cubitt House, 48 Collier Street N1 9QZ

n Sat 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 10 at one time. D
Modern movement estate, received conservation area status
after extensive refurbishment by Peabody. Pioneering in use
of concrete and some of the most sculptural stairways ever
designed for social housing. Includes 4 blocks, Old Laundry
building and landscaped areas. Tecton & Lubetkin 1957. Entry:
internal access to Old Laundry. No entry to flats.
Tube: Angel; Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St Pancras; 73
Richard Desmond Childrens Eye Centre at Moorfields

Eye Hospital
3 Peerless Street EC1V 9EZ

n Sat 11am-1pm. Half-hourly tours. Max 10 per tour. N D T A
A world-class, contemporary healthcare building, dedicated
to the treatment centre of childrens eye conditions. Combines
functional excellence with an award-winning and noninstitutional design. Penoyre & Prasad 2007. Entry: public areas.
Tube/Rail: Old Street; 43,135,205,214
Sadlers Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue EC1R 4TN

n Sat/Sun tour at 10am, first come basis. Max 20 per tour. N T
A theatre has stood on site for 300 years. 20C design has fullheight glazed screen faade. Auditorium lined with metal gauze
panels takes transforming light and image projection. FGM
Chancellor 1931/RHWL and Nicholas Hare Architects 1998.
Tube: Angel; Tube/Rail: Farringdon; 73,43,341,19,38
Spa Green Estate
Rosebery Avenue (opposite Arlington Way) EC1R 4TR

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours 11am and 2pm, tickets for both
days distributed from 10am Sat. Max 10 per tour. D
Successfully functioning Modernist architecture...the most
important post-war [housing] development by the most
thoughtful & inventive pioneer of the Modern movement in
Britain. Berthold Lubetkin & Francis Skinner 1948. Entry: estate
general, lodge, 1 flat.
Tube: Angel; Tube/Rail: Kings Cross St Pancras; 19,38,341,153
design and exhibition space. Architectural models, drawings

and prototypes. Jan Kattein Architects 2006. Entry: gallery,
studio, workshop, garden.
Tube: Angel; Rail: Essex Road; 21,38,73,141,271
The Jewel Box
5a Gerrard Road N1 8AY

n Sun 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours, pre-book ONLY by email
on lizzie@fra-her.com. Max 6 per tour. A G
Conceived as a series of jewelled boxes carefully inserted into
the existing fabric, the design opens up and revitalises what
was a series of dark disjointed spaces. Sustainable features
include Scottish Larch, green roofs, super insulation. Fraher
Architects 2011. Entry: lower ground floor, garden, bedroom.
Tube: Angel; 4,19,38,43,56,73,341
Union Chapel
Compton Terrace N1 2XD

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1pm-4pm. Tours on the hour. Sat
12noon-4pm performances. d N T
Octagonal Grade II* listed Congregational chapel, containing
vast and theatrically balconied interior. Now a concert space,
as well as church and day centre. James Cubitt 1877. Entry: main
auditorium, chapel, ancillary rooms.
Tube/Rail: Highbury & Islington; 4,19,30,43,271
W. Plumb Family Butchers
493 Hornsey Road N19 3QL

n Sat 10am-7pm/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. Max 25 at
one time. D R Q
Grade II listed, ornate former Edwardian butchers shop c1900
with art nouveau wall tiling, geometric tiled floor, scrolled
meat rails and mahogany cashiers booth with etched and
brilliant cut glass. Very well preserved. Entry: butchers shop.
Tube: Archway; Rail: Upper Holloway; 41,91,210
St Mary, Islington
Wesleys Chapel and House
Studionorth
Supported by
Upper Street N1 2TX

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Tower tours throughout Sat.
Max 8 per tour. D R T B C G
One of the oldest parishes in the UK with layers of history,
including what has been suggested is a Norman stone in the
crypt, an 18C tower and grand worship space, re-built after
bombing. Largest solar panels on a church in London.
Tube: Angel; Tube/Rail: Highbury & Islington; 4,19,30,43
277 New North Road N1 7AA
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Max 20 at one time. d N T A G
An innovative use of reclaimed and recycled materials creates
a unique work environment that combines making space with
49 City Road EC1Y 1AU

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 12.30pm-2pm. Regular tours. Max 15 in
Wesleys house at one time. N T B C d
Fine Georgian complex built by John Wesley as his London
base. George Dance the Younger 1778. Entry: chapel, museum,
John Wesleys house, gardens.
Tube: Old Street (Exit 4); Tube/Rail: Moorgate, Liverpool Street;
21,43,76,141,205,214,271

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for people
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Kensington & Chelsea
Royal Hospital Chelsea
See openhouselondon.org.uk/kensington
18 Stafford Terrace The Sambourne Family Home
18 Stafford Terrace W8 7BH

n Sun 11am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.30pm. R T B Q
From 1875, the home of the Punch cartoonist Edward Linley
Sambourne. Today, the house is recognised as the best
surviving example of a late Victorian middle-class home in
the UK. It is remarkably well-preserved and complete with its
original interior decoration and contents. Joseph Gordon Davis
1871. Entry: ground floor and basement only.
Tube: High Street Kensington; Tube/Rail: Olympia;
9,10,27,28,49,328
264 Westbourne Park Road
264 Westbourne Park Road W11 1EJ

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm, apart from between 12noon-3pm
when house is closed. First come basis. Shoes to be
removed before entry. Last entry 15 mins before closing
times. Max 6 per tour. A G Q
New building, two independent houses placed on top of
each other. While contemporary in design the building draws
from the tectonic composition of the adjacent Victorian
houses with their clearly expressed bases. Features rain water
harvesting, extensive roof garden, air to water heat pump,
solar water heating and heat recovery. Studio Bednarski 2011.
Tube: Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park; Tube/Rail: Paddington;
7,70,452,52,23
Blechynden Studios
54 Blechynden Street W10 6RJ

n Sat/Sun 12pm-6pm. Last entry 5.30pm. D T P
Striking deck architecture with walkways opening onto
individual artists studios with wall to ceiling Reglit double
glazed panels, galvanised and silver anodised finishes,
concrete and white painted walls. Orefelt Associates 1999.
Entry: artists studios.
Tube: Latimer Road; 295,316
Old Brompton Road SW5 or Fulham Road SW10 9UG

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Tour at 2pm starting at the Cemetery
Chapel. For info ring 020 7351 1689. Max 35 at one time. T B
Londons finest Grade I listed Victorian cemetery of 40 acres
with many memorials, designed by architect who had
previously worked on rebuilding of Windsor Castle. Benjamin
Baud 1840. Entry: chapel, cemetery grounds.
Tube/Rail: West Brompton; 14,74,190,211,328,C3,414
Lots Road SW10 0AB
n Sat 10.30am-3.30pm. Hourly tours only, first come basis.
Last tour 3.30pm. Max 12 per tour. D T A G
One of a new generation of schools on a very tight urban
space. The architectural language is classical, formal and
restrained recalling the local terraces, but enlivened with
subtle variations. Numerous energy-saving measures are
incorporated. RIBA Award Winner 2011. Feilden Clegg Bradley
2010. Entry: classrooms, theatre, sports hall, climbing wall, roof
terraces, chapel.
Tube: Fulham Broadway, Imperial Wharf; 11,22,C3
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16 Queensberry Place SW7 2EB

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Half hourly tours, first come basis. Last
tour 4.30pm. Max 25 per tour. N T
Mid-Victorian terrace (1874) owned by the charity since 1925.
Original details include 6-storey staircase, ceiling fretwork,
original shutters. Memorabilia on display, including that of
former president Arthur Conan Doyle. Max Eames (refurb)
2010. Entry: Arthur Conan Doyle Room, library, lecture hall,
presidents office, and all other rooms.
www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk
Tube: South Kensington; 49,345,430,360,414
Embassy of the Czech Republic and Embassy of the

Slovak Republic
Brompton Cemetery Chapel, Colonnades and

Memorials
Chelsea Academy
College of Psychic Studies
25-26 Kensington Palace Gardens W8 4QY

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. Exhibition on
co-architect of building Jan Bocan. Last entry 4.45pm. d R T
Unlike so many examples of precast concrete buildings which
are weathering badly, this is a refined example of its kind,
skilfully detailed technically and aesthetically. RIBA Award
Winner 1971. Jan Bocan, Jan Sramek and Karel Stepansky 1970.
Entry: parts of interiors of both Embassies, garden.
Tube: Notting Hill Gate; 94,148,52,390,328
Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands
38 Hyde Park Gate SW7 5DP

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Last entry 4.45pm. D T
The administrative and public building of the Dutch
diplomatic mission in London. Red brick with stone dressings.
Entry: dining room, atrium & public areas on first 3 floors.
Tube: Gloucester Road, High Street Kensington; 52,452,70,9,10
Hidden House
39 Russell Garden Mews W14 8EU

n Sun 10am-6pm. Regular tours, first come basis, shoes off.
Last tour 5.45pm. Max 15 per tour. R Q A G
A new build 2600 sq ft mews house as featured on Grand
Designs. Four floors with a large basement living space and
night club dance floor wrapped around a courtyard with a
pond and waterfall. BREEAM Excellent. Sustainable features
include air source heat pump, photovoltaics, super-insulation
and water recycling. Hogarth Architects 2011. Entry: all areas.
Tube/Rail: Kensington Olympia, Shepherds Bush; 49,C1,27,9,28
Holy Trinity Church
Sloane Street (just off Sloane Square) SW1X 9BZ

n Sat 10am-4.30pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Sat tours at 1pm,
2pm, 3pm. Sun tours at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm. Sun 1pm organ
demonstration. N D T
Sir John Betjeman called the church the cathedral of the Arts
and Crafts movement, containing recently conserved stained
glass by Morris & Company (William Morris & Edward BurneJones), Sir William Blake Richmond and Christopher Whall.
Grade I listed. J D Sedding 1888-90.
Tube: Sloane Square; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 19,22,137,C1,360
Institut franais du Royaume-Uni
17 Queensberry Place SW7 2DT

n Sat 10am-10pm/Sun 11am-5pm. Regular tours for adults
and kids. Historical documentary screenings. Unveiling
of future library 3D plans and workshops. Architect and
engineers of library restoration on site. Max 15 at one time.
N d RT B C A E
1939 Art Deco listed building refurbished in 1950, then
restructured and modernised. Contains an authentically
classic cinema, private salons, multimedia library and bistro.
Patrice Bonnet 1939/Jean-Francois Darin 1996/Stefanie Fisher
2010/Bisset Adams 2013. Entry: library, hall, salons, cinema.
Tube: South Kensington; 14,49,70,74,345,C1
Leighton House
12 Holland Park Road W14 8LZ

n Sat/Sun 10am-5.30pm. Last entry 5pm. R T B
Originally home and studio of Lord Leighton, President of
the Royal Academy, the house is one of the most remarkable
buildings of 19C. Extraordinary Arab hall with fountains
and tiling; superb staircase. Recently the subject of a 1.6m
refurbishment project, the work involved extensive repairs to
the original fabric of the house as well as the redecoration of
the interiors. RIBA Award Winner 2011. George Aitchison 186579/Purcell Miller Tritton (refurb) 2010.
Tube: High Street Kensington; Tube/Rail: Kensington (Olympia);
9,10,27,28,49
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by artist Antoni Malinowski. Old panelling has been removed

to expose Victorian ironwork and brickwork in a radical mix of
old and new. RIBA Award Winner. Emden and Crewe 1887-8/
Haworth Tompkins 2000.
Tube: Sloane Square; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 11,19,22,137,211,319,C1
Hidden House
Royal Hospital Chelsea
Royal Hospital Road SW3 4SR

n Sat tours at 10am & 11am/Sun tours at 11am, 2pm, 3pm. Prebook ONLY on 020 7881 5234. Duration 1 1/2 hours. Max 30
per tour. R T B
Founded in 1682, the hospital buildings are one of Englands
architectural glories and sit in 66 acres of beautiful gardens.
Sir Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Sir John Vanbrugh
1682. Entry: museum, south grounds, Ranelagh gardens, state
apartments, homes of the Chelsea pensioners.
Tube: Sloane Square; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 11,137,211,239,19
A spectacular reception dominated by a concrete staircase and

cedar-clad underside of a 150-seater auditorium. Materials
include mirrors to inflate the space with concrete, glass,
steel and timber. Softroom Construction 2008. Entry: Sackler
lobbies, studios, classrooms.
Tube: South Kensington; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 74,49,414,360,C1
Tom Dixon Shop
Wharf Building, Portobello Dock, 344 Ladbroke Grove W10 5BU

n Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 11am-5pm. E N R T G D
Converted wharf building overlooking Grand Union canal
transformed into a design and food hub with Tom Dixon shop.
Stiff & Trevillion Architects 2010.
Tube: Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park; Tube/Rail: Kensal
Green; 23,295,52,452,31
Trellick Tower
5 Golborne Road W10 5UT

n Sun 10.30am-5pm. Tours every half hour, first come basis.
Duke of Yorks HQ, Kings Road SW3 4RY
Last tour 4.30pm. Max 8 per tour. d Q R T
n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm. Last entry 5.30pm. N D R T B C
Goldfingers 31-storey Unit dHabitation built as social
Gallery within the listed walls of a former drill hall known as
housing and now one of Londons most desirable addresses.
the Duke of Yorks HQ. The building was stripped back to its
Monumental in style, with its free-standing service tower and
shell and a new entrance sequence locates 15 inter-connected surreal boiler house, it retains beautiful detailing and a rich
galleries on three levels, exploiting the elegance of the large,
use of materials. Ern Goldfinger 1972. Entry: lobby, 2 or 3 flats.
well-proportioned rooms. Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 2008. Tube: Westbourne Park; 18,23,28,31,52,70,328
Tube: Sloane Square; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 11,22,137,319,211
Saatchi Gallery
Lindsey House
100 Cheyne Walk SW10 0DQ

n Sat 2pm-4pm. First come basis. Last entry 4pm. Max 20 at
one time. Q
Built on the former site of Sir Thomas Mores garden, the
house has a fine 17C exterior and many notable past residents
including Whistler and I K Brunel. Entry: entrance hall, garden.
Tube: Sloane Square, South Kensington; 239,19,49,345
St Cuthberts Church
Natural History Museum
The Ismaili Centre
Cromwell Road SW7 5BD

n Sat/Sun 10am-5.30pm. First come basis. Tours at 11am,
12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4pm of original Waterhouse public
galleries, and behind-the-scenes tours to Rare Books Room,
pre-book tours ONLY on archives@nhm.ac.uk. Max 20 on
tours. d R T B
Waterhouses original building is a monument to German
Romanesque architecture, completely faced in terracotta
tiles and adorned with animal castings. The Rare Books Room
has original sketches and architectural plans. A cathedral of
nature. Alfred Waterhouse 1881.
Peter Jones
Sloane Square SW1W 8EL

n Sat/Sun 12pm-5pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis.
Duration 30 mins. Meet in customer services department
on 6th floor. Display in Sloane Room and complimentary
coffee and biscuits. Last tour 4pm. Max 20 per tour. N D R T
Grade II* listed building, with recently completed 5-year
renovation programme involving complex mix of new build
and restoration. Britains first ever curtain walling and various
features listed between 1969-71 such as spiral staircase. RIBA
Award Winner 2005. Crabtree, Slater & Moberley 1936-8/John
McAslan + Partners 2004. Entry: main building, Sloane Room,
other normally inaccessible areas.
Tube: Sloane Square; 11,19,22,211,319,C1,137
Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square SW1W 8AS

n Sat tours at 10.30am & 12noon, pre-book ONLY on 020 7565
5000. Max 15 per tour. D R T B
Interior refurbishment incorporates vermilion-painted wall
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Green Exemplar
50 Philbeach Gardens SW5 9EB

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. D
Spectacular late Victorian high church. Features arts and crafts
furnishings with metalwork by W Bainbridge Reynolds. H R
Gough 1887.
Tube: Earls Court; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 31,74,C1,C3
1-7 Cromwell Gardens SW7 2SL
n Sat 10am-4.30pm. Regular tours. Last tour 4pm. Max 100 at
one time. d T
Part of an international family of Ismaili Centres, this is the
first religious, cultural and social space for the Shia Imami
Ismaili Muslim community in the West. From the serenity of
the entrance fountain to the remarkable roof garden, it draws
upon Islamic traditions in architecture and design while
remaining conscious of its context. A sanctuary of calm amidst
the bustle of the city. Casson Conder Partnership 1983.
The Roof Gardens & Babylon Restaurant (formerly

Derry & Toms)
6th & 7th Floor, 99 Kensington High Street (entrance on Derry

Street) W8 5SA
n Sun 8am-11am. First come basis, queuing outside if
necessary. Head Gardener David Lewis on site. Last entry
10.45am. Max 500 at one time. R Q G d
A fine example of 30s architecture, now home to 1 1/2 acres
of beautifully themed gardens with Spanish Garden, Tudor
Courtyard and English Woodland Garden. All 3 have recently
undergone extensive refurbishment. This year celebrating its
75th anniversary as an escape from London. Bernard George/
Ralph Hancock 1938. Entry: 6th and 7th floors.
Tube: High Street Kensington; Tube/Rail: Victoria, Paddington;
9,10,27,28,49,52,328
The Sackler Centre for Arts Education
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road SW7 2RL

n Sat tours at 11am, 2pm, 4pm, pre-book ONLY on 020 7942
2211. Max 20 per tour. N R T B
Introducing the rich and varied architecture of the V&A
Museum, allowing access to some areas usually closed to the
public. V&A and RIBA Architecture Gallery, ongoing restoration
of historic interiors, and the latest gallery projects including
furniture gallery by NORD Architecture. Francis Fowke/Sir
Aston Webb and others 1856 onwards.
Tube: South Kensington; C1,14,74,414
WALKS/TOURS
Transformation of Exhibition Road
n Meet: Sat 10.30am outside main entrance to the V&A,

Cromwell Road SW7 2RL. First come basis. Max 25 on tour. N T B
Streetscape work to transform Exhibition Road was launched
in 2010 and completed in time for the 2012 Olympics and
Paralympics. The project has reduced traffic congestion and
provides visitors and residents with more pedestrian space
and better access to enjoy the museums. This walk will
also look at the Victorian architectural heritage and recent
extensions to the museums.
Worlds End Estate walk
n Meet: Sat 1pm, 3pm and Sun 2.30pm, 4.30pm at 16 Blantyre

Street SW10 0DS. Duration 2 hours. T
Designed by Eric Lyons and constructed in the mid-70s, the
Worlds End Estate is a deliberate architectural attempt to
not only overcome many of the issues of previous high-rise
developments, but also to eliminate monotonous and bland
faades through the use of alternative designs and materials.
Eric Lyons (Principal) 1969-76.
Tube: Sloane Square; Earls Court, Imperial Wharf; 11,22,19,49,328
Supported by
Victoria and Albert Museum, 242 Brompton Road SW7 2RL

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Digital activities for children and
families. N D T C

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Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Lambeth
Akerman
See openhouselondon.org.uk/lambeth
15b Herne Hill Road
15b Herne Hill Road SE24 0AU

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. R A G
Ongoing renovation of flat in Victorian terrace house, creating
new living area within restructured roof space using unusual
and reclaimed materials, and retrofit of substantial insulation.
Colin MacInnes 2013. Entry: living space, bedroom.
Tube: Brixton, Denmark Hill; Rail: Loughborough Junction;
35,45,345,P4,P5
54 Cambria Road
54 Cambria Road SE5 9AS

n Sat 10am-5pm. Informal discussion around eco conversion
of 19C housing stock. Building bird houses for children. Last
entry 5pm. Max 15 at one time. d R T C A G P
Self build conversion of 19C terrace: reorganised living spaces,
reclaimed materials, natural insulation, solar thermal and PV,
biofuel heating, vegetable growing, bees, hens. Grant Smith
(conversion) 2008. Entry: house and garden.
Tube/Rail: Brixton; Rail: Loughborough Junction;
P4,35,45,176,345
Akerman
60 Patmos Street SW9 6AF

n Sat 10am-1pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
12.30pm. Max 10 per tour. N D T A
White brick structure mimics a cathedral, creating a late
monument to the NHS. It incorporates artworks by Daniel
Sturgis (outside) and Paul Morrison (inside). BREEAM Excellent.
RIBA Award Winner 2013. Henley Halebrown Rorrison 2012.
Tube: Oval; 185,436,36,P5
Beaconsfield
Lambeth Ragged School, 22 Newport Street SE11 6AY

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. First come basis. New sonic
commission by Brooklyn-based sound artist Lori Ann
Napoleon. d N R T C G
The remaining girls wing of the former Lambeth Ragged
School built 1851 by local philanthropist Lord Beaufoy now
a unique space for contemporary art. Living Roof structure in
yard. Entry: all areas.
Tube: Lambeth North; Tube/Rail: Vauxhall, Waterloo; 77,344,360
BFI IMAX
Waterloo Roundabout SE1 8XR

n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. Regular tours of projection booth, prebook ONLY by email on imax.education@odeonuk.com. R T
Multi-storey, glass-enclosed cylinder, illuminated by coloured
lighting at night, with most sophisticated motion-picture
projection system in the world. Avery Associates Architects
1999. Entry: ground and 1st floor foyers.
Tube/Rail: Waterloo; 1,4,26,59,68
Brixton Windmill
Blenheim Gardens SW2 5ET

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, duration 40 mins,
max 3 per tour.Short tours to first floor, duration 20 mins,
max 6 per tour. R T
One of very few windmills in London. Built 1816 when Brixton
Hill was open fields and a working mill until 1934. Restored
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to working order 2011. NB. steep ladders, low beams, heavy

machinery and confined spaces. All children must be able to
climb stairs unaided.
Tube/Rail: Brixton; 45,59,109,118,133,159,250,333
The building is based around a spiral theme that allows a

building of multiple uses to feel like one space to reinforce a
sense of community spirit. Studio Egret West 2012.
Tube: Clapham Common, Clapham North; 35,37,88,137,155
Brockwell Hall
Clapham Manor Primary School
Brockwell Park, Herne Hill SE24 9BJ

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. Max 50 at one time. R T
Bicentenary year of handsome Grade II* listed Regency villa
in free Grecian style with domed entrance and original
plasterwork. Originally built for wealthy Ludgate Hill glass
maker as the centrepiece of his estate, now used as caf and
council offices. D R Roper 1811-13. Entry: ground and first floors.
Tube/Rail: Brixton; Rail: Herne Hill; 2,322,432,196,3
Carnegie Library
188 Herne Hill Road SE24 0AG

n Sat/Sun 9am-5pm. Regular tours. Exhibition and historical
display. Last tour 4pm. N D R T
Picturesque Grade II listed building combining classical
framework with Tudor-style mullioned and transomed
windows. Red brick with terracotta. Bell cupolas and lakeland
slate roof. Wakeford & Son 1905. Tours include non-public
areas and garden.
Rail: Denmark Hill, Herne Hill, North Dulwich, Loughborough
Junction; 3,42,68,468,P4
Christ Church, Streatham
3 Christchurch Road SW2 3ET

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-4pm. R T C P d
Grade I listed pioneering brick polychromy. Designed with
early Christian, Italian, Ottoman, Alhambran, Mamluk,
Sevillean and Ancient Egyptian influences with fine mosaics
and stained glass by Walter Crane, JF Bentley and John
Hayward. James Wild and Owen Jones 1841. Entry: all except
bell tower.
Tube/Rail: Brixton; Rail: Streatham Hill, Tulse Hill;
50,59,150,109,250,133
Clapham Library
Mary Seacole Centre, 91 Clapham High Street SW4 7DB

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 5 at
one time. N D T G
Belmont Road SW4 0BZ

n Sat 10am-1pm. First come basis. Practice Director Philip
Marsh on site. Last entry 12.30pm. Max 20 at one time. d T A
A polychromatic extension inserted into a tight urban context
offering this DCSF outstanding school a new identity with
much-needed new learning spaces and an organisational hub,
whilst maintaining external play space. RIBA Award Winner
2010. de Rijke Marsh Morgan (dRMM) 2008.
Tube: Clapham Common; Rail: Clapham High Street;
35,37,417,137,345
Cressingham Gardens
Cressingham Gardens Rotunda, Tulse Hill SW2 2QN

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Exhibition in Rotunda.
Low-rise leafy estate located next to beautiful Brockwell Park
noted for its innovative design, incorporating pioneering
architectural elements and echoing the natural topography.
Ted Hollamby 1967-78. Entry: Rotunda, private homes.
Tube/Rail: Brixton; Rail: Herne Hill, Brixton; 415,432,2
EDF Energy London Eye
County Hall, Belvedere Road SE1 7PB

n Sun 9am-10.30am: Lecture with architect Julia Barfield
including a 15 minute Q&A followed by a rotation on the
EDF Energy London Eye. By ballot ONLY, see p16 for details.
100 tickets maximum allocation. NB. Over 12 years only. D R
TAGB
The worlds tallest cantilevered observation wheel which has
rapidly become a much-loved symbol of modern Britain. RIBA
Award Winner. Marks Barfield Architects 1999.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Waterloo; RV1,211,24,11
H10 London Waterloo
284-302 Waterloo Road SE1 8RQ

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. Max 5 at one time. D T
Newly-built 13-storey 4-star hotel with striking civic
composition. A ground level cut back provides a generous

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Clapham Library
pedestrian path and resulting overhang shelters the glazed

entrance foyer. Variegated brickwork provides solidity and
permanence, alternating on the south faade where large
flush openings and deep brick reveals create dynamic
patterns. Maccreanor Lavington 2010. Entry: public areas,
bedrooms.
Tube: Lambeth; Tube/Rail: Waterloo
from the 1960s by Edward Bawden and Justin Todd in the

refectory. Entry: main building, refectory, Holst room, library.
Tube: Lambeth North; Tube/Rail: Waterloo, Elephant & Castle;
12,3,453,159,C10
Pullman Court
Jubilee Gardens
off Belvedere Road SE1 8XX

n Sat 1pm-5pm. 2 tours at 1.30-2.30pm and 3.30-4.30pm with
West 8 Landscape Architect and Jubilee Gardens trustees.
Pre-book ONLY by email on mail@jubileegardens.org.uk.
Exhibition on gardens history. N D T C G A
Insight into the design development and process of the
gardens amidst a series of site constraints, community
engagement and innovative set-up for longer term
sustainability of the Gardens through creation of an
independent Trust. West 8 2012.
www.jubileegardens.org.uk
Tube/Rail: Waterloo; RV1,507,381,341,211,77
Jubiloo
Queens Walk, Jubilee Gardens SE1 7GP

n Sat 1pm-5pm. Tours on the hour with practice director, first
come basis.T A d G
The pavilions dramatic canopy is like a vessel moored
downstream of the EDF Energy London Eye. Commissioned
following a South Bank competition, this extraordinary
building is shortlisted for BCI and NLA awards. Sustainable
features include rain-water harvesting, modular construction.
Mark Power Architect 2012. Entry:WC Pavilion.
Tube/Rail: Waterloo, Charing Cross; Tube: Embankment;
77,139,168,211,341
Julians Primary School
16 Wolfington Road SE27 0JF

entry 12.30pm. D A G P
School building partially housed in the revamped Gabriel
House, a 1910 Arts and Crafts-style building, formerly an
orphanage, and partially in a colourful 4-storey extension cut
into the sloping site. Shepheard Epstein Hunter 2012. Entry:
school, playground, childrens exhibition.
Rail: West Norwood; 2,68,196,322,432,468
Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace Road SE1 7JU

n Sat 10am-4pm. Tours every 15 mins, duration 1 hour. Prebook ONLY on www.archbishopofcanterbury.org.uk. Last
tour 3pm. Max 25 per tour. T d
Archbishop of Canterburys London home, dating from 13C; 19C
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work by Blore, and crypt vestibule opened 2000. Entry: chapel

and crypt courtyard, Great Hall (17C), guardroom, picture
gallery. NB. Limited toilets available.
Tube: Lambeth North; Tube/Rail: Waterloo, Vauxhall;
3,77,344,C10
Lambeth Town Hall
Brixton Hill SW2 1RW

n Sat 2pm-4pm/Sun 10am-4pm. Tours led by Councillors and
council staff, first come basis. d N T
Edwardian civic pride in brick and Portland stone with restored
interiors. Chunky Baroque faades with corner entrance
tower and elegant council chamber. Grade II listed. Septimus
Warwick & H Austin Hall 1906. Entry: ante chamber, council
chamber, reception areas.
Tube/Rail: Brixton; 59,159,109,118,250
Lambourn Road
1 Lambourn Road SW4 0LY

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular architect-led tours, first come basis.
Last entry 4.30pm. Max 15 per tour. A G
Architect-owned Victorian house, substantially extended and
remodelled to create contemporary new home. Includes a
range of retrofit features. Granit Architects 2013.
www.granit.co.uk
Tube: Clapham Common; Rail: Clapham Junction; 77, 452
Milton Road
2 Florence Villas, Milton Road SE24 0NN

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. A
A side and rear extension clad in stained cedar chevrons, with
frameless wrap-over glazing and a polished concrete floor and
terrace. Architecture for London 2013. Entry: ground floor.
www.architectureforlondon.co.uk
Tube/Rail: Brixton; Rail: Herne Hill; 2,37,68,196,322
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7HT

n Sun 1pm-4.30pm. Half-hourly tours. First come basis. Max
15 per tour. d R T
Morley was extensively damaged during WWII, though its
1937 extension by E Maufe survives. Rebuilt by CC Voysey in
1958 a J Winter extension was added in 1973. Extensive murals
Streatham Hill SW2 4SZ

n Sun 12pm-5pm. Max 10 at one time in flats. D
Grade II* listed Modern Movement building, with balcony
walkways and period internal features. Frederick Gibberd 1936.
Entry: flats (differing types), common parts, gardens.
Tube/Rail: Brixton; Rail: Streatham Hill; 159,137,133,109,250
Royal Festival Hall
Belvedere Road SE1 8XX

n Sat/Sun 10am-11pm. Behind the scenes tours at 10.30am,
12.30pm, 2.30pm, first come basis, duration 1 hour. NB.
Due to nature of areas covered, no children under 16
and unsuitable for those with vertigo or special access
requirements. No high heels or big bags. N D R T B
The refurbishment of Royal Festival Hall has enhanced the
acoustics and comfort to world class standards, increased
audience facilities and accessibility, and created an entirely new
education and learning centre. RIBA Award Winner 2008. LCC
Architects Department 1951/Allies and Morrison (refurb) 2007.
Tube: Embankment; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross, Waterloo;
172,181,176,26,188
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
1 Lambeth High Street SE1 7JN

n Sat 2.30pm-5.30pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
tour 4.30pm. Max 25 at one time. D T
Impressive 6-storey HQ building with sleek brown anodised
aluminium cladding. Displays of historical pharmacy
collections. David Hodges, Louis de Soissons Partnership 1977.
Entry: reception, first floor including pharmacy museum
display, 5th floor with stunning views.
Tube: Lambeth North, Westminster; Tube/Rail: Victoria,
Vauxhall, Waterloo; 507,77,3,344,C10
South London Botanical Institute
323 Norwood Road SE24 9AQ

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Small plant
sale, botanical activities. Last entry 4.30pm. R T C P
Brick-built Victorian villa c1876 set back from road with
sweeping drive. Few interior changes since 1910 when retired
Indian government administrator Alan Octavian Hume
founded the Institute. Entry: herbarium, botanical library,
garden with wide variety of plants.
Rail: Tulse Hill; 68,196,322,2,P13

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Clapham Old Town
The Livity School
West Norwood Cemetery & Greek Chapel
n Meet:Sun at 2pm,2.30pm,3pm inside cemetery gate,Norwood

Road SE27 9JU.Duration 90 mins.Max 35 per tour.T B P
Opened 1837, with monuments to famous Victorians. 66
Grade II/II* listed monuments, including Greek Chapel c1872,
architect uncertain, and mausolea by EM Barry and GE Street.
Tube/Rail: Brixton; Rail: West Norwood, Tulse Hill; 2,68,196,322
Young Vic
66 The Cut SE1 8LZ

n Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours except between
12.30pm-2pm. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 12 per tour. d T
A major 12.5m rebuilding theatre project. Main auditorium
retained with extra height and with 2 newly built smaller,
naturally-lit studios. Foyer has double-height mezzanine.
Exterior includes mesh faade and painted screen by artist
Clem Crosby. RIBA Award Winner 2007 and shortlisted for the
RIBA Stirling Prize 2007. Haworth Tompkins 2007. Entry: front
of house, some theatrical spaces.
Tube/Rail: Waterloo; Tube: Southwark; Rail: Waterloo East
WALKS/TOURS
Clapham Old Town and Venn Street

South London Theatre
The Old Fire Station, 2a Norwood High Street SE27 9NS

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular tours with opportunities to
view play rehearsals, 2 theatres and wardrobe rooms. R T
Grade II listed 1881 former fire station with prominent watch
tower and original fire doors. Owen Luder (conversion) 1967.
Entry: all areas except watch tower and roof.
Rail: West Norwood, Tulse Hill; 2,68,196,315,322,432,468
n Sat 10am-4pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last entry

3pm. Max 20 per tour. D T A
A special educational needs primary school for children with
autistic spectrum disorders and profound learning difficulties.
Design includes dark engineering brick and timber curtain
walling and a ribbon of folded perforated anodised aluminium
reflecting the leafy surroundings. Haverstock Associates 2012.
Rail: Streatham Hill; 118,133
The Cinema Museum
The Old Vic
The Clock House: 5 Chestnut Road
Van Gogh Walk
The Masters House, 2 Dugard Way (off Renfrew Road) SE11 4TH
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Last
tour 3.30pm, last entry 4pm. Max 15 per tour. D R T B P
The Masters House of the Lambeth Workhouse is ornate
Victorian Gothic with polychrome brickwork, contrasting
stone and narrow horizontal terracotta panels in dog-tooth
pattern. R Parris and TW Aldwinkle 1871.
Tube: Kennington; Tube/Rail: Elephant & Castle; 3,59,133,156,196
5 Chestnut Road SE27 9EZ
n Sun tours at 10am, 12noon, 2pm, 4pm, first come basis. d T P
Victorian house extended with large contemporary, highly
colourful living space. Pre-patinated copper roof, large areas
of glass, Douglas Fir detail. Glass floor/ceiling between living
areas. See also The Clockworks. Michael Crowley Architect
2001. Entry: lower 2 floors.
Rail: West Norwood; 2,432,196,68,468
The Clockworks
6 Nettlefold Place SE27 0JW

n Sun tours at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 4.30pm. Max 50 at one time. D T P
Internationally pre-eminent museum and integral workshops
devoted to electrical timekeeping and the distribution
of accurate time (1840-1970). Practical education and
conservation in action. See also The Clock House entry. Michael
Crowley Architect 2012. Entry: gallery, workshops, library.
http://theclockworks.org
Rail: West Norwood; 2,432,196,68,468
The Livity School
Adare Walk SW16 2PW

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n Sat tour at 10.30am. Duration 1 1/2 hours. Max 30 on tour. D R T
World-famous playhouse, Grade II* listed, with Georgian
exterior and restored Victorian interior. Only London theatre
of the time still open. Rudolph Cabernel 1818/RHWL (refurb)
1983. Entry: foyers, bars, public areas and auditorium, limited
backstage areas.
Tube/Rail: Waterloo; 1,4,26,59,68
n Sat 1pm- 2pm Informal talk/ presentation. Drop in to
meet the designers from Lambeth Council and Shape
Landscape Architects. Sat 2pm Guided walk inspired by
former neighbour Vincent Van Gogh to explore how local
architecture has changed and what remains. Meet at
2pm at 87 Hackford Road SW9 0RE, where Van Gogh lived
1873.
Formerly a nondescript back street, Van Gogh Walk is now a
public space designed for all to enjoy, and is the focus of efforts
for a greener, safer, friendly and active neighbourhood in an
area where many do not have their own garden.
Tube: Stockwell
n Meet: Sun 2pm by the Clock Tower next to Clapham

Common tube SW4 0BD. Walk with landscape architect,
first come basis. Duration 2 hours. Max 15 on tour.
Once dominated by parked cars and fast moving throughtraffic, Venn Street is now Clapham Old Towns destination
for alfresco dining, following a radical redesign using the
principles of shared space and naked streets it now also
hosts a food market. Sustainable transport initiatives and tree
planting. Urban Movement + LB Lambeth 2011.
Tube: Clapham Common
Londons Engineering Heritage: ICE boat tours
n Departs: Sat 11am & 1pm from Festival Pier SE1 8XZ. First
come basis. Max 110 per tour. Arrive in good time to
board, departures are prompt. Bar onboard MV Princess
Pocahontas selling light refreshments. Bring rainwear if
you wish to sit on open decks. Duration 1 1/2 hours. E Q D R T
The capitals inspirational engineering with live commentary
from Londons leading engineers from CH2M HILL, Expedition
and Thames Water on aspects including Bazalgettes legacy,
flood risk management and current and future engineering
landmarks and Londons historical structures. Organised by
the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Tube/Rail: Waterloo; 211,24,11
Supported by
Warren Apartments
8 Station Rise SE27 9BW

n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours every 45mins, first come basis. Last
entry 4.30pm. Max 10 per tour. A d
Landmark building in black and white glazed brick, providing
warehouse style apartments at the entrance of Tulse Hill
station, marking out a centre of gravity for regeneration in
South London. Groves Natcheva Architects 2013.
Rail: Tulse Hill; 2,68,196,468,P13

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Lewisham
TNG Wells Park Youth Venue
22 Weardale Road
See openhouselondon.org.uk/lewisham
22 Weardale Road
22 Weardale Road SE13 5QB

necessary. Last entry 4.45pm. Max 10 at one time. d A
Contemporary 3-storey dwelling on a triangular site designed
to respond to the street scene and provide an end to the row
of existing terraced houses. Overlooking the River Quaggy it
incorporates a roof garden, double-height space and an openplan living arrangement. Stephen Davies 2011.
Rail/DLR: Lewisham; Rail: Hither Green, Blackheath;
178,261,21,321
Blackheath Quaker Meeting House
Lawn Terrace, Blackheath SE3 9LL

4.45pm. Max 25 at one time. D N T P B R
A calm space for Quakers and others in octagonal meeting
room lit naturally from high central roof lantern and
side turrets. Civic Trust Award 1973. Concrete Society
Commendation 1974. Trevor Dannatt 1972. Entry: all areas.
Rail: Blackheath; 54,89,108,202,380,386
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Winlaton Road, Bromley BR1 5PZ & Churchdown, Bromley BR1

5PL
n Sat 1pm-5pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY on CannM@
bp.lewisham.sch.uk. Duration 1 hour. Last tour 3.30pm. Max
15 per tour. D T P
A 22m split site secondary school. A beautiful learning
environment combines outdoor landscaping with additional
learning spaces. WGI 2012. Entry: all areas.
Rail/DLR: Lewisham; Rail: Grove Park, Beckenham Hill;
136,181,208,320,336
Boones Chapel
Lee High Road SE13 5PH

n Sat/Sun 12pm-5pm. First come basis. Exhibition on the
role of the almshouse, development of welfare and the
transformation from village to borough. Max 30 at one
time. d A G
Grade I listed former almshouse chapel restored in 2008 as
an architects studio and exhibition space. Brick and Portland
stone chapel (1682) with contemporary service building
and physic garden in grounds of the Merchant Taylors
Almshouses. Green features include recycled materials,
sheeps wool insulation and lime plaster. Entry: chapel and
physic garden.
Rail: Blackheath, Lewisham, Lee; 321,178,261,122 (Brandram Road
stop)
Connearn Studio
4 Friendly Street SE8 4DT

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Max 6 at one time. Last entry
4.45pm. A G P
A small purpose-built artists studio situated in a residential
garden, incorporating a high proportion of renewable/recycled
materials, finely detailed, modelled and designed to balance
the spread of reflected natural light throughout the interior.
This year, visitors can also view the one bedroom ground floor
apartment, recently completed. Studio Callaghan 2011. Entry:
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Tube/Rail: New Cross; Rail: St Johns; 47,53,225,321,436
Convoys Wharf
Princes Street/New King Street, Deptford SE8 3LH

n Sat 11am-4pm. Open access to site of proposed masterplan.
Exhibition of proposed masterplan in historic warehouse.
Project consultants and architects on site for discussion.
Riverfront pop-up caf. E R A P d . www.convoyswharf.com
Major proposed regeneration development of 16Ha of
Deptford riverside by Hutchison Whampoa with Terry Farrell &
Partners to deliver up to 3500 mixed dwellings and leisure and
culture space, to give significant and sustainable economic
opportunities for the area. The scheme will reconnect the
community with its river offering an enriched public realm for
local residents and visitors, and will rehabilitate the Grade II
Listed Olympia building (open with exhibition as part of Open
House).
Rail: Deptford; 199
End House
87a Manwood Road SE4 1SA

n Sun 9.30am-12.30pm. First come basis. Last entry 12.15pm.
Max 10 at one time. d G
A fresh, contemporary end of terrace house that makes clever
use of a small site by using a simple form to offer privacy
combined with open plan living. Sustainable features include
recycled newspaper insulation and breathable walls. Edgley
Design 2010.
Rail: Ladywell, Crofton Park, Honor Oak Park; 284,P4,171,172,122
Forest Hill Pools
Dartmouth Road SE24 3HZ

entry 4.30pm. Max 10 per tour. N D R T
New facility providing community pools, fitness, caf and
meeting rooms whilst retaining the original Victorian pool
superintendants building. Roberts Limbrick Architects
(redevelopment) 2012. Entry: reception, caf.
Rail: Forest Hill; 185,197,176,122,356
Geoffrey Road Housing
Cedar Mews, 72-78 Geoffrey Road SE4 1NX

n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours every 45 mins, first come basis. Last
entry 4.30pm. Max 10 per tour. A d
New urban infill building employing contemporary design
and old-fashioned building materials to generate a living
environment of gentle beauty. Groves Natcheva Architects
2013.
Rail/DLR: Lewisham; Rail: New Cross, Deptford; 89,108,75
Glass Mill Leisure Centre
41 Loampit Vale SE13 7FT

entry 4.30pm. Max 10 per tour. N D R A
Glass Mill has superb environmental credentials and offers
a range of the most up-to-date facilities including a regional
competition-standard 8-lane swimming pool with seating
for 300 spectators, a 100-station gym and climbing wall. LA
Architects 2013.
Rail/DLR: Lewisham; 21,47,136,321,436
Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London Road SE23 3PQ

n Sat/Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Sun 2pm & 4pm behind the
scenes tours, pre-book ONLY via Horniman website. BSL
interpreted. Duration 45 mins. Max 25 per tour. Last entry
5.20pm. N D R T B G C
A landmark building Charles Harrison Townsends original
arts and crafts building (1901) and his ideas on the arts
and crafts aesthetic. The 16.5 acre gardens have re-opened
after major redevelopment by Land Use Consultants (2012)
including a Pavilion by Walters + Cohen plus a bandstand
terrace with views over London.
Rail: Forest Hill; 176,185,363,P4,356
Lewisham Arthouse/Deptford Library
140 Lewisham Way SE14 6PD

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Tours every 15-20 mins. Small historical
display and video screening. Art and drawing workshops
related to the details of the building for children. Last tour
4.45pm. Max 10 per tour. d T C P
Former library, converted to studios. Grade II listed building
in classical Renaissance style with curved glass vaulted roof.
A Brumwell Thomas 1914. Entry: all main parts of building
although restricted access to studios.
Tube/Rail: New Cross, New Cross Gate; DLR/Rail: Lewisham;
Rail: Deptford Broadway; 21,136,321,436,171,172,53,453
Manor House Gardens Ice House
Manor House Gardens (Old Road) SE13 5SY

n Sat/Sun 12pm-5pm. Last entry 4.50pm. Max 10 at one time.
NT P
Grade II listed ice well and underground chambers (1773) in
Manor House Gardens park, which provided ice for nearby
Manor House, former home of Sir Francis Baring. Cited in 2002
Civic Trust Awards.
DLR/Rail: Lewisham; Rail: Lee, Hither Green; 122,261,278,321
Prendergast Vale College

Elmira Street SE13 7BN

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Convoys Wharf Site
Connearn Studio
Rail: Forest Hill; 185,176,122,P4
n Sun 10am-1pm. Last entry 12.15pm. D

A state-of-the art new site as part of BSF programme for
LB Lewisham, designed in consultation with the Executive
Headteacher to place learning at the heart of every building
and space. Multi-coloured cladding on faade. BREEAM
Excellent rating. Innes Associates 2012.
Rail/DLR: Lewisham
The Master Shipwrights House
SELCHP Energy Recovery Facility
Landmann Way, off Surrey Canal Road SE14 5RS

n Sun 10am-4pm. If disabled access required, call 020 7394
4770 in advance. Last entry 3pm. d N R T C P
First new generation state of the art Energy Recovery Facility
providing long-term sustainable solution for waste disposal,
and producing electricity for National Grid. Designed to
minimise visual impact whilst remaining a high quality
landmark building. Alan J Smith Partnership 1993. Entry:
specified tour route.
Tube/Rail: Canada Water, Surrey Quays; Rail: New Cross Gate,
New Cross, South Bermondsey; 47,188,199,225,P12
Spring Gardens
Ennersdale Road SE13 6JQ

n Sat 1pm-5pm. No visitors under the age of 18. Last entry
4.30pm. Max 20 at one time. d R T G
The first purpose-built hostel for homeless people, offering
high-quality accommodation for 85 residents in buildings
arranged around a beautiful garden with existing mature
trees. Light, open and airy and with additional training spaces.
Sustainable features include solar panels and grey water
system. Peter Barber Architects/Buller Welsh Architects 2010.
Entry: communal areas, activities rooms.
Rail: Hither Green; 181,273
St Margarets Church & the Old Graveyard
Lee Terrace (corner of Brandram Road) SE13 5DL

n Sat 10.30am-5.30pm/Sun 12.30pm-5pm. (Closed Sat
1.45pm-2.45pm.) D R T C P
A Grade II* listed early Victorian Gothic church recently
restored. Graveyard contains 23 listed monuments. John
Brown and James Brooks 1839/1875. Entry: main nave, chancel
and lady chapel.
DLR/Rail: Lewisham; Rail: Blackheath; 54,89,108
The Capitol (formerly Forest Hill Cinema)
11-21 London Road SE23 3TW

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular architectural tours including
behind-the-scenes to untouched first floor. Pre-book ONLY
on 020 8291 8920. Last tour 4pm. Max 8 per tour. d N R T
Formerly Capitol Cinema, Grade II listed rare survival of a
complete 1920s cinema in Art Deco style, later a bingo hall and
now a Wetherspoon pub. Stanley Beard 1929.
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Watergate Street SE8 3JF

necessary. Max 25 at one time. d N E Q G P
The oldest upstanding building of the 500-year old Royal
Naval Yard, the home and office of the Master Shipwright
since 1513, was remodeled in the early 18 C. Rooms, garden
and garden house (2010) by Robert Bagley and Roo Angel
constructed from surplus timber refuse. Exhibition of
Dockyard Plans and Images. Entry: selected rooms, garden.
Tube: New Cross; Rail: Deptford; DLR: Deptford Bridge,
Greenwich; 188,36,147
The Seager Distillery Tower
4-12 Deptford Bridge SE8 4HH

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 10am-1pm. Tours on the hour, first
come basis. Max 20 per tour. D Q
Part of a regeneration project by Galliard Homes on site
of former Seager distillery, which includes refurb of a 19C
warehouse, conversion of former 19C Holland House, a new
crescent building, office pavilion and 27-storey residential
tower with viewing gallery. Seager regeneration project
first designed by John McAslan & Partners in 1999. Internal
planning and faade design by BUJ Architects 2012. Entry: 27th
floor viewing gallery.
DLR: Deptford Bridge; Rail: Deptford High Street
Tidemill Academy and Deptford Lounge
11 Giffin Street, Giffin Square SE8 4RJ

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 15 per
tour. N R T C A G E
Part of a visionary concept that combines a replacement
primary school with the Deptford Lounge a new state-ofthe-art district library that also provides new community
facilities. Sustainable features include 10% renewable energy
through Biomass CHP and BREEAM very good rating. Pollard
Thomas Edwards Architects 2012. Entry: school, rooftop ball
court, Deptford Lounge.
DLR: Deptford Bridge; Rail: Deptford; 1,47,188,199,453
Rail: Sydenham, Sydenham Hill
Walter Segal self-build houses
8 & 10 Walters Way, Honor Oak Park SE23 3LH

n Sun 1pm-6pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Videos of
Segal buildings and self-build showing. Last entry 5.45pm.
Max 20 at one time. R T G
A close of 13 self-built houses. Each house is unique, many
extended and built using a method developed by Walter Segal,
who led the project in the 1980s. Both houses have benefited
from extensions and renovations. Sustainable features include
solar electric, water and space heating.Walter Segal 1987. Note:
Two steps to each house
Rail: Honor Oak Park; P4,P12,171,63
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North Lewisham Links Route 1
n Meet: Sat 11am at the entrance to Ferranti Park, Creekside

SE8 4SA. First come basis. Duration 1 1/2 hours. Max 20 on
tour. A
Guided walking tour with the architects and landscape
architects from Deptford Creek to New Cross Gate station,
highlighting work undertaken by Lewisham Council to
improve walking and cycling routes through the area.
Landscape Partnership/BDP/Jane Wernick Associates 2011.
DLR: Deptford Bridge, DLR/Rail: Greenwich; Rail: Deptford;
47,188,199,177,453
Supported by
TNG Wells Park Youth Venue
111 Wells Park Road SE26 6AD

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last
entry 4pm. Max 20 people per tour. N D T A G
A new youth and community venue developed in consultation
with young people, using a simple and robust material palette
of exposed timber structure, porcelain-like pre-cast concrete
panels and translucent curved polycarbonate. Dramatic, open
spaces connect through the building with viewing points and
stage-like staircases. RCKa 2013. Entry: all except offices.

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Merton
Hollymount School
See openhouselondon.org.uk/merton
St Marys Church, Merton Park
Church Path, Merton Park SW19 3HJ

n Sun 12pm-5pm. Tours 2pm, 3pm plus short talk on history of
church. N D R T P
Grade II listed gem of a country church built in 1115, now in
the heart of a suburban conservation area. Norman features,
William Morris glass and associations with famous people
including Nelson.
Tramlink: Merton Park; Tube: South Wimbledon;
Tube/Rail: Wimbledon; 163,164,152
9 Parkside Avenue
9 Parkside Avenue SW19 5ES

n Sun 12pm-4pm. Regular tours, first come basis. d T A G
Complex series of interlocking spaces within a simple overall
volume, the house has references to the dramatic and hidden
sources for lighting spaces seen in Baroque churches and the
work of Sir John Soane. Sustainable features include solar
panels. Holden Harper 1999. Entry: house, garden.
Tube/Rail: Wimbledon
15 Edge Hill
15 Edge Hill SW19 4LR

n Sat 10am-5pm. Owner/architect-led regular tours, first
come basis. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 15 per tour. d T A
New build rear extension to Victorian house, entailing
extensive remodelling of ground floor to create open plan
living, dining and kitchen space. Close integration with the
garden is achieved by careful design of levels and paving
surfaces. Asif Malik 2011. Entry: ground floor, garden.
Tube/Rail: Wimbledon; 57,131,200
241 The Broadway, Elliott Wood Partnership LLP
241 The Broadway SW19 1SD

n Sun 10am-5pm. Max 20 at one time. R T G
A Victorian villa with impressive 2-storey vaulted steel and
glass office space with mezzanine for structural engineers
Elliott Wood. Civic Trust Commendation 2006. Sustainably
refurbished in 2012 with Alex Ferguson architects with natural
ventilation, cooling from ground pipes and solar panels.
Richard Paxton Architects (original refurbishment) 2004.
Tube: South Wimbledon; Tube/Rail: Wimbledon
163,164,93,57,131,219
Baitul Futuh Mosque
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, 181 London Road, Morden

SM4 5PT
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular talks and tours, pre-book ONLY
on 020 8648 5255. Talks given in Urdu, Arabic, German and
English. N E D R T B C A
Purpose-built mosque (2003) and the largest in Europe, with
15m diameter dome and minarets 36m and 23m high, and
accommodating 13,000 worshippers. A blend of Islamic and
modern British architecture and incorporates much of the
structure of an old dairy site. Facilities include halls, library,
crche, studios. Voted one of top 50 buildings in the world by
Independent magazine. 2003. Entry: all areas.
Tube: Morden; Rail: Morden South; 93,154,213,80
Buddhapadipa Temple
consisting of a nave and chancel. Tower at the west end.

Gothic-style stone windows from the old church inserted into
the present 1636 structure. East window stone likely to be
from Merton Priory.
Tube: Morden; Rail: Morden South; 93,80
Hollymount School
Cambridge Road SW20 0SQ

n Sat 10am-4pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last entry
3pm. Max 20 per tour. D T A
2-storey extension of an existing primary school on a
constrained site in Wimbledon with new double-height top-lit
gallery space to create a new heart for the school. BREEAM
rated Very Good. Haverstock Associates 2012.
Rail: Raynes Park; 200
Mitcham Cricket Club Pavilion
4 Cricket Green, Mitcham CR4 4LA

n Sat 10am-5pm. Players on hand. R T B
The building is locally listed and has been the clubs pavilion
for over 100 years, whilst Mitcham Cricket Green has had
cricket played on its pitch for over 300 years.
Tube: Colliers Wood; Tram: Mitcham; Rail: Mitcham Junction,
Mitcham Eastfields; 200,127,118
Mitcham Parish Church
Church Road, Mitcham CR4 4BE

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Max 30 at one time. N T P d
An early example of a Gothic Revival church in a pure
Perpendicular style. Almost closed in 1980s, now repaired and
renovated to allow for flexible use. Grade II* listed. George
Smith 1819-22. Entry: church.
Tube: Colliers Wood; Tram; Belgrave Walk; 185, 200
Morden Hall Park, Stable Yard
Morden Hall Road, Morden SM4 5JD

n Sat/Sun 12pm-3pm. Regular behind the scenes tours, first
come basis. Last tour 2.30pm. Max 20 per tour. N D T B G P
Award winning Stable Yard, part of the original Morden Hall
estate an oasis in Suburbia. Stable Yard renovated using
renewable technologies, including the first Archimedes Screw
hydroelectric turbine in London. RICS award winner. Cowper
Griffith (refurb) 2011.
Tube: Morden; Tram: Phipps Bridge; 93,157,154,164,293
Morden Park House
London Road (behind Merton College), Morden SM4 5QU

n Sun 10am-1pm. Max 50 at one time. D T P
Grade II listed fine 1770 house in extensive grounds built
for John Ewart on part of the Morden Hall Estate, now the
Borough Register Office.
Tube: Morden; Rail: Morden South; 93,80
The Chapter House, Merton Priory
Merton Abbey Mills, Merantun Way SW19 2RD

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. The remains lie under the A24
Merantun Way, between Merton Abbey Mills and
Sainsburys. Adjacent Merton Abbey Mills market will be
open. Archaeologist David Saxby on site. Archaeology for
kids and fabric block printing demonstration. Max 50 at
one time. D B C P
Fascinating excavated foundations of the Chapter House of
Merton Priory c1100-1200, one of the most important of all
Augustinian monasteries prior to its destruction in 1538 by
Henry VIII. Entry: Chapter House archaeological site.
Tube: Colliers Wood; Rail: Wimbledon; 57,131,152,200,219,470
The Wheelhouse
Merton Abbey Mills, Merantun Way,Wimbledon SW19 2RD

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. N D R T B P
Precious listed building (c1820) with unique 7-spoke Victorian
waterwheel, the only daily working example in South London,
originally used by Libertys for rinsing printed silk, and now the
home of a craft pottery.
Tube: Colliers Wood; Rail: Wimbledon; 57,131,152,200,219
Wimbledon Windmill
Windmill Road SW19 5NR

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Architect
for restoration and curator on site. Hands-on models and
equipment for children. Max 50 at one time. d R T B C A P
Rare example of a hollow post mill (1817). Grade II* listed, it now
contains a museum depicting the history and development
of windmills in Britain. Many working models, windmill
machinery, equipment and tools
Tube/Rail: Wimbledon; 93
WALKS/TOURS
Mitcham Cricket Green Community and Heritage
n Meet: Sat 11.30am at Mitcham Cricket Club Pavilion, Cricket

Green, Mitcham CR4 4LA. First come basis. Max 30 on tour.
Duration 2 hours.
Heritage walk taking in the diverse buildings within the
conservation area including Canons Park, Cranmer Gree, Three
Kings Piece plus local churches (Mitcham Methodist Church
open Sat 9.30am-12.30pm) and monuments.
Tram: Mitcham; Rail/Tram: Mitcham Junction;
280,118,127,51,200
14 Calonne Road SW19 5HJ

n Sat/Sun 9am-4pm. Regular 10-minute tours. Last entry
3pm. Max 30 per tour. N D R T B P
Complex of buildings on 4 acres of land with Buddhist
Supported by
Theravada Temple in Thai style one of only two outside Asia.
St Lawrence Church
Interior walls with excellent mural paintings by Thai artists,
London Road, Morden SM4 5QT
depicting aspects of the Buddhas life. Praves Limparangsri
n Sat 9am-4pm. Closed between 11am and 2pm. Max 15 at
Architect w/ Sidney Kaye Firmin Partnership 1980.
one time. D T P
Entry: temple, gardens.
Grade I listed Norman, possibly Saxon, brick-built church
Tube/Rail: Wimbledon; 93
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n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
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Newham
East Village London 20
Lee Tunnel & Beckton Sludge Power Generator
See openhouselondon.org.uk/newham
Abbey Mills Pumping Station
Abbey Lane E15 2RW

n Sat & Sun tours at 10am, 12noon & 2pm. Pre-book ONLY on
kirsty.e.jones@thameswater.co.uk. Max 20 per tour. T P
Thames Waters novel, compact pumping station housed in
a high-quality landmark building. The Grade II old pumping
station (Sir Joseph Bazalgette, 1860s) may also be viewed from
outside. RIBA Award Winner. Allies and Morrison 1997.
Tube: Bromley-by-Bow, Bow Road; DLR: Pudding Lane; 25,86
Canning Town Caravanserai
Silvertown Way E16 1EA

n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm.Creating space for family life and new
enterprise walking the site talks with Cany Ash Sun 4pm,
4.30pm, 5pm. Childrens activities: painting, planting and
selling. Caravanserai Team on site. Last entry 5.30pm. C A G
The new trading post in East London is an intelligent shanty
town for mixing up all kinds of production and consumption.
Not an amenity space, but a palatial space for doing stuff
where enough always feels like a feast. Ash Sakula Architects
2011 ongoing.
Tube/Rail: Canning Town; 474,541
Cody Dock
11c South Crescent, Canning Town E16 4TL

n Sat/Sun 10am-10pm. First come basis to visitors centre,
workshops and exhibitions. Tours 2pm & 4pm of Cody
Dock, Bromley by Bow Gasworks and Lea River path.
6pm-10pm Open Film Night showcasing short films by
locally inspired artists. d R T P G
Opening to launch Lighting Up the Lea, a season of public
arts events that take their inspiration from the uniquely
atmospheric backdrop of Victorian gasholders and Canary
Wharf. The docks own rich history is offset by the new and
little-known public right of way that connects it to 26 miles of
riverside walks. Entry: Cody Dock, closed section of footpath.
DLR: Star Lane (4 min walk)
Danes Yard & Strand East Tower
133 High Street E15 2RB

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. 10 min talk on the hour about the
scheme to date and proposed development, first come
basis. Max 20 per talk. N D R T C G
Recently landscaped industrial yard with 40m timber lattice,
hyperboloid sculpture centre piece (Strand East Tower ARC-ML
2012) overlooked by refurbished Victorian warehouse now
housing a restaurant, exhibition space and office, where a
1:200 model of proposed new neighbourhood is on show.
DLR: Pudding Mill Lane, Stratford High Street, Bow Church;
Tube: Bromley-by-Bow, Bow Road; 25,425,D8,108,276,339
East Village London 20
East Village Management and Marketing Centre, adjacent to

Stratford International Station, International Way, Olympic
Park E20 1YY
n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Tours of the residential areas and
private landscaped spaces in East Village. Talks, discussions
and activities for children. Pre-book on
www.eastvillagelondon.co.uk/openhouse T C A G
Formerly the Olympic Village during the 2012 Games, East
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Village is a brand new neighbourhood for London with new

homes, communal gardens, public squares, tree-lines streets,
waterways and wetlands. In addition, a brand new school,
Chobham Academy and Health Centre are part of this new
place and will also be available to view. Tours led by local
architecture centre Fundamental Architecture.
Tube/Rail: Stratford
Grassroots
Memorial Park, Memorial Avenue (building just inside park

entrance) E15 3DB
n Sat 10am-2pm. Last entry 1.30pm. Max 15 at one time. N D R
TCGP
Partially subterranean, energy-efficient building of cuttingedge design with grass roof and internal courtyards, set in
a park that has benefited from recent regeneration. Eger
Architects 2005. Entry: all main areas, childrens area and inner
courtyard.
Tube: West Ham
House Mill
Three Mill Lane E3 3DU

n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. Regular tours. Last tour 3.30pm. Max 18
per tour. R T B P d
The UKs oldest and largest tidal mill. 5-storey, timber-framed,
brick-clad watermill with four waterwheels, originally built
1776 to mill grain for distillery trade. Operational until 1940.
(Organised by River Lea Tidal Mill Trust.) Entry: ground, 1st
floors of mill and rebuilt house.
Tube: Bromley by Bow; DLR: Devons Road; 25,108,D8,S2
Lee Tunnel & Beckton Sludge Power Generator
Beckton Sewage Streatment Works, Jenkins Lane, Barking

IG11 0AD
n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Tour
duration 2 hours. Minimum age 16. Last tour 2pm. Max 20
per tour. T P E
The biggest sewage treatment works in the UK and one of the
largest in Europe, currently undergoing a major expansion
programme, features a sludge powered generator for energy
efficient waste disposal. The Lee Tunnel will collectively
capture an average of 39m tonnes of sewage a year and will
help prevent more than 16m tonnes of sewage mixed with
rainwater overflowing into the River Lee.
DLR: Gallions Reach; 325,366
Old Ford Waste Water Recycling Facility
Dace Road E3 2NW

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Hourly tours, pre-book ONLY
on christopher.james@thameswater.co.uk or 07747 647915.
Last tour 4pm. Max 12 per tour. T G d
The largest community wastewater recycling facility in the UK
using membrane technology to convert raw sewage to non

potable water to supply Olympic Park venues. Clad in timber
and Corten steel. Sustainable features include sedum roofs.
Lyall Bills and Young Architects 2012. Entry: Old Ford Island and
treatment building.
Tube: Hackney Wick; DLR: Pudding Mill Lane;
Tube/Rail: Stratford; 276
Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health and Wellbeing Centre
40 Liberty Bridge Road, Olympic Park E20 1AS

n Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come
basis. N D R T C A G
Striking medical centre for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games. Reopened this summer to provide health, wellbeing
and community facilities for East Village neighbourhood.
Sustainable features include district heating and rainwater
recycling. BREEAM Excellent. Penoyre & Prasad 2011. Entry:
4-storey atrium, ground floor terrace, selected treatment areas
(on tours only).
Tube/Rail: Stratford; Rail/DLR: Stratford International
St Mary Magdalene Church & Nature Reserve
High Street South/Norman Road E6 6HN

n Sat 10am-4pm. Regular tours, first come basis. N R T P d
Grade I listed 12C church, with Londons largest churchyard and
one of the best-preserved Norman archways in the country, as
well as other interesting features, including 750-year-old wall
paintings. Entry: church, churchyard, parish hall, nature reserve.
Tube: East Ham; DLR: Beckton; 101,104,474
St Mary the Virgin
Church Road, Manor Park, Little Ilford E12 6HA

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. N D T P
Small Grade I listed 12C chapel in lovely churchyard setting,
it retains original architectural features and has interesting
brasses, monuments and stained glass windows.
Tube: East Ham; Tube/Rail: Manor Park; 25,86,101,104,147
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square E15 1BX

n Sun 10am-4pm. Tours at 10am, 12noon, 1pm of theatre
spaces, technical booths. Max 10 per tour. N T d
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Sunday
n Open
Saturday
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lectures. One of largest sustainable buildings in the world.

Wilkinson Eyre Architects 2012. Entry: ground floor.
www.thecrystal.org
DLR: Royal Victoria; Emirates Cable Car
The Crystal Siemens Sustainability Centre
The Hub
123 Star Lane, Canning Town E16 4PZ

n Sat 9.30am-4pm. Regular tours, first come basis.
Community activities taking place. Art exhibition. Max 20
at one time. N D R T G P
Community resource centre with glazed faade and a
Crawford door that creates open aspect for caf/lounge/
reception areas. Winner 2005 Regeneration Award and
Runner-up 2005 Prime Ministers Building of the Year Award.
Eger Architects 2005. Entry: all main areas.
DLR/Tube: Canning Town, Star Lane; 69
The Old Town Hall Stratford
29 The Broadway E15 4BQ

n Sat/Sun 10am-2pm. Regular tours. Max 10 per tour.
Duration 30 mins. Art exhibitions and installations. Last
entry 1pm. R T
Once described as the finest building in Essex, Grade II listed,
now restored to full Victorian splendour. Award winning
plasterwork. Now conference and banqueting venue. Lewis
Angell/John Giles 1869. Entry: foyer, courtyard, balcony,
selected rooms, tower, basement, cells.
www.oldtownhallstratford.co.uk
DLR/Tube/Rail: Stratford; 69,241,262,108,25
Cody Dock
Timber Lodge and Tumbling Bay Playground
the original vision to create a modern user-friendly facility

with multi-functional spaces. Levitt Bernstein 2001. Entry:
foyer, caf, theatres.
Tube/DLR/Rail: Stratford; 25,69,27b,108,473
Stratford Picture House
Gerry Raffles Square, Salway Road E15 1BN

n Sat/Sun 12pm-4pm. Tours on the hour. Last tour 4pm. Max
10 per tour. D R T
Contemporary cinema in the heart of Stratford, a linear
east-west glass and steel building, dramatically revealing its
structure and functions to the passer-by. Four screens with
state-of-the-art sound. Burrell Foley Fischer Architects 1997.
DLR/Tube/Rail: Stratford; 25,69,86,104,108
The Childrens Garden Early Years Centre
University of East London Docklands Campus, University Way

E16 2RD
n Sat/Sun 10am-1pm. Max 10 at one time. D T G
Constructed from recycled and refurbished building modules,
in a landscaped garden, clad in untreated Scottish larch.
Interior is free from reception desks, corridors and signage to
simplify the childrens experience with angled walls for the
playrooms, bespoke geometric furniture and colour-washed
surfaces. Arts Lettres Techniques 2007.
DLR: Cyprus Docklands; Rail/DLR: Stratford; 366
The Crystal Siemens Sustainability Centre
One Siemens Brothers Way, Royal Victoria Docks E16 1GB

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis.
Engineers on site. Last entry 4.30pm. E D R T B C G P
Londons newest landmark building and the worlds first
centre dedicated to improving our knowledge of urban
sustainability through its programme of exhibitions and
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20

n Sat architect-led tours 11am, 1pm, pre-book ONLY on
openhouse@londonlegacy.co.uk. Max 40 per tour. T R C A G
Set to be one of the most innovative play spaces in London,
the highly naturalistic yet playful design aims to complement
and tell the story of the wider riverine landscape of the Park.
Timber clad building integrates seamlessly into landscape
providing a caf and community space. Erect Architecture and
LUC Landscape Architects 2013.
Tube/Rail: Stratford
Vermilion
Barking Road, Canning Town E16 1EH

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours every 90 mins, pre-book ONLY on
020 7758 8481. Last entry 4pm. Max 7 per tour. N D G
Comprising 3 blocks, including a striking 21-storey tower
wrapped in vibrant red and orange hues, orientated around
a communcal eco garden on a triangular regeneration site.
CZWG 2012. Entry: marketing suite.
Tube/DLR: Canning Town
Urbanist Michael Owens (former Chief Exec of Leaside

Regeneration Partnership). Explore the impact of London 2012
on regeneration in Hackney Wick, through the QEOP to the
Royal Docks and Lower Lea Valley. NB. Run works in parallel with
Further beyond walk, below, and opportunity to join walkers at
Three Mills to retrace your steps at a more leisurely pace.
Tube: Hackney Wick
Further beyond the Olympic Park part 2
n Meet: Sat/Sun 2pm outside House Mill, Three Mills E3 3DU

Pre-book ONLY by email on ralphward@blueyonder.co.uk
by 15 Sept. Map, commentary at www.londonurbanvisits.
co.uk. See also Further beyond the Olympic Park part 1 (p38).
Duration approx 2hrs. Max 50 per walk. A
Walk down the River Lea from Three Mills, to Emirates cable
car terminal, Royal Docks, via Cody Dock, East India Basin and
Trinity Buoy Wharf exploring one of Londons least known but
perhaps most significant locations-to-be, with Ralph Ward,
east London regeneration expert and visiting professor at
UEL, and Michael Owens, former Chief Exec of the Leaside
Regeneration Partnership and founder of London Urban Visits.
www.londonurbanvisits.com
Tube: Bromley-by-Bow
Lea Valley Drift
n Meet: Sat 10am outside main entrance Stratford Station,

Meridian Square E15 1AZ. Pre-book ONLY on openhouse@
londonlegacy.co.uk. Duration 2 1/2 hrs. Maps issued on
arrival. Max 40 people.
A varied and revealing walk in the Lower Lea Valley, with Oliver
Froome-Lewis and Chloe Street around the southern edges of
the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; through Stratford, Bromley
by Bow, Fish Island and Hackney Wick, arriving at the Timber
Lodge and Tumbling Bay Playground in the North of the Park.
Tube: Stratford
Lower Lea Boat Tours hosted by London Legacy

Development Corporation/ICE
Meet:Three Mills Lane, Bow E3 3DU

n Sat/Sun boat tours 12noon, 2pm, 4pm, pre-book ONLY on
openhouse@londonlegacy.co.uk. OS maps distributed on
tour. Photo ID required on day. E
A unique trip along the east London waterways to see the
unfolding of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, before its opening
in Spring 2014. From Three Mills to the southern entrance
of the Park, taking in the sights of the Stadium and the
ArcelorMittal Orbit.
Tube: Bromley-by-Bow
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park North Walking Tour
WALKS/TOURS
n Meet: Sun 11am and 1pm at Queen Elizabeth Park North

Timber Lodge E20. Pre-book ONLY on
openhouse@londonlegacy.co.uk. Walk led by Phil Askew
(LLDC) and landscape architect David Thompson (LDA
Design). Max 40 per tour.
The largest new urban park to be developed in the UK for
the last 100 years. It has involved the transformation of over
250 acres of underused and contaminated land into rich
and varied parklands with over 6,000 new trees and 25,000
wetland plants.
Tube: Stratford, Leyton, Hackney Wick
FIT CITY Olympic Fringe Run Tour
Supported by
Wild Kingdom
Three Mills Green, Three Mills Lane E3 3DU

n Sat/Sun tours at 12noon and 2pm. Max 15 per tour. N R T A G d
A unique and distinctive natural playspace which combines
a variety of play structures that together bring a sense of
unexpected adventure and imaginative seasonal change to
this area of the capital. We Made That 2012.
Tube: Bromley by Bow; West Ham; Rail: Stratford 25,276,488
n Meet: Sat 10am, Hackney Wick (specific location given

on registering) E9 5LX. Pre-book ONLY by email on info@
fit-city.co.uk. 6 miles. Duration approx 2 hours. Easy-going
pace (approx 10 minute miles). Regular pauses for urban
commentary, stretches. Appropriate dress. Max 20 per tour.
Guided run with Personal Trainer Ade Aboaba and Planner/

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n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Redbridge
of solid timber panels. Sustainable features include exposed

solid timber structure and photovoltaic panels. Arboreal
Architecture 2013. Entry: flats, common areas, garden.
Tube: Woodford
See openhouselondon.org.uk/redbridge
Redbridge Town Hall, Council Chamber
Bancrofts School
611 High Road,Woodford Green IG8 0RF

n Sat 10am-2.30pm. Last entry 2pm. d T P
A dignified and impressive design with later additions. Spiral
staircase leads to the top of the tower, giving excellent views.
Formerly a Drapers Company charitable school in Mile End
Road, moved to present site in 1889. Sir Arthur Blomfield 1889.
Entry: chapel, great hall, library, dining hall, tower, grounds.
Tube: Woodford; Rail: Chingford; 20,179,W13
Christ Church
Wanstead Place E11 2SW

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 11am-5pm. Contemporary artworks. D T
Grade II* listed church with ragstone tower, spire, good stained
glass by Kempe and newly restored William Hill organ. A
characteristic work of Scott. Sir George Gilbert Scott 1861.
Tube: Wanstead, Snaresbrook; 66,101,145,308,W13,W14
Fulwell Cross Library
140 High Street, Barkingside, Ilford IG6 2EA

n Sat 9.30am-4pm. Last entry 3.30pm. N D T
Built together with the swimming baths on an open site in
Barkingside High Street., the circular library design copies the
nearby roundabout and is set back from the pavement to
form a new local civic centre with a public space. Refurbished
in 1990 and 2011. Frederick Gibberd/Coomes & Partners/H C
Connell 1958-68.
Tube: Barkingside, Fairlop; 128,150,167,169,247,275,462
128-142 High Road, Ilford IG1 1DD

n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour 11am to 2pm, first come
basis. Max 15 per tour. D T
Built in 3 stages consisting of the Old Town Hall (1901) with
faade in free classic style and some original decorations,
library (1927) and additional buildings (1933). B Woolard 1901.
Entry: ground and 1st floors.
Tube: Gants Hill; Rail: Ilford; 25,86,123,128,129
St Marys, Wanstead
Overton Drive,Wanstead E11 2LW

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 12.30pm-4.30pm. Exhibition. N D R T B P
Grade I listed, fine example of a small Georgian church with
original box pews and gallery, next door to the now vanished
Wanstead House. One of Londons best Baroque monuments
(to Sir Josiah Child of the East India Company) in chancel.
Thomas Hardwick 1790. Entry: church.
Tube: Wanstead; 66,101,145,308,W13,W14,W12
St Peters Church Aldborough Hatch
Aldborough Road North, Newbury Park, Ilford IG2 7QN

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 12pm-5pm. Regular tours. Historical
photographic and map display. Last entry 4.30pm. D T B P
Built in decorated Gothic style with shingle spire from stones
of first Westminster Bridge. Stained glass by Hardman & Co.
Organ by Gray and Davidson 1862. Includes recycled Portland
stone. Arthur Ashpitel 1862.
Tube: Newbury Park; Rail: Ilford; 66,296,396
Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue
outside Sainsburys Local, 555-557 Cranbrook Road IG2 6HE

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. N D T
Public artwork by Cookson and McNally in conjunction with
pupils at Gearies infant school. Cookson and McNally 2004.
Tube: Gants Hill 66,123,128,150,167
1 Victory Road,Wanstead E11 1UL

n Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.45pm. D R T P N
Red-brick, Grade II listed with sumptuous interior and stained
glass windows above ark. Originally the Merchant Seamans
Orphan Asylum Chapel, acquired by the synagogue in 1995
and restored with Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Somers Clarke
1863. Entry: main building.
Tube: Snaresbrook; W13
Ilford Central Library
The Chapel at Aldborough Hatch
Gants Hill Public Art (Childrens Sculpture Beacon)
Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford IG2 7QD

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 4 at one time. A G
Grade II listed red brick building which was attached
to Aldborough House (c1728) before the mansion was
demolished. The west wall was blown down in hurricane of
1987 and remained derelict until conversion in 2011. Balkrishna
Savant (conversion) 2011. Entry: main chapel.
Tube: Newbury Park; 66,296,396
Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA

n Sat 9.30am-4pm. Tours on the hour. Max 15 per tour. N D T
Award-winning design on site created by Ilford Town Centre
redevelopment. Conceived in the 1980s and now internally
redesigned for the 21C. DJ Restick & T Lawson 1986/Opening
the Book 2012. Entry: library, museum.
Rail: Ilford; 25,86,150,128
Ilford War Memorial Hall
Ilford War Memorial Gardens, Eastern Avenue IG2 7RJ

n Sat/Sun 11am-4.30pm. D
Grade II listed memorial hall with panels inside the building
recording the names of the Ilford men killed during WWI.
The Hall was designed to serve as the entrance to the now
demolished childrens ward of the Ilford Emergency Hospital. C
J Dawson & Allardyce 1927.
Tube: Newbury Park; 66,169
The Hospital Chapel of St Mary & St Thomas
Mazarin House
The Temple
79 Glengall Road,Woodford IG8 0DP

n Sun 10am-5pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
4pm. A G
A sustainable block of six flats just finishing construction. It
uses digital fabrication to make unusual angular spaces out
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Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy
48 Ilford Hill, Ilford IG1 2AT

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular tours. N D R T B
Founded c1145 by the Abbess of Barking as a hospice for 13 old
and infirm men, the present building is 12C and 19C. Grade II*
listed with many interesting monuments, including BurneJones windows. (Organised by Friends of the Hospital Chapel.)
Tube: Gants Hill; Rail: Ilford; 25,86,123,150,179,EL1,EL2
Wanstead Park E11 2LT
n Sat/Sun 12pm-5pm. Last entry 4.45pm. d N R T B C
18C garden building in style of a Doric temple, one of the last
remaining structures surviving from Wanstead Parks days of
grandeur. 18C statuary fragments and Roman finds on display.
Prints of Wanstead House. Entry: ground and first floor.

Tube: Wanstead; 66,101,145,308,W13,W14,W19
Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy
Lugg Approach, Ilford E12 5LN

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Hourly tours with architects from
10.30am. Last entry 3.30pm. Max 12 per tour. D R T A G P
A striking contemporary design successfully balancing
aesthetics with exceptional commercial value, providing
an optimised training environment from classroom to full
hands-on. Display of architectural plans. Capita Symonds and
RPS 2009/10. Entry: workshops and classrooms.
Rail: Ilford; 25,86,147
Valentines Mansion
Emerson Road, Ilford IG1 4XA

n Sun 11am-5pm. Regular tours. Last entry 4pm. N D R T B C G
Large, late 17C Grade II* listed house with fine staircase and
Venetian window and with Georgian additions, used as a family
dwelling until the early 1900s. Reopened to the public in 2009
following restoration works of period furnished rooms,Victorian
kitchen and pantry, temporary exhibition gallery, interactive
family room and artists studios. Richard Griffiths Architects
(refurb) 2009. Entry: ground, 1st & 2nd floors.
Tube: Gants Hill; Rail: Ilford; 128,296,150,396,167
Woodford County High School for Girls
High Road,Woodford Green IG8 9LA

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. N R d
Formerly Highams Manor, an elegant Georgian manor house
built for the Warner family with grounds by Repton. William
Newton 1768. Entry: house, grounds.
Tube: Woodford; 20,179,275,W13
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Wanstead Heritage Walk
n Meet: Sun 10am outside Wanstead Station, 21 The Green,

Wanstead E11 2NT. Duration 2 hours.
A guided walk from Wanstead Station to The Temple,
Wanstead Park, highlighting the ancient chestnuts, St Marys
Church, a view of the Basin and Stable Block and other
historical remnants of the Grade II listed historical landscape
that formed the grounds of Wanstead House. Finishes at The
Temple .
Tube: Wanstead; 66,101,145,308,W13,W14
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Sunday
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Saturday
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Richmond
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: Kingston; 371,65
Hampton Court Palace Apartment 39
See openhouselondon.org.uk/richmond
4 Lonsdale Road
4 Lonsdale Road SW13 9EB

n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours every 20 mins, first come basis with
30 mins break for lunch at 1pm. Duration 15 mins. Last entry
4.30pm. Max 15 per tour. A
Ambitious sweeping away of dark unconnected rooms at the
base of a 4-storey Georgian home in a Barnes conservation
area. Transformation into an expansive minimalist light-filled
living space focused on the garden, with new living space
and basement extension with glass-fronted wine cellar,
mega format tiles, frameless structural glass roof and multifunctional dance studio. KSKa Architects 2013. Entry: lower
ground floor, basement, garden.
www.kska.co.uk
Tube: Hammersmith; 283,33,72
35 Craneford Way
35 Craneford Way, Twickenham TW2 7SB

necessary. Last entry 4.45pm. T A G
A semi-detached house, built in the 1920s Modernist style
has been significantly extended and refurbished by awardwinning local architects into a stunning contemporary family
home with separate garden house. 3s architects & designers
(refurb) 2012. Entry: all areas.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: Twickenham; 281,681,267,110,290
Garricks Temple to Shakespeare
Temple Lawn, Hampton Court Road, Hampton TW12 2EN

n Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. For children: design
activities based on the octagon shape. Last entry 4.45pm.
Max 30 at one time. N D R T C
Octagonal Temple in the Ionic manner, built 1756 for David
Garrick in honour of his idol William Shakespeare. Capability
Brown landscape restored to 18C appearance. Civic Trust
Award commendation. Entry: temple, lawn by riverside. NB.
Garrick/Shakespeare exhibition includes replica of Roubiliac
statue.
Ferry: Hampton pedestrian ferry from Molesey; Rail: Hampton,
Hampton Court; 111,216,R68,267
Grove Gardens Chapel
Richmond Cemetery, Grove Gardens, off Lower Grove Road

(entrance opposite Greville Road) TW10 6HP
n Sun 1pm-5pm. Max 30 at one time. D T A P
Small, charming Gothic chapel of imaginative design with
plate tracery and mosaic triptych. Former cemetery chapel,
now restored for mixed community use. Thomas Hardy was
apprenticed to the architect. Sir Arthur Blomfield c1873.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; 371
Ham House and Garden
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Building
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey KT8 9AU

n Sat/Sun 10.30am-4pm. Regular tours, first come basis.
Virtual tour available for those unable to use stairs. d R T B
Apartment 39 overlooks the West Front and was once the
grace-and-favour apartment of Field Marshal Viscount
Wolseley (this year marks the centenary of his death). It is now
HRP staff offices. Entry: Apartment 39 only. No photography.
Rail: Hampton Court; 111,216,411,R68
JMW Turners House, Sandycombe Lodge
40 Sandycoombe Road, St Margarets, Twickenham TW1 2LR

n Sat/Sun 10am-3pm. Regular tours, first come basis. T B
Small rustic villa built to Turners own design, with inspiration
from John Soane, for his own use as a rural retreat. JMW Turner
1812. Entry: ground floor, first floor, basement, garden.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: St Margarets; H37,R70,R68,H22,33
(from Richmond Station)
Kew House
10 Cambridge Road, Kew TW9 3JB

entry 4.30pm. E d R
A contemporary family home formed of 2 weathering steel
volumes inserted behind the retained faade of a 19C brick
stables, set within a conservation area on the doorstep of Kew
Gardens. Piercy & Company 2013.
www.piercyandco.com
Tube/Rail: Kew Gardens; Rail: Kew Bridge; 391,65
Kneller Hall
Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Road TW2 7DU

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Regular tours. T d
Grade II listed, site of house designed by Wren for court
portrait painter Sir Godfrey Kneller. Rebuilt 1848 in stately neoJacobean style. Armys Royal Military School of Music since
1857. Sir Christopher Wren (attributed) 1709. Entry: chapel,
museum, bandstand, practice room, grounds.
Tube: Hounslow East; Rail: Twickenham, Whitton; H22,281,481
Langdon Down Centre
2a Langdon Park, Teddington TW11 9PS

n Sun 12pm-4pm. Tours at 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm. Displays
of community aspect. Last entry 3.45pm. N D R T B C P
Grade II* listed Normansfield Theatre and Langdon Down
Museum of Learning Disability. Gothic proscenium arch and
elaborate stage and scenery. Originally built as part of the
Normansfield Hospital for patients/students with learning
disabilities. Rowland Plumbe 1877. Entry: theatre, basement.
Rail: Hampton Wick; 281,285 (from Kingston)
Langham House Close, Flats
Ham Street, Ham TW10 7RS

n Sat 12pm-4pm. Gardens also open 11am-5pm. Art activities
and trail for children. Last entry to house 3.30pm. D R T B C P
Built in 1610 for a Knight Marshall of James I, Ham House was
greatly extended in the 1670s. One of a series of grand houses
and palaces built along the Thames, Ham House and Garden
is an unusual complete 17C survival. Fine interiors and historic
gardens. Entry: areas of house, garden, outbuildings.
4 Lonsdale Road
Langham House Close, Ham Common TW10 7JE

entry 5pm. Max 20 inside flats at one time. Q P d
A landmark in Brutalism. Exposed shuttered concrete and
brick construction with iconic oversized concrete gargoyles
and geometric fenestration. Interior features brick chimney/
mantle/squint and architect-designed cupboards. Stirling and
Gowan 1958. Entry: entrance hall to flats 19-24, interior of flat 7.
Rail: Richmond, Kingston; then 65 bus to Ham Common
Lowther Primary School & Childrens Centre
Stillingfleet Road, Barnes SW13 9AE

n Sat 10am-1pm. First come basis. D T G P
A mono-pitched fluid form building, clad in white render,
stitched to existing primary school via interlocking low level
canopy. Sustainable features include woodchip biomass
boiler, sheeps wool, sedum and solar panels. Further works

to include new dining hall, library. RIBA Award Winner 2010.
Civic Trust Award Winner 2010. Shortlisted for Prime Ministers
Better Public Building Award.
Patel Taylor Architects 2009. Entry: foundation stage and
childrens centre.
Tube: Hammersmith; Rail: Barnes, Barnes Bridge; 33,209,72,485
Orleans House Gallery, Octagon Room and New Arts

Education Centre
Riverside TW1 3DJ

n Sun 2pm-5pm. Family activities 2-4pm. Max 60 at one time.
N RT B C P d
Louis Philippe, Duc dOrleans, lived here between 1815-17.
Gibbs Octagon room and adjoining gallery/stable block are
remaining parts of Orleans House. Coach house education
centre opened 2006. Further developments 2007-08
including caf. John James 1710/James Gibbs 1720/Patel Taylor
(new centre) 2006/2008. Entry: Octagon Room, main gallery,
stables gallery.
Tube/Rail: Richmond, Rail: St Margarets,Twickenham; 33,490,H22
Parish Church of St Anne
Kew Green TW9 3AA

n Sat 10am-1pm. N R T d
Grade II* listed, originally built as a chapel under the patronage
of Queen Anne in 1714 and subsequently enlarged. Many
notable memorials including to scientist William Jackson
Hooker and tombs of Thomas Gainsborough and Johan
Zoffany. Joshua Kirby/Robert Browne 1714/1770/1805.
Tube: Kew Gardens; Rail: Kew Bridge; 65,391
Popes Grotto and Radnor House School
Radnor House School, Popes Villa, Cross Deep TW1 4QG

n Sat tours at 10am, 11am, 12noon. Pre-book ONLY on
hdolan@radnorhouse.org. Max 25 at one time. R T P
Grotto with mineral decoration is last remaining part of
Alexander Popes villa built 1720, demolished 1808 and
replaced and redeveloped many times in following years.
Alexander Pope 1720. Entry: grotto, school.
Rail: Twickenham, Strawberry Hill; 33,R68,R70,H22,267
Richmond Lock Building (Surrey Side)
The Towpath, Richmond TW9 2QJ

n Sun 10am-4pm. Regular talks by lock keeper. Last entry
3.30pm. Max 30 at one time. d T P
Example of good-quality late-Victorian functional design
(1894). Entry: lock cottage and lock side.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: St Margarets; 33,65,490,H22,R68,R70

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White Lodge
Kew House
n Sun 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour

4.30pm. Max 10 per tour. d Q
Contemporary courtyard style house with a low profile of
just 7m. The house is a linear arrangement of rooms accessed
from the 40m long double-height gallery surrounded by
established trees and shrubs which also creates a boundary
wall enclosing the garden. Terry Farrell & Partners 2004.
Entry: ground floor, part of 1st floor.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; 65 bus
The Old Town Hall, Richmond
Richmond The American International University in

London
Richmond Hill Campus, Queens Road TW10 6JP

n Sat 10am-4.30pm/Sun 10am-4pm. First come basis. Tours
at 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm, 4pm. Last entry half hour before
close. N R T P
An Impressive neo-Gothic building set in 5 acres. Originally
home of the Wesley Theological Institution and now
Richmond University, built of Bath stone with faade largely
unchanged. Grounds contain many rare specimens of plants
and trees. Andrew Trimen 1843. Entry: main building, grounds.
Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond TW9 1QJ

n Sat tours at 10.15am and 11.45am, pre-book ONLY on 08448
717 651. Max 20 per tour. Architecture-inspired treasure
trails and art activities for children aged 4+. R T C
A typical Matcham design, this beautiful 840 seat theatre
was exhaustively researched and then restored in 1989 to
a fabulous crimson, cream and gold. All original mouldings
restored and renewed. Frank Matcham 1899.
Entry: auditorium, backstage, foyers.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; 65,371,419,493
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Herbarium, Library, Art

and Archives
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew TW9 3AE

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Last entry 3pm. Max 70 at one time. D T G
Wing E is 7th phase addition to the Herbarium since 18C
providing a radically different design with emphasis on
functionality and low environmental impact. In contrast
Wing C is a Grade II Listed 3-storey addition one of the
most important historical components of the courtyard
complex. Edward Cullinan Architects (new wing 2010). Entry:
Herbarium, library, art & archives.
Tube: Kew Gardens; Rail: Kew Bridge; 65,391,237,267
Sir Richard Burtons Mausoleum
St Mary Magdalens RC Church, 61 North Worple Way, Mortlake

SW14 8PR
n Sun 1pm-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. N d
Recently restored Grade II* listed mausoleum in form of an
Arab tent with ripples in stone imitating canvas. Interior is
embellished with oriental lamps, devotional paintings and
strings of camel bells. Isabel Arundell Burton 1890. Entry:
exterior only, interior views through panel in roof via step ladder.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: Mortlake; 209,33,337,493,485
St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham

Church Street, Twickenham TW1 3NJ
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n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour. Last tour 4pm. Max 10 per
tour. N T d
Beautiful riverside church, a building of remarkable contrasts:
a 15C ragstone tower and a red-brick Queen Anne nave and
chancel, the previous nave having collapsed in 1713. Godfrey
Kneller and Alexander Pope buried here. John James 1714-15.
Tube/Rail: Richmond then H22 bus; Rail: Twickenham, St
Margarets; 267,281,681,H22
St Michael and All Angels Church
Elm Bank Gardens, Barnes SW13 0NX

n Sat 1pm-5pm. Regular tours. Max 10 per tour. d T A
Contemporary church hall and cloister courtyard in the
grounds of the Grade II listed church. The language of the new
facade with brick panels and piers capped in Portland stone
picks up the rhythm and scale of the existing church and
allows the new building to sit happily against the old. Hugh
Cullum Architects 2012.
Tube: Hammersmith; Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: Barnes; 419
Strawberry Hill House
268 Waldegrave Road, Twickenham TW1 4ST

n Sat/Sun 12pm-5.30pm. Self-guided tours and lectures
about house and restoration, first come basis. D R T B P
Influential early Gothic revival building restored to its dramatic
original glory, recreating Walpoles original intention for his
own home. Horace Walpole 1747-97.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: Strawberry Hill; 33,R68
The Croft Centre
20 Windham Road, Kew TW9 2HP

n Sat 10am-1pm. Last entry 12.45pm. D T A G
Oak shake and stacked fabric first building carefully
integrated with the existing structures to create a homely
environment as a multi-purpose childrens centre. Architype
2012. Entry: downstairs only.
Tube: Richmond; Rail: North Sheen; R68,65,371
The Darke House
25 Montpellier Row TW1 2NQ

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 10am-1pm. Regular tours, first come
basis. Duration 15 mins. Max 6 per tour. Q
Designed by celebrated architect Geoffrey Darke as his own
home. Described in Grade II listing as the countrys finest
example of a Modernist house in a Georgian setting. Nearly
all original features and many fittings remain open to the
public for the first time since renovation. Geoffrey Darke (of
Darbourne & Darke) 1968. Entry: house, garden.
Tube: Richmond; Rail: St Margarets; R68,490,R70,H36,H22
The Glasshouse
Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1TP

n Sat 9.30am-4pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Last tour
3.30pm. N T d
Red brick and Bath stone grand Elizabethan Renaissance
style building altered by war, political changes and reflecting
Richmonds history. Overlooking the war memorial and the
Thames. W J Ancell 1893.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; 65,33,H37,22,R70
Twickenham Museum
25 The Embankment, Twickenham TW1 3DU

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 25 at one time.
NT B P
Grade II listed former watermans cottage c1720. Recently
restored and converted into a museum celebrating the
rich history of Twickenham,Whitton, Teddington and
the Hamptons. Anthony Beckles Willson (restoration &
conversion) 2000.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: Twickenham; H22,R68,R70,290,490
White Lodge
Richmond Park (nearest gate Sheen Gate) TW10 5HR

n Sat/Sun 10am-12.30pm. First come basis. d N T P
Commissioned as a royal hunting residence, a Grade I listed
English Palladian villa. The Museum explores the principles
of classicism, embodied by the building of White Lodge and
fundamental to the training undertaken within by students
of The Royal Ballet School. Roger Morris 1727-30. Entry: selected
rooms on ground floor of main villa,White Lodge Museum,
view of west front from gardens.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: Mortlake
York House
Richmond Road TW1 3AA

n Sun 2.30pm-4pm. T P
Mid-17C house, a scheduled ancient monument, with fine
staircase and 18C additions. Entry: parlour, council chamber,
other rooms.
Tube/Rail: Richmond; Rail: Twickenham; 490,33,H22,R68,R70
WALKS/TOURS
Richmond Park walk
n Meet: Sat at 10am, 12noon, 2pm outside Information Centre

outside Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park, TW10 5HX.
Max 20 per walk. R T
Park walk showcasing the historical features of this 2350
acre site, enclosed in 1637. Includes Pembroke Lodge, covered
reservoirs, now disused, constructed to supply Kew Gardens
and Richmond, veteran oak trees up to 600 years old, fish
ponds excavated originally in 18C for gravel, later stocked
with fish for food source, and drained during WW2 to prevent
bombers from using them as a landmark on moonlit nights.
Supported by
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Southwark
occupancy. Newly completed extension doubles the office

capacity and includes refurbishment of Grade II Listed
Victorian warehouse plus new-build timber-clad extension.
RIBA Award Winner 2004. Allies and Morrison 2003.
Tube/Rail: London Bridge, Blackfriars; Tube: Southwark; 381,RV1
See openhouselondon.org.uk/southwark
Bermondsey Warehouse Loft
3 Acorns Retro Eco-house
2 Coleman Road, Camberwell SE5 7TG

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 20 at one time.
QGP
Refurbished Victorian terrace house, Londons first carbonnegative home. Features: solar-electric, solar- hot-water, solidwall & under-floor insulation, wood-burner, rain-harvester,
composting-toilet, green-lifestyle display. Owner is eco-author
and business eco-auditor. Entry: ground floor, garden.
Tube: Elephant & Castle; Tube/Rail: London Bridge then 343; Rail:
Rye Lane; 36,12,171,343
6 Pond Cottages
6 Pond Cottages, College Road SE21 7LE

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. d P
Grade II listed late 17C weather-boarded workers cottage
which has been restored by the current owners, an interior
stylist/designer and developer. Although the original part
of the property retains its cottage charm, a new extension
together with tropical planting in the garden gives it a modern
twist.
Rail: West Dulwich, North Dulwich; 3
16a Kings Grove
16a Kings Grove SE15 2NB

n Sat 10am-1pm. First come basis. Tours on the hour. Last
entry 12.30pm. Max 50 at one time. Q A P
The building sits in an unusual setting, tucked behind a
traditional Victorian street terrace benefiting from unusual
views across the adjacent gardens. Meticulously detailed
using bricks as the predominant material and large glazed
panels to maximise the light levels and views. Duggan Morris
Architects 2010. Entry: house, garden.
Tube/Rail: New Cross; Rail: Queens Road Peckham; 136,171,177,36
49 Camberwell Grove
49 Camberwell Grove SE5 8JA

n Sat 10am-1pm/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. Max 20 at
one time. D T G P
This tiny terraced house with unusual garden has been
remodelled to provide a light, flexible interior, full disabled
access, with rainwater harvesting, air-source heat pump and
PV panels. Eger Architects (refurb) 2009. Entry: house, garden.
Tube: Oval; Tube/Rail: Elephant & Castle; Rail: Denmark Hill;
12,35,36,40,45
60 Ambergate Street
60 Ambergate Street SE17 3RX

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.45pm. Max 10
at one time. A
Small but well-crafted flat renovation with attic conversion
where the use of light modulates a dynamic and mobile openplan arrangement in strong relationship with the outside.
Francesco Pierazzi Architects 2012. Entry: 1st floor, 2nd floor.
Tube: Kennington; 133,333
Allies and Morrison Studio
85 Southwark Street SE1 0HX

n Sat/Sun 10am-1.30pm. Regular tours. Max 8 at one time. D T A
Architects studio designed by the practice for its own
AJ Library Building
Green Exemplar
Canada Water
15 Bermondsey Exchange, 179-181 Bermondsey Street SE1 3UW

n Sun 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours, pre-book ONLY on 020
7407 3336. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 10 per tour. A
Open-plan loft apartment within a converted warehouse
with washing/dressing/utility spaces concealed within a
floating white acrylic solid surface-clad block. FORM Design
Architecture 2012. Entry: apartment, courtyard.
Tube: Borough; Tube/Rail: London Bridge; 1,188,78,42,C10
Brunel Museum
Railway Avenue SE16 4LF

n Sat/Sun 10am-11pm. First come basis.Midnight
Apothecary: Liquid engineering, cocktails with a difference
in the roof garden above the Thames Tunnel 5pm-11pm
both days. Childrens activities include Make a Thames
Tunnel peep show. R T B C P
Guided descents of subterranean chamber half the size of
Shakespeares Globe. Trains to view Thames Tunnel portico,
one time shopping arcade, banquet hall and fairground. Bring
travel ticket valid for Zone 2. Award winning river gardens.
Thames Tunnel Floodlights on all day. Sir Marc Brunel 1842.
Tube: Canada Water (change for Rotherhithe); Rail: Rotherhithe;
1,188,381
Canada Water Library
21 Surrey Quays Road SE16 7AR

n Sat 9am-5pm/Sun 12pm-4pm. Tours Sat 11am, 3pm, 4pm/
Sun 1pm. Max 20 per tour. N D R T A
A civic centrepiece for the regeneration of the area around
Canada Water. Its inverted pyramid form is an innovative
response to providing an efficient single large library floor on
a smaller footprint site. CZWG Architects 2011. Entry: entrance
area, main library, mezzanine.
Tube: Canada Water; Rail: South Bermondsey, Surrey Quays;
1,47,188,199,225,381,P12
Caroline Gardens Chapel
Asylum Road SE15 2SQ

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. N D T P
Centrepiece of a large almshouse complex originally intended
for retired publicans and brewers. It was severely damaged in
WWII, but a collection of funerary monuments and painted
glass windows survived. Sealed up until recently it is now an
arts centre. Henry Rose 1827-33. Entry: chapel, general estate.
Rail: Queens Road Peckham; P12
CGP London Caf Gallery
Centre of Southwark Park SE16 2UA

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Last entry 4.40pm. N D T P
Previously a derelict caf, rebuilt in 2001 fit for purpose as an
art gallery with an allotment garden, for the Bermondsey
Artists Group. SBDS, John Wilder 2001. Entry: lobby, main space.
Tube/Rail: Canada Water, Surrey Quays; 1,47,188,199,225
City Hall
The Queens Walk, More London (from Tower Hill, walk across
Tower Bridge) SE1 2AA
n Sat 9am-6pm. City of a 1000 Architects kids activity
11am-3pm. Last entry 5.30pm. N D R T Q C G
Home of the Mayor of London and London Assembly, an
environmentally-aware building with innovative spiral ramp
and fine views across London. Foster + Partners 2002.
Entry: Londons Living Room, spiral ramp, chamber.

Tube: Tower Hill; Tube/Rail: London Bridge; 47,42,78,381,RV1
Coach House
11a Sydenham Hill SE26 6SH

at one time. T Q d A P
Combining a rich palette of traditional and vernacular
materials with a contemporary understanding of detail and
space, this house proposes a new vision of domesticity based
on craft, tactility and light. John Smart Architects 2013.
Tube/Rail: Crystal Palace, Sydenham; Rail: Gipsy Hill; 3,122,202,363
Courtyard House
35 Dovedale Road SE22 0NF

necessary. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 8 at one time. d Q A G
Single-storey courtyard house on constrained site, built out
to the perimeter whilst providing light and private views to
rooms. Bathrooms are located along the street faade with
opaque glass windows to provide a buffer zone between living
space and pavement. Design-Cubed 2012.
Tube/Rail: Honor Oak Park; 63,363
Crystal Palace Subway
Crystal Palace Parade SE19 1LG

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Pre-book ONLY by email on
openhouse@cpsubway.org.uk. Last entry 4.30pm. Over 18s
only due to safety subway is normally closed.
Magnificent subway built by Italian craftsmen resembling
a vaulted crypt. Part of the Crystal Palace High Level Railway
system demolished in 1961. Edward Middleton Barry 1865.
Rail: Crystal Palace; 3,202,322,410,450
Darwin Court Resource Centre
1 Crail Row SE17 1AD

n Sat 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours. Max 15 on tours, max 250
at any one time. Food tasting and bouncy castle. D R T
Peabodys Darwin Court is an innovative and pioneering
scheme that provides homes exclusively for people over 50 as
well as facilities for the whole community. The healthy living
centre comprises restaurant, swimming pool and exercise
room, health care suite, training rooms. Jestico + Whiles 2003.
Entry: ground floor.
Tube/Rail: Elephant and Castle; 21,42,53,172,343,453
Dilston Grove
Southwest corner of Southwark Park SE16 2DD

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. N D T P
A former Clare College mission church, now contemporary art
gallery and recently renovated, was the first concrete-poured
building in England, now Grade II listed. 2010 renovation by
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Walter Menteth & Sherry Bates. Sir John Simpson & Maxwell
Ayrton 1911. Entry: lobby and main space.
Tube: Canada Water, Surrey Quays; 1,47,188,199,225
The Shard
NEO Bankside
Drake House (The Concrete House)
549 Lordship Lane SE22 8LB

n Sun 10am-5pm. Tours/talks on the hour with architect/
developer of restoration. Last tour 4pm. Max 12 per tour. A d
Londons oldest concrete domestic structure and Grade II
listed former vicarage. Now restored and converted by Hexagon
Housing Association in partnership with Heritage of London
Trust and converted to provide 5 apartments. Charles Barry
Junior 1873. Entry: grounds, entrance, possible entry to one flat.
Tube/Rail: Forest Hill
Friendship House (LHA)
Belvedere Place, off Borough Road SE1 0AD

n Sat 9.30am-4.30pm. Half-hourly tours. Max 10 per tour. D T
Angular walls of dramatic zinc tiles and bright render
enclosing a quiet courtyard with reflective pool as modern
self-catered accommodation for 179 residents, RIBA Award
Winner 2005. MacCormac Jamieson Prichard 2003.
Entry: common rooms, dining areas, bedsits, garden.
Tube: Borough, Elephant & Castle; Tube/Rail: Southwark,
London Bridge; 344,35,40,133
Jerwood Space
171 Union Street SE1 0LN

n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm. Tours 2.30pm & 4.30pm. Portable loop
system available for hard-of-hearing (please pre-book).
Possible rehearsals running. N D R T G P
Former Victorian school converted in contemporary idiom
(Paxton Locher Architects 1998) to provide theatre/dance
rehearsal facilities, plus striking gallery alongside a caf and
glazed courtyard (the Glasshouse Satellite Architects 2003).
New studios and meeting rooms (Munkenbeck & Partners
2007) on the restored top floor.
Tube: Southwark; Tube/Rail: London Bridge; 40,45,63,344,RV1
Kingswood House
Seeley Drive (by car approach only from Kingswood Drive),

Kingswood Estate SE21 8QN
n Sun 1pm-4.30pm. Last entry 4.15pm. d R T
Substantial villa built in form of stone-faced baronial castle for
the founder of Bovril. Now library and community centre. HV
Lanchester 1892. Entry: normally closed areas.
Rail: Sydenham Hill; 450,3,322
Kirkaldy Testing Works
99 Southwark Street SE1 0JF

n Sat 10am-4.30pm. Regular tours. Max 20 at one time. d T
Grade II listed industrial building, purpose-built to house D
Kirkaldys unique materials testing machine, now restored. T
Roger Smith 1873. Entry: ground floor, basement.
Tube: Southwark; Tube/Rail: London Bridge; 45,63,100,381
London Fire Brigade Museum, Winchester House
94 Southwark Bridge Road SE1 0EG

n Sat 10am-4pm.Behind Closed Doors talk 11am & From
Shaw to Shore talk 2pm. Display illustrating history of site
and local area. Last entry 3.30pm. Max 150 at one time. T B
Georgian Mansion built as two houses in 1820, converted in
1878 into one large residence for the Chief Officer of the LFB.
Grade II listed, retaining many original features including an
exquisite mosaic entrance.
Tube: Borough, Southwark; Tube/Rail: London Bridge,
Blackfriars; 344,40,35,133,343
n Sat 11am-5pm. Hourly tours. Last tour 4pm. Max 15 per tour.
d RT B G
The centre for efficient and renewable energy in buildings
is a teaching, research and public demonstration facility
in building with stunning atrium. Nicholas Grimshaw and
Partners 2009.
Tube/Rail: Elephant & Castle; 12,148,171,172
LSBU Student Centre
103 Borough Road SE1 0AA

n Sat 10am-4pm. Regular tours. Max 25 per tour. D T A G
Infill new-build inhabiting undercroft of 1970s tower,
providing vibrant foyer at ground level, new life to faades and
reinvention of 1st floor social space. Sustainable features include
gas fired mini-chp and wind turbine. Hawkins\Brown 2012.
Tube/Rail: Elephant & Castle; 35,40,133,343,344
Mobile Gardeners Park
Wansey Street SE17 1JP

n Sat/Sun 12pm-6pm. Tours at 2pm & 4pm. Talks and
gardening workshops. N D R T C G
A new meanwhile community garden project created by local
residents at the edge of the Heygate Estate in the midst of the
Elephant and Castle regeneration area. Sustainable features
include eco-toilet and wildflower meadow.
NEO Bankside
Pavilion C, 70 Holland Street SE1 9FU

4.30pm. Max 15 per tour. D A G
Landmark residential development. Four hexagonal steel
and glass pavilions, ranging from 12 to 24 storeys, have been
arranged around landscaped gardens leading to the Thames.
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 2013. Entry: lobby, some
apartments.
www.neobankside.com
Tube: Southwark; Tube/Rail: Blackfriars; 381,45,63,100,388
Nunhead Cemetery
Linden Grove SE15 3LP

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Tours at 2pm, 3pm. Vignetted windows
display, talk, demo and workshop. N T B G P
Magnificent Victorian cemetery with Gothic chapel and
ruined lodge. One of Londons wildest and most overgrown
cemeteries, a square mile of inner city forest. Restored with
the help of a lottery grant. Unique in London 50 acres of
wilderness, complete with bats, owls, foxes, squirrels. Thomas
Little & JJ Bunning 1840. Entry: cemetery, chapel.
Rail: Nunhead; 484,P3,P12
Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret
9a St Thomas Street SE1 9RY

n Sun 10.30am-5pm. Access via 32 step bell tower spiral
staircase. Max 60 at one time. B
St Thomas Church attic (1703) once part of old St Thomas
Hospital, houses the Herb Garret and Britains only surviving
19C operating theatre. Thomas Cartwright 1703.
Tube/Rail: London Bridge; 21,35,40,43,47,48,133,149
ORTUS Learning and Events Centre
82-96 Grove Lane SE5 8SN

n Sat 10am-5pm. Exhibition of design process. N D R T A G E
New learning and events building with a series of flexible
spaces, including caf. Naturally ventilated with an exposed
concrete frame and brickwork skin both internally and
externally. Duggan Morris Architects 2013.
Rail: Denmark Hill; 40,42,68,176,185
Paddock House
Paddock House, 81b Grove Park SE5 8LG

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. Installations by local artists and makers.
Last entry 4.30pm. T A G d
New-build modern house in the Camberwell Grove
conservation area. A 3-storey top-lit atrium runs the
height of the house and the open-plan ground floor leads
onto courtyard gardens on three sides. Passive and active
environmental systems. SE5 Architects 2013. Entry: all areas.
Rail: Denmark Hill, Peckham Rye; 176,185,40,63,12
Passmore Edwards Library and Bath House
Wells Way SE5 0RN

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. R T
The old library is adjacent to bathhouse which is used by well
known boxing club Lynn AC. Main entrance porch is flanked
by 2 iconic columns, decorative carvings and relief work. On
the side of the building the Camberwell Beauty butterfly is
rendered in ceramic tiles.
Tube/Rail: Elephant and Castle; 42,343
Peckham Library
122 Peckham Hill Street SE15 5JR

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 12pm-4pm. Sat 11am, 2pm & Sun 2pm
tours to non-public areas. Max 25 per tour. N D T G
A dramatic design resembling an upside-down L of coloured
glass and green copper. A pure 21C building. RIBA Award
Winner. Alsop and Stormer 2000.
Tube: Elephant and Castle (then bus 12,63,171,343); Rail: Peckham
Rye
London Southbank University
CEREB Building, K2 Building, Keyworth Street SE1 0AA

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Peckham Space
89 Peckham High Street SE15 5RS

n Sat 11am-4pm. First come basis. Exhibition of new work by
Kimathi Donker. N D T G
This striking green and white timber building is a highly
sustainable design with clean, dynamic lines, dramatic
unsupported overhangs and great use of natural light.
Sustainable features include marine ply build. Penson 2010.
Entry: main project/exhibition space.
Tube: Oval; Rail: Peckham Rye, Queens Road Peckham; 343,12,171
Perronet House
74, 76 & 79 Perronet House, Princess Street (buzz flat 74 to

enter) SE1 6JS
n Sat 1pm-5pm. First come basis. Display of images of history
of building. Guerilla gardening taking place. R B
Purpose-built council block with scissor construction flats.
Commended in 1971 Good Design in Housing Awards. One flat
significantly remodelled in 2012. Sir Roger Walters 1970. Entry:
3 homes.
Quay House
2C Kings Grove (Queens Road end) SE15 2NB

n Sat 12pm-5pm. First come basis. Tea and cakes. Quay 2C
practice work on display. Last entry 4.30pm. R T B A G P
As seen on BBC4 & Channel 5s I Own Britains Best Home,
conversion of 1930s milk depot into architects office, sculpture
studio and home with new-build development of three flats
above. Exhibition in m2 gallery and throughout building by
sculptor Iain Hales. Quay 2C 2001. Entry: ground floor house/
office/studio.
Rail: Queens Road Peckham; 436,171,12,63 to Peckham Centre
& Library
Sands Films Studios & Rotherhithe Picture Research

Library
82 St Marychurch Street SE16 4HZ

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Photographic and embroidery
displays. N R T B P d
Grade II listed riparian granary built with reclaimed timbers
felled in 1700s. Converted in 1970s to picture library, film
studios, prop and costume workshops. Oscar-winning
international costume house for film, TV, theatre, opera, ballet.
Entry: picture research library, film studio, cinema, costume
and prop workshops, canteen.
Tube: Bermondsey, Canada Water; Rail: Rotherhithe;
47,188,381,C10,P12
Siobhan Davies Studios
85 St Georges Road SE1 6ER

n Sat 2pm-6pm. First come basis. Exhibition by 60/40 craft
collective. Last entry 5.30pm. Max 150 at one time. N D T G
A landmark home for dance, the daring design with 2-storey
atrium and undulating ribbon roof breathes life into an old
school building. RIBA Award Winner 2006. Many sustainable
features. Sarah Wigglesworth Architects 2006.
Tube: Elephant & Castle, Lambeth North; Tube/Rail: Waterloo;
12,53,148,344,360,453
Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility
St Peters, Walworth
Liverpool Grove SE17 2HH

n Sat 9.30am-4pm/Sun 9.30am-1pm. Exhibition of local
history of Walworth. N D R T P
Grade I listed and best-preserved example of a church by
Soane. John Soane blue interior restored after WWII damage.
Sir John Soane 1825.
n Sat 10am-1pm. First come basis. d A P

New nursery school built behind the faade of an 1860s
house, with a twisting roof at the rear providing intriguingly
memorable spaces for the children. William Smalley 2012.
Rail: Peckham Rye; 12,36,171,343,345
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. No tours between 12pm and
2.30pm. Performances running. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 18
Tate Modern Project
per tour. N D R T B
Meeting point: Gate C Sumner Street behind Tate Modern
The first professional, purpose-built theatre for young
(near Turbine Hall entrance) SE1 9TG
audiences in UK. Described as an asymmetric pavilion, the
n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Viewing platform access to observe
building has transparent elevations revealing its core, and
extension construction. First come basis. Tate Modern
was designed in consultation with young people. RIBA Award
team on hand to talk about the project. Children must be
Winner 2006. Keith Williams Architects 2005. Entry: theatre,
accompanied by an adult. D R T B G
foyer, some backstage areas.
With a striking combination of found industrial spaces and
contemporary architecture, the new development will provide Tube/Rail: London Bridge; 47,RV1,381,17,21,35
more spaces for displaying the Tate collection, performance
William Booth College
and installation art and learning activities, with innovative
Champion Park SE5 8BQ
sustainable design features. Herzog & de Meuron 2012.
n Sat 9am-5pm. Half hourly tours. Entry to tower 9am-4pm.
Tube: Mansion House, St Pauls; Tube/Rail: London Bridge;
Talk on building in assembly hall 10am, 11am 2pm, 3pm. R T
45,63,100,RV1,381,344
This monumental Grade II listed college with massive brick
tower gives commanding views to the City and Docklands.
The Old Mortuary
Giles Gilbert Scott 1929. Entry: tower, grounds, assembly hall.
St Marychurch Street SE16 4JE
Rail: Denmark Hill; 40,42,68,176,185,468,484
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Special display of
features of local history. Last entry 4pm. Max 10 per tour,
WALKS/TOURS
max 25 at one time. D R T P
Erected in 1895 and situated in Rotherhithe Conservation
artouride cycle tour
Area. Retains many original features including a vaulted
n Meet: Sun 2pm at Greenland Dock SE16 7SZ. Pre-book ONLY
ceiling in Russell Hall, original doors, lantern skylight, and iron
on info@artouride.com. Max 12 on tour. Duration 3 hours.
girder in Varney Room (formerly post-mortem room), wooden
Bring own bike. T
panelling in chapel. Now community centre with local history Cycle tour with a local guide from artouride around SE16
group (Time and Talents Association). Entry: former mortuary, landmarks including the new Canada Water library, Greenland
post mortem room, chapel.
dock floating community, Thames river path.
Tube: Bermondsey, Canada Water; Rail: London Bridge,
Tube/DLR: Canada Water, Surrey Quays; Ferry: Greenland Pier;
Rotherhithe; 47,188,381,C10,P12
C10
The Pioneer Health Centre
St Marys Road SE15 2EE

n Sun 10am-2pm. Hourly tours, first come basis.
Photographic display of buildings former use. Last tour
1pm. Max 50 at one time. R P
Grade II* listed Modernist building, famously described
by Walter Gropius as an oasis of glass in a desert of brick.
Originally built to house The Peckham Experiment an
innovative health centre in the 30s. It was converted to private
dwellings in 2000, retaining the original indoor pool. Sir E
Owen Williams 1935.
Tube/Rail: New Cross Gate; Rail: Queens Road, Peckham;
36,78,136
The View from the Shard
Joiner Street SE1 9EX

n Sat/Sun 8.30am exclusive access for 100 guests (50 pairs of
tickets) via ballot ONLY, see p16 for details.
The visitor experience at the top of Western Europes tallest
building and Londons newest landmark, The Shard. Offers
spectacular 360 degree views for up to 40 miles over London,
and the chance to visit the highest accessible point of the
building Level 72 an open-air viewing gallery 800ft/244m
above ground, exposed to the elements, where guests are
surrounded by the shards of glass forming the pinnacle of the
building. Renzo Piano 2013.
Tube/Rail: London Bridge
Bankside Urban Forest
n Meet: Sun 12noon, 3pm at Bankside Community Space, 18

Great Guildford Street SE1 0FD. First come basis. T G
Guided walk of Bankside Urban Forest, a public space
partnership and strategy with an ecological approach. Learn
about recent and emerging public space and urban greening
projects within one of Londons oldest neighbourhoods.
Witherford Watson Mann, Adams & Sutherland, Gort Scott,
VOGT Landscape and others 2008-present.
Tube/Rail: London Bridge, Blackfriars; Tube: Southwark,
Borough; RV1,381,344
Burgess Park Rejuvenated
n Meet: Sun 10am at Chumleigh Gardens, off Albany Road

SE5 0RJ. Landscape architect-led tour. Pre-book ONLY on
020 7467 1470 or email marketing@lda-design.co.uk.
Duration approx 1 hour. Max 30 per tour. N D R T A G P
The largest public park in Southwark playing a valuable role as
a green lung in a densely populated area. One of the Mayor of
Londons Priority Parks, jointly funded by the Mayor of London
and Creation Trust. Landscape Architect: Cannon Ivers 2012.
43 Devon Street, off Old Kent Road SE15 1JR

n Sat 10am-4pm. Half hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
Supported by
3.30pm. Max 20 per tour. R T C G d
One of Europes most advanced recycling facilities, comprising
many sustainable features including grey water, solar panels
and green roof. Designed for the purpose of turning waste into
The Villa School & Nursery
a resource. Thorpe Wheatley 2012.
56 Lyndhurst Grove SE15 5AH
Tube: Elephant and Castle; Rail: Queens Road Peckham;
453,53,21,172
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with disabilities
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n OpenCSaturday
n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Sutton
The Sutton Life Centre
See openhouselondon.org.uk/sutton
All Saints Carshalton
High Street, Carshalton SM5 3AQ

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Max 50 at one time. N R
Pd
12C south aisle and former chancel. Blomfield nave, chancel,
baptistry. Kempe glass, Bodley reredos and screen, spectacular
Comper decorations, monuments and brasses, award-winning
lighting scheme, fine modern benches. A & R Blomfield 19C.
Rail: Carshalton
Carshalton Park Grotto
Carshalton Park, Ruskin Road SM5 3DE

n Sun 2pm-4.30pm. First come basis. Archaeologist on site.
Max 20 at one time.
The Grotto (c1724) and canal in Carshalton Park are surviving
elements from an incomplete grand 18C landscaping project.
Built of brick in three compartments, the interior decoration
was removed in 1914.
Tube: Morden then 157; Rail: Carshalton, Carshalton Beeches;
S3,407,X26,127,157
Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Gardens
West Street, Carshalton SM5 2QG

n Sat/Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. Quiz sheets for
children. If disabled access required, call 020 8647 0984 in
advance. Last entry 4.30pm. R T B C P d
Early 18C Grade II listed building incorporating plunge bath
with Delft tiles, Orangery, saloon and pump chamber with
part-restored water wheel. Hermitage and sham bridge in
grounds. Entry: Orangery, saloon, bathroom, pump chamber.
Tube: Morden; Rail: Carshalton; 157,127,407,X26,154
Charles Cryer Studio Theatre
39 High Street, Carshalton SM5 3BB

n Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Duration 30 mins. Last tour
4.30pm. Exhibition on history of area and building. Max 80
at one time. T d
Originally built as a public hall in 1874 for Carshalton village
this building has since been used as a cinema, a theatre and
later, as a roller skating rink. The venue was rebuilt and opened
again as a theatre in 1991. Edward Cullinan Architects 1991.
Rail: Carshalton; 127,157,407,627
Honeywood
Honeywood Walk, Carshalton SM5 3NX

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.45pm. N R T B C d
Chalk and flint house dating to 17C with many later additions
including major extensions of 1896 and 1903 when owned by
John Pattinson Kirk, a London merchant. Rich in period detail
and the interior recently restored and back stairs opened up
with funding from the HLF. Now a local museum.
Rail: Carshalton; 127,157,407,X26
Little Holland House
40 Beeches Avenue, Carshalton SM5 3LW

n Sat 2pm-5pm. First come basis, queuing outside if
necessary. Max 25 at one time. N T P d
Grade II* listed building whose interior was created entirely by
Dickinson, inspired by the ideals of John Ruskin and William
Morris and contains Dickinsons paintings, hand-made
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furniture, furnishings, metalwork and friezes, in Arts and

Crafts style. Frank Dickinson 1902-4. Entry: ground floor, master
bedroom, back bedroom, bathroom, garden.
Tube: Morden, then 154 bus; Rail: Carshalton Beeches; 154
ground-source heating, sedum roof and rainwater harvesting.

Curl la Tourelle Architects 2010. Entry: library, courtyard garden,
multi-purpose room, heritage meeting space.
Tube: Morden; Rail: Carshalton; S1,151
Lumley Chapel
The Sutton Life Centre
St Dunstans Churchyard, Church Road, Cheam SM3 8QH

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1.30pm-4.30pm. N
Medieval former chancel of parish church, part 12C, with many
important post-Reformation memorials.
Rail: Cheam
Nonsuch Mansion
Ewell Road, Cheam SM3 8AL

n Sat/Sun 2pm-5pm. Regular tours. Last entry 4.30pm. D R T B P
Georgian mansion, designed in Tudor Gothic style, later used
at Windsor Castle. Built for wealthy merchant Samuel Farmer.
Restored Service Wing includes dairy, kitchen, scullery, larders
and laundries. Gallery has timeline and first ever model of
Henry VIII Nonsuch Palace, scale drawings and archaeological
dig artefacts. Jeffrey Wyatt 1806. Entry: service wing museum,
gallery.
Rail: Cheam; 213,151,293,X26
Russettings
25 Worcester Road, Sutton SM2 6PR

n Sun 10am-1pm. First come basis. Last entry 12.45pm. Max 25
at one time. D T P
A double-fronted red brick upper-middle class house,
Russettings is one of a few Victorian villas to survive in Sutton.
The well-preserved interior includes an entrance hall with
a mosaic tiled floor and an oak galleried staircase. Frederick
Wheeler 1899.
Rail: Sutton; 470,S4
Alcorn Close SM3 9PX

n Sat 10am-5pm. Hourly tours except for 1pm, first come
basis. Last entry 4pm. Max 15 per tour. D R T C G
Curl La Tourelle Architects and Land Design Studio have
worked together to help create a new building that combines
a library, youth activities, external sports facilities, eco-activity
garden and an immersive Life Centre experience. Sustainable
features include rainwater harvesting, earth tubes, biomass
boiler, eco and local habitat garden. Entry: library, youth zone,
life centre experience, garden.
Tube: Morden; Rail: Sutton Common; S3,80,470
Whitehall
1 Malden Road, Cheam SM3 8QD

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 2pm-5pm. House model-making for
children. N R T B C d
Originally a farmers house dating to 1500, with jettied upper
storey. Later additions through the centuries reflect the
changing lifestyles of the owners, including the Killicks for over
2 centuries. Now houses scale model of Henry VIIIs Nonsuch
Palace. Restored by John West & Partners 1974-76.
Rail: Cheam; X26,151,213
Supported by
The Circle Library
Green Wrythe Lane, Carshalton SM5 1JJ

n Sat 9.30am-5pm.The Making of an Estate St Helier 193550 exhibition. N D T C G P
An inviting, accessible contemporary social space. Full of
air and natural light with spacious free-flowing areas, the
building incorporates a range of environmental features
designed to keep carbon footprint to a minimum including

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n OpenCSaturday
n Open
Sunday
n Open
Saturday
and Sunday
Tower Hamlets
See openhouselondon.org.uk/towerhamlets
Bethnal Green Memorial
Bethnal Green Gardens, Roman Road E2 0ET

n Sat 10am-5pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Hand-outs for
children. Last tour 5pm. Max 15 per tour. N D A G
A memorial to commemorate the Bethnal Green WWII
disaster of 1943 in which 173 people died. Located in a
memorial garden adjacent to the staircase where the disaster
took place. Sustainable features include rainwater soakaway,
recycled materials. Arboreal Architecture 2006/2013.
www.stairwaytoheavenmemorial.org
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green; Rail: Cambridge Heath;
8,106,254,309,388
Blackwall Tunnel Northbound Refurbishment
London Street & Tunnel Operation Centre, 19 Naval Row E14 9RY
n Sat/Sun hard-hat tours at 10am, 12noon, 3pm, pre-book
ONLY on PratibhaChauhan@tfl.gov.uk. T
Linking RB Greenwich and LB Tower Hamlets, the Northbound
tunnel was built in 1897, was refurbished in 2010-11 and carries
55,000 vehicles each day.
DLR: Blackwall; Tube/Rail: West Ham, Stratford; 277,15,D6,D7,D8
Boundary
2-4 Boundary Street E2 7DD

The original building, a late Victorian warehouse, was carefully
converted over a period of 3 years. Special attention was given
to preserving attractive industrial features, from the doubleheight basement to the original brickwork and sash windows.
Prescott & Conran Ltd 2009.
Tube/Rail: Old Street, Shoreditch High Street, Liverpool Street
Bow School Construction Site
Commercial Street/Fournier Street E1 6LY

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1pm-4pm. N d
Grade I listed masterpiece of English Baroque, restored to its
18C splendour. Refurbished and restored by Whitfield Partners
1978-2002 and Purcell Miller Tritton from 2002. RIBA Award
Winner 2006. Nicholas Hawksmoor 1714-1729. Entry: nave,
vestibule, galleries, old vestry room.
Tube: Aldgate East; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 67,8,149,78,26
Citigroup Centre
33 and 25 Canada Square E14 5LB

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY by email on
openhouse@citi.com. Last tour 4.20pm. Max 10 per tour. D T
High-rise office development with 2 towers of 18 and 42
storeys, linked on first 14 floors. CGC1 is comprised of 3
components to the west is the main office space, to the east
is a service core linked by full height atrium with hanging
Bridget Riley sculpture. CGC2 is a multi use office space. Foster
+ Partners (CGC1)/Cesar Pelli (CGC2) 1999. Entry: an upper floor
of CGC1 to view atrium sculpture and architectural features,
high level floor of CGC2 for city views.
Tube: Canary Wharf; D8,D7,D3,277,135
30-40 Nelson Street E1 2DE
n Sun 10am-5pm. Half-hourly tours. Max 40 per tour. d T
Only remaining purpose-built synagogue in area. Most
original features intact, having survived Blitz. Ornate eastern
wall (focal point) with Corinthian, Doric and Ionic pillars. Neoclassical style, oak panelling and pews. Excellent acoustics.
Lewis Solomon & Son 1923. Entry: main hall.
Tube: Aldgate East, Whitechapel; DLR: Shadwell; 115,15,135,25,254
Four Corners
Bygrove Primary School
Bygrove Street E14 6DN

n Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 20
per tour. D T G
School extension including green roof with 100 species of wild
flowers pupils can view the roof via a camera linked to the
schools IT network. Solar hot water panels are linked to an
educational programme, with a screen providing information.
Many sustainable features resulting in BREEAM Award 2011 for
Schools. LB Tower Hamlets Architects 2010.
Tube: Bromley-by-Bow; DLR: All Saints; 309,15,115,D6,D8
Meet: Site entrance next to West India Quay DLR and Marriott
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Bow School Construction Site, Gillender Street E3 3JY

n Sat hard-hat tours at 10.15am, 11.15am, 12.15pm, pre-book
ONLY on judy.miller@bouygues-uk.com giving preferred
tour time and shoe size for PPE. Max 15 per tour. Visitors
should arrive 15 minutes before tour start. T C A G
Completing LBTHs BSFprogramme, the new school will
provide great facilities for 1600 pupils, in 3 blocks around
a landscaped playground facing the Limehouse cut. van
Heyningen and Haward Architects 2014. Entry: whole
construction site, inc 3 buildings, interior, roof and external
landscaped areas.
Tube: Bromley-by-Bow; Tube/Rail: Stratford; 108,488,323,309
Canary Wharf Crossrail Station Construction Site
Hotel E14 4ED

n Sat 10am-4pm. Half hourly engineer-led tours of
construction site, first come basis. NB. Sensible clothing
and footwear (no skirts, shorts, heels, sandals). Unsuitable
for children under 5 years old, children must not be carried.
Last tour 3.30pm. Max 20 per tour. T P E
A unique opportunity to view the Canary Wharf Crossrail site
which when complete will provide vital new transport links.
Includes viewing of under construction platform level and
tunnels following recent transit of Crossrails Tunnel Boring
Machines through the station box this summer. Station is
built in a reclaimed dock and will be 6-stories high, include
retail, leisure and rooftop garden, and will be large enough to
accommodate One Canada Square laid on its side.
Tube/DLR: Canary Wharf, DLR: West India Quay;
277,135,D3,D7,D8
Phoenix School
DLR/Tube: Shadwell; 156,15,135,339
Idea Store, Whitechapel In.Vi.Te @ The Gallery
4th floor, 321 Whitechapel Road E1 1BU

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 12pm-4.30pm. N D R T G
Exhibition focusing on the physical space, structure and
interior colours of the flagship Idea Store. Exploring the role of
the architect, the exhibition will highlight the evolution of the
building from concept to creation. RIBA Award Winner 2006.
Adjaye Associates 2005. Entry: 4th floor gallery.
Tube: Whitechapel, Aldgate East; 25,106,205,254
Kingsley Hall
Powis Road, off Bruce Road E3 3HJ

n Sat 11am-6pm. Hourly tours from 12noon. Last tour 5pm.
Max 18 per tour. History and archives exhibition. d R T P
Grade II listed, Pioneer East End community centre founded
by peace campaigners Muriel and Doris Lester. Includes main
hall and 5 rooftop cells for community volunteers. Links with
Gandhi, George Lansbury, R D Laings Philadelphia Association
1965-1970. Set for Attenboroughs Gandhi 1983. Charles Cowles
Voysey 1928. Entry: Gandhis cell, Peace garden.
Tube: Bromley by Bow; DLR: Bow Church; 8,25,108,488
Limehouse Town Hall
646 Commercial Road E14 7HA

n Sat/Sun 12pm-5pm. Info on history of building and plans
for future developments. Last entry 4.30pm. d R T C
White brick palazzo-style former town hall with stone
dressings, vast arched moulded windows and grand Portland
stone staircase with 11m high stairwell. A & C Harson 1881.
Entry: lobby, main staircase, main hall (former council
chamber), side stairs, workshop spaces.
Tube: Mile End; DLR: Limehouse; 15,115,D6,D7,277,D3
121 Roman Road E2 0QN

n Sat 10am-5pm. Half hourly tours. d T G
Refurbished building with extension and a clear circulation
route forming the spine of building. A central courtyard or
integrated hub allows light and air to filter through. New loft
conversion to create studio and work space. Sedum roof. JaK
Studio (refurb) 2007/2011. Entry: gallery, darkrooms, offices,
garden, green roof.
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green; 106,8,277
London Buddhist Centre
Idea Store Watney Market
Richard Street, Commercial Road E1 2JP

n Sat 10am-4pm. Tours every half hour, first come basis. Last
entry 3.30pm. Max 30 per tour. D T G P
Landmark PFI building development, giving its users quality
facilities in which to teach, learn, work and relax, and which has
enabled teachers to develop new and innovative approaches
to teaching. Awarded national accreditation for environmental
260 Commercial Road E1 2FB

n Sat 9am-5pm. First come basis. Architect and engineer on
site. Story time for children. N E D T B C A G
New library building, a futuristic feat of eco-engineering.
Many sustainable features including green roof and BREEAM
rating Very Good. Bisset Adams 2013.
51 Roman Road E2 0HU

n Sat 11am-5pm. Tours at 11am & 4pm to normally
inaccessible section of 1st floor. Max 20 per tour. N R T B d
Ornate vernacular red brick Victorian former fire station. Grade
II listed. Now a Buddhist Centre with 3 beautiful shrine rooms
with Buddha figures and paintings. Robert Pearsall 1888.
Tube: Bethnal Green; Rail: Cambridge Heath; D6,8,309,106,388
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n Sat 10am-2pm. Regular tours. Max 15 per tour. N D R T
First University Settlement, with many original features.
Now a multi-purpose community centre with recently opened
extension providing visual and performing arts space. Arts
events taking place. Sir Arthur Blomfield 1891/All Clear Designs
2003.
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green; 8,254,106,388
Canary Wharf Crossrail Station Construction Site
Peabody Housing, Three Colts Lane
31 Three Colts Lane E2 6JB

n Sat 10am-1pm. Tours every 45 mins, pre-book ONLY by email
on admin@pitmantozer.com. Last tour 12.15pm.
A new housing development of 67 flats for Peabody, close to
the railway, under construction with Galliford Try Partnership.
A 21C reinterpretation of the traditional mansion block. Pitman
Tozer Architects 2012.
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green; 8,254,106,205,388
Phoenix School
49 Box Road E3 2AD

n Sat/Sun tours at 10am & 11.30am, first come basis. Max 15
per tour. D R T G
Original school building was designed by LCC as an open air
school, Grade II listed. Major new school building provides a
prominent new entrance and reception, teaching space and
green roof. Farquharson & McMorran 1952/Patel Taylor (new
building) 2013. Entry: school.
Tube: Mile End; DLR: Bow Road, Bow Church; 8,25,108,205,226
management systems. Miller Construction 2004.

Tube: Whitechapel; DLR: Shadwell; 15,115
New Heart for Bow Project at St Pauls Old Ford
St Pauls Church, St Stephens Road E3 5JL

n Sat 10am-4pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Pictorial
treasure hunt for children. Last entry 3.45pm. N D R T C
Victorian church, rehabilitated to include art gallery and gym
in a building within a building a stunning Ark or Pod of
tulipwood situated in the nave.Stylish...thrilling... Jay Merrick
in The Independent. Winner of RICS Community Benefit
Award, London Region 2005. Matthew Lloyd Architects LLP
2004.
Tube: Bow Church, Bethnal Green; 8,276,488
One Bishops Square
One Bishops Square E1 6AD

n Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. D R T G
An efficient, flexible, user-friendly and supportive working
environment.Intelligent building with many sustainable
features including Londons largest office-based solar
installation and inbuilt computer system aimed at efficiency
and energy conservation. Foster + Partners 2006. Entry: 6th
floor coffee bar, office area, terrace, lobby.
One Canada Square, Marketing Suite and Level 39
Meet: Lobby, One Canada Square E14 5AB

n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour with talks around
architectural models of marketing suite and Level 39,
Europes largest technology accelerator space. Pre-book
ONLY at openhouse@canarywharf.com with details of
preferred time. Last entry 4pm. Max 20 per tour. D T
In just over 20 years, Canary Wharf Group plc has achieved
one of the greatest feats of civic transformation an iconic
urban regeneration designing and constructing 34 office
buildings and 4 retail malls across a 97 acre business and
shopping district with a workforce of 100,000 people. Level 39
is a sophisticated accelerator, social and event space, designed
in tech industry style by Gensler. Cesar Pelli 1991.
Tube/DLR: Canary Wharf; DLR: Heron Quays; D3,D7,D8,135,277
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Dellow Day Centre
82 Wentworth Street E1 7SA

n Sat 1pm-5pm. Tours on the hour.Building Lives project
films running. Last entry 4pm. Max 8 per tour. d R T A
A new building and improved facilities for local charity serves
homeless people in Tower Hamlets and City of London, helping
to restore their health and dignity. The design strengthens
connections with the courtyard, providing essential visibility
for staff through a permeable faade. RIBA Award Winner
2012. Featherstone Young Architects 2011.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; Tube: Aldgate East; 149,67,25,253,205
Queen Mary College, Cell and Molecular Science,

Blizard Building
4 Newark Street E1 2AT

at one time. d R T B
Landmark building providing innovative research laboratory
facilities. Glass-walled structure with applied Bruce McLean
art, with dramatic interior including irregular range of pods
such as the spectacular orange molecular pod. New Centre of
the Cell also open. RIBA Award Winner 2006. Alsop Architects/
Amec 2005. Entry: specified areas only.
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green, Whitechapel; 25,339,106,205,254,746
Queen Mary College: Mile End Campus
Meet: Lock Keepers Cottage, Queen Mary College, Mile End

Road E1 4NS
entry 4.30pm. d R T
The Campus includes many new buildings of note by
architects including Wilkinson Eyre, Feilden Clegg Bradley and
Seth Stein, and the Lock Keepers Cottage (Surface Architects
2005) with extension made up from a series of interlocking
forms wrapping around two sides of the cottage. Historic listed
buildings of note include the Octagon and Peoples Palace.
Tube: Mile End, Stepney Green; 25,205,339,309,277
Sandys Row Synagogue
4 Sandys Row E1 7HW

n Sun 10am-4pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Last entry
3.45pm. Max 40 per tour. N R T B
Hidden gem at the very heart of London. Built originally as
Huguenot chapel in 1763, this extraordinary building has
been in continuous use as a synagogue since 1860. Oldest
Ashkenazi synagogue in London. Entry: synagogue sanctuary,
vestry, ladies gallery.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street;
100,214,205,23,153
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
37 Spital Square E1 6DY

n Sat 10am-5pm. Advice on historic buildings and demos of
historic building crafts/skills. R T B
Richly panelled 1740s former Huguenot silk merchants house,
on the site of the Medieval hospital of St Mary Spital. Now HQ
of SPAB. Entry: offices, rear courtyard.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street, Moorgate; 8,26,35,47,48,78,149
St Dunstan and All Saints Church
Stepney High Street E1 0NR

n Sat 9am-6pm/Sun 12pm-5.30pm. Display on changing face
of Stepney. N R T P d
Grade I listed Medieval parish church (952AD) pre-dating the
Tower of London. Fine interior with good memorials, stained
glass and brasses. Many of the founders of Trinity House were
buried here. Entry: nave, parish room, bellringers room.
Tube: Stepney Green; Rail/DLR: Limehouse; 15,25,115,309,339,205
St Georges German Lutheran Church
55 Alie Street E1 8EB

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 2pm-4pm. Exhibition on 250th
anniversary of church and history of German community in
East London. d R T
The oldest surviving German church in England from 1763
with unaltered Georgian interior. Joel Johnson 1763.
Tube: Aldgate East, Aldgate; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street;
15,25,42,78,100
St Matthias Old Church Community Centre
113 Poplar High Street E14 0AE

n Sat/Sun 11am-6pm. Regular tours, first come basis. N D R T P
Oldest building in Docklands built in the Gothic and Classical
styles, with original 17C stonework and fine mosaics. One of
only three churches built during the Civil War, it was originally
the East India Company Chapel. John Tanner 1649.
DLR: Poplar, All Saints; 15,115,D6,D7,D8
Sundial Centre
11 Shipton Street E2 7RU

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. N D R T C
Light-filled building for Peabody, established with a vision
of providing a beacon of best practice in integrated, multidisciplinary services for older people. Adjoining Shipton
House recently refurbished. Won the accolade of model of
good practice incorporating functionality with design to aid
dementia recovery. Entry: caf, IT suite, therapy room.
Tube/Rail: Hoxton, Cambridge Heath, Liverpool Street; 22,48
Thames River Police
98 Wapping High Street E1W 2NE

entry 4pm. Max 25 at one time. d N T
A unique ex-carpenters workshop (1910), contained within a
working police station. The workshop space now displays a
history of Thames River Police. Entry: museum.
Rail: Wapping; 100

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The Floating Cinema
Queen Mary College, Mile End Road E1 4NS

n Sat 10am-5pm. On-board film screenings all day. Pre-book
ONLY on www.floatingcinema.info.
An extraordinary new floating structure design by Duggan
Morris Architects in partnership with artists and filmmakers
Nina Pope and Karent Guthrie.
Tube: Mile End; 25,205
The Grim House
16 Underwood Road E1 5AW

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY by email
on deborah@idealyc.com. A G
Redesign of this end of terrace house draws inspiration from
Japan and Finland in its use of and creation of space to provide
a practical and sustainable family home that is both simple
and clever. Studio Idealyc 2013.
Tube: Aldgate East, Whitechapel; 25
The Yard Theatre
Unit 2A Queens Yard, Hackney Wick E9 5EN

n Sat 1pm-12pm. Regular tours. Last entry time 11pm. N R T G
A converted dormant warehouse split into two sections one
housing the theatre, and the other the bar, in which the back
bowl of the seating rake is fully visible. Practice Architecture
2011. Entry: theatre, bar.
Tube: Hackney Wick; Rail: Stratford; 388,26,30,488
Tower Bridge Exhibition
Tower Bridge Road SE1 2UP

tour 4pm. Max 20 per tour. D R T Q
Two massive piers were sunk into the river bed to support
the construction, with over 11,000 tonnes of steel providing
the framework for the towers and the walkways, and clad in
Cornish granite and Portland stone. Magnificent views from
the high-level walkways, and original steam engines in situ. Sir
Horace Jones 1886-94. Entry: walkways, engine rooms.
Tube: Tower Hill; Tube/Rail: London Bridge; DLR: Tower Gateway;
15,25,42,78,100,RV1
Tower Bridge House
St Katharines Way (entry at level 1, not Quay level) E1W 1AA

n Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4pm. D T
Inspired by the great warehouses of St Katherines Dock,
this office building is characterised by a giant window that
overlooks the Tower of London, with a public piazza fronting
onto the dock basin. Richard Rogers Partnership 2005.
Entry: reception, 7th floor atrium.
Tube: Tower Hill; Rail: Tower Gateway, Fenchurch Street
Meet:Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Southern Grove E3 4PX
n Sun 10am-4pm. Guided history walks at 10.30, 11.30am and
12.30pm; nature walk at 2pm. N R T B C G P d
One of the magnificent seven cemeteries, opened 1841.
Burials ceased 1966, now 33 acres of mature woodland, glades
meadows and ponds including the Soanes Centre educational
facility (Robson Kelly 1993). It is of outstanding importance
for plant and animal biodiversity, set amongst a wealth of
funereal monuments, some listed. Thomas Wyatt & David
Brandon.
Tube: Mile End; DLR: Bow Church; DLR/Rail: Limehouse;
25,277,D6,D7,425,339,323
277 Bancroft Road E1 4DQ
n Sat tours at 10.30am and 3pm. Pre-book ONLY on 020 7364
1290 or localhistory@towerhamlets.gov.uk. Max 15 per
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Town Hall Hotel & Apartments
Patriot Square E2 9NF

n Sun 10am-4pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
3pm. Max 20 per tour. N D E T
Beautiful redevelopment of former Grade II listed town hall
incorporating sensitive contemporary design complementing
the original Edwardian/Art Deco features. A modern extension
is covered in a metal laser-cut skin, in a pattern inspired by the
Art Deco metal ornamentation still evident in the remaining
council chamber. RIBA Award Winner 2011. Percy Robinson & W
Alban Jones 1909/ECP Monson 1939/Rare (refurb) 2010. Entry:
lobby, bedrooms, event spaces, pool.
Tube: Bethnal Green; Rail: Cambridge Heath, Shoreditch High
Street; 254,106,D6,388
Toynbee Hall
28 Commercial Street E1 6LS

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 12pm-3pm. Tours on the hour. Archive
display on history and future development. Max 20 per
tour. d R T
Built to provide educational and social meeting spaces for East
Londoners a model for later university settlements. Arts and
Crafts Grade II listed building with notable room decorated by
CR Ashbee. Elijah Hoole 1884/Alister McDonald 1938.
www.toynbeehall.org.uk/openhouse
Tube: Aldgate East; Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 25,115,253,15,67
Trinity Buoy Wharf/Container City
64 Orchard Place Leamouth (from Leamouth Road

roundabout take Lower Lea Crossing, immediately take slip
road on left, turn right onto Orchard Place) E14 0JW
n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. History & art tour 2pm, first come basis,
meet at lighthouse. Last entry 3.30pm. N D R T C A P
Home to Londons only lighthouse, a range of fine stock brick
buildings and 3 examples of the innovative Container City
Scheme. This former buoy manufacturing site is now a centre
for the arts with amazing views. N Lacey Architects & Eric
Reynolds/Buschow Henley/ABK Architects 1950s-2002. Entry:
Container Cities, lighthouse, historic buildings, pier.
DLR: East India; DLR/Rail: Canning Town; 277
V&A Museum of Childhood
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives
tour. N D T
Ornate classical building orginally a Vestry Hall for the Hamlet
of Mile End Old Town. A library since 1901 it was extended in
1905 and 1935-37. Currently under refurbishment as a Tower
Hamlets Heritage Centre. James Knight/MW Jameson/BJ
Delsher 1861/1905/1937. Reading room, former Vestry hall.
Tube: Stepney Green; Whitechapel; 25
Cambridge Heath Road E2 9PA

n Sat 10am-5.30pm. Behind-the-scenes tour 11am, 1pm &
3pm. Duration 40mins. Max 10 per tour. Pre-book only
on mocbookings@vam.ac.uk or 020 8983 5205. History
of Museum tours 12noon, 2pm & 4pm, first come basis.
Duration 30mins. All tours suitable for 8yrs+. N D R T B
Rare example of the glasshouse method of construction
surviving from the 1850s. Grade II* listed. Extensively
renovated in 2007 to restore to former Victorian glory with a
dramatic 2-storey entrance structure and gallery space. Gallery
layout designed to enable children of all ages as well as adults
to enjoy the collections. RIBA Award Winner 2006. Charles
Young & Co/J W Wild 1857-72/Caruso St John (refurb) 2006.
Tube/Rail: Bethnal Green; Rail: Cambridge Heath;
8,254,106,D6,388
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Vivo delivers the largest new build phase of the Levitt
Bernstein designed masterplan for the 220m transformation
of the Ocean Estate and has been placed at the heart of the
estate. Levitt Bernstein 2013.
Tube: Stepney Green, Mile End
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High Street E1 7QX

n Sat/Sun 11am-6pm. Sat tour 3pm, first come basis, meet in
the foyer with Artist Matthew de Kersaint introducing the
Gallerys architectural and exhibition history. Max 35 on
tour. N D R T B C
For over a century the Gallery has premiered world-class
artists from modern masters to contemporaries. RIBA Award
Winner 2010. Charles Harrison Townsend/Robbrecht en
Daem/Witherford Watson Mann 1901/2009. Entry: entire
gallery.
Tube: Aldgate East; 250,135,254,115,25
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Canary Wharf Public Art Tour
n Meet: Sat 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm in Lobby, One Canada

Square E14 5AB. First come basis. Duration 1 1/2 hours. Max
15 per tour. N D R T
Canary Wharfs commitment to high quality environment is
demonstrated in 60+ works by 40+ artists commissioned/
purchased over the last 20 years, making Londons largest
public art collection. Illustrated art map also available free.
DLR/Tube: Canary Wharf; Clipper to Canary Riverside;
D3,D7,D8,135,277
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Scheme
n Meet: Sat 10am, 1pm, 3pm Whitechapel Art Gallery, 77-82

Whitechapel High Street E1 7QX. Pre-book ONLY by email
on tunde.awofolaju@towerhamlets.gov.uk. Max 25 per
tour. A
An ambitious programme to enhance and celebrate the
ribbon of London life that connects the City at Aldgate to the
Olympic Park at Stratford. Area-based initiatives and street
actions create a coherent thread that unites the intersecting
high streets. Julian Harrap Architects 2012.
Tube: Aldgate East
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Vivo, Stepney Green E1 3FW

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Waltham Forest
Queen Elizabeths Hunting Lodge
Rangers Road, Chingford E4 7QH

n Sat/Sun 12pm-5pm. Tours at 12noon, 1pm, 3pm, 4pm. Last
entry 4.45pm. d N R T B P
Unique Grade II* listed atmospheric timber-framed huntstanding, commissioned by Henry VIII, set amongst ancient
pollards of Epping Forest. 1589 fireplace and Tudor food
displays. Entry: three floors.
Rail: Chingford; 97,179,212,313,379,444
See openhouselondon.org.uk/walthamforest
All Saints Church (The Old Church)
St Marys Parish Church
Old Church Road, Chingford Mount E4 8BU

n Sat 10am-3pm/Sun 11am-3pm. D R T P
Original parish church of Chingford, with Norman
foundations and interesting monuments.
Tube: Walthamstow; Rail: Chingford then 97 bus
Aveling Centre/Caf at Lloyds Park
Winns Terrace E17 5JW

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. D T C
Standing as a natural gathering point, the pavilion comprises
a gallery, 6 artists studios and a caf run by Waltham Forest
College. architecture plb 2012. Entry: art gallery
Tube/Rail: Walthamstow Central; 275,123,230,357,215
Higham Hill Development
Meet: courtyard adjacent to 37 Highham Hill Road E17 6EA

n Sun 10am-1pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY by email on
colina@isha.co.uk. G
Infill scheme giving a modern interpretation of the
surrounding traditional terraced housing, with roof profile
adapted to maximise the available accommodation.
Incorporates a range of renewable energy technologies
to reduce running costs and lower carbon emissions. PRP
Architects 2010. Entry: communal areas, some flats.
Tube: Blackhorse Road;W15,W11,123
245 Markhouse Road E17 8DN
n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 10am-3pm. Display of construction
drawings and photos. Last entry half hour before close. E R T d
One of the first schools refurbished under the governments
BSF programme. Includes new outdoor amphitheatre
and green play spaces. BSF Best Design for Remodelled
School Award Winner 2008. architecture plb 2008. Entry:
amphitheatre, school hall, ground floor main building.
Tube/Rail: Walthamstow Central; Rail: St James Street;
158,58,97,212,69
Leytonstone House
Leytonstone E11 1GA

n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis. Duration
15 mins. Last entry 4pm. Max 15 per tour. T P
Grade II listed building. 18C house, originally the home of
Sir Edward North Buxton. Following 10 years of neglect, this
site has been restored to its former glory, rejuvenating this
building of historical and architectural significance. Entry:
ground floor, entrance, reception, boardroom, staircase.
Tube: Leytonstone; 145,66,W13,W12,257
6 Church Lane Leytonstone E11 1HG
n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 12pm-3.30pm. Sat tours at 11.30am,
2pm, 4.30pm. Duration approx 1 3/4hrs. Includes talk on
Edward Sydney, Borough Librarian (1934-50). N D T
A prominent, purpose-built library with a classical exterior and
Art Deco interior. Renovation work reinstated original lighting
and exposed the eclectic spirit of the original design. James
Ambrose 1934/BPR Architects (refurb) 2006.
Tube: Leytonstone; Rail: Leytonstone High Road;
W15,257,66,W16,W13,W19
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n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Restricted access to bell
tower, max 8 per tour, no under 8s, weather permitting.
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Grade II* listed church dating from c1120 with Medieval and
Tudor features. Bell ringing demonstration Sun afternoon.
Tube: Walthamstow Central; W12,212,W16
St Mary with St Edward and St Luke, Leyton
35 Church Road E10 5JP

n Sat 10am-4pm/Sun 1pm-4pm. E N D R T G P
Priests being on the site are mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Part of present building dates from 17C, with cupola from
Leyton Great House given by the owner in 1806, it has been
fully restored after major arson damage in 1995.
Tube: Leyton; Rail: Leyton Midland Road; 58,69,97,158
The View: Epping Forest Visitor Centre
Kelmscott School
Leytonstone Library
Higham Hill Development
Rangers Road, Chingford E4 7QH

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours at 12noon & 4pm, first come
basis. Displays on Epping Forest & original documents from
museum collection. Last entry 4.45pm. N D T B G P
The coach house and stable block to the 1880s Royal Forest
Hotel (J Ebenezer Saunders and Edmund Egan) has been
developed as the main visitor centre for Epping Forest.
Combines a minimalist glass box linking the buildings and
raised oak galleries, with lift access, to give a panoramic view of
the Forest. Freeland, Rees, Roberts 2012. Entry: public areas.
Rail: Chingford; 97,179,212,313,379,444
The Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum
10 South Access Road E17 8AX

n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. Displays on industrial heritage of Lea
Valley. Last entry 3.30pm. N D R T B P E
Grade II listed Victorian engine house (1885) remodelled in
1897 to take a pair of Marshall steam engines, still in working
order. Entry: pump house, working Victorian workshop, caf.
Tube/Rail: Blackhorse Road; Rail: St James Street; 58,158,230,W19
Vestry House Museum
Vestry Road E17 9NH

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Sat 11am tour exploring origins as
workhouse, pre-book tour ONLY on 020 8496 4391. N T B
Built as a workhouse in 1730, the date plaque warns if any
should not work neither should he eat. From 1840-1870 it was a
police station, then a private house, and from 1931 the Museum
for Waltham Forest. Interior contains early 17C panelling and
over-mantel from nearby demolished Essex Hall.
Tube/Rail: Walthamstow Central; W12,W16
Walthamstow Library
206 High Street E17 7JN

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 10am-4pm. RIBA award-winning
exhibition of images and original plans of Waltham
Forests Warner Estate, the first and largest social housing
estate in the UK. N D T C
The 1903 Reading Room and 1909 Wren-style red
brick building with stone dressings fused with a 2006
refurbishment creating a new 8m high glass foyer with

terracotta cladding and new childrens library. JW Dunford
1909/FaulknerBrowns 2006.
Tube: Walthamstow; Rail: Walthamstow Central;
20,212,215,230,257,34,357,48
Walthamstow Town Hall
Forest Road E17 4JF

n Sat 10am-12pm. Max 15-20 at one time. D T P
Impressive civic centre, built in Portland stone with a classical
layout in Swedish influenced popular inter-war style. PD
Hepworth 1937-42.
Tube: Walthamstow Central; Rail: Wood Street; 123,275
William Morris Gallery
Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Sat 11am tour Water House and its
owners. Sun 11am tour Building the new William Morris
Gallery limited places. Last entry 4.30pm. N D R T B
Handsome 1740s Georgian Grade II* listed former Water
House with original features including oak-panelled and
marble-flagged entrance hall with fine plasterwork, now
refurbished and with new extension by Pringle Richard
Sharratt Architects. Formerly the home of the designer,
craftsman, poet and socialist William Morris (1834-1896), now
a museum of his work and that of his followers in the Arts and
Crafts Movement. Entry: all public areas.
Tube/Rail: Walthamstow Central (then bus 34,97,215,275,357 to
Bell Corner); Blackhorse Road (123 bus to Lloyd Park)
WALKS/TOURS
A walking introduction to Walthamstow Architecture
n Meet: Sat 11am at Wood Street Library, Forest Road E17

4AA. Pre-book ONLY on www.openhousewalthamstow.
eventbrite.co.uk or 020 8496 3000. Duration 2 hours.
Refreshments provided at end. Max 25 on walk. D R T P
Discover the architecture of Walthamstow with this guided
walk. Leaving from Wood Street Library, a site which lies at the
heart of the oldest part of Walthamstow, exploring the library
itself and then local buildings including Victorian schools
and terraced houses to 18C mansions. Led by Walthamstow
Historical Society.
Rail: Wood Street; 123,275,W16
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Nine Elms
Battersea Power Station
See openhouselondon.org.uk/wandsworth
BAC (Battersea Arts Centre)
Lavender Hill SW11 5TN

n Sat tours at 11am, 3pm, first come basis. Max 30 per tour. d R T
Designed and built as Batterseas Town Hall and home to
BAC for the last 30 years. Striking features include a glass bee
mosaic floor, marble staircase and stained glass dome. See the
plans which are underway to develop a 21C arts centre in this
19C town hall. E Mountford 1893.
Tube: Clapham Common; Rail: Clapham Junction; 87,77,156
Battersea Power Station
Access via new power station park: approaching from Chelsea,

cross over Chelsea Bridge and proceed down the stairs on the
left SW8 5BN
n Sat/Sun 11am-4pm. First come basis, queuing if necessary.
Project architects, engineers and landscape architects on
site. Max 200 inside turbine hall at one time. E R T Q A d
Hosting site visits as part of Open House for the first time
and the last opportunity to see one of Londons most iconic
buildings before it undergoes a vibrant redevelopment
across the full 38 acre site. Built in the 1930s as a coal powered
firestation it powered over 1/5 of London at its peak. Closed in
1983. Now a Grade II* listed building with planning permission
to develop with shops, cafs, restaurants, and 3500 new
homes with 18 acres of green space and space for the arts. Sir
Giles Gilbert Scott 1935. Entry: new power station park and
area inside turbine hall with viewing platform.
www.batterseapowerstation.co.uk
Tube: Sloane Square, Vauxhall; Rail: Battersea Park; Queenstown
Road; 452,156,137,344
Brandlehow Primary School
Brandlehow Road SW15 2ED

n Sat 10am-4pm. Regular tours. Last entry 3.30pm. Max 25 at
one time. T A G
Series of extensions to a listed modern school by Ern
Goldfinger formed from prefabricated timber elements clad
with cedar boards. Franziska Wagner/team51.5 architects
2006/2011/2013. Entry: all 3 buildings.
Tube: East Putney; Rail: Putney; 270,220,337,14,74
Diamond House
24 Battersea Square SW11 3RA

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Half-hourly tours, first come
basis. Max 5 per tour. T A Q
Refurbishment of, and extension to, a 5-storey house with
diamond-shaped footprint. A large void has opened up
between the basement and ground floor, bringing the original
bakery oven into centre of the home. Contemporary finishes
complement the historic fabric. London Atelier 2012. Entry:
ground floor, basement, first floor.
www.londonatelier.com
Tube: Sloane Square, South Kensington; Rail: Imperial Wharf
Emanuel School
Battersea Rise SW11 1HS

n Sat 2pm-4pm. Half-hourly tours. Last tour and entry
3.30pm. Access to schools archives. T P d
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converted to school 1883, with 1896 additions. High Victorian

style with stained glass by Moira Forsyth. Set in 12 acres.
Henry Saxon Snell 1871. Entry: main building inc chapel, library,
concert hall.
Tube: Clapham South; Rail: Clapham Junction; 77,219,319,337
Foster + Partners Studio
Riverside, 22 Hester Road SW11 4AN

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Last entry 4.30pm. D R T A E G
Single-space, double-height purpose-built architects studio
60 metres long part of a larger river-side building that has
30 apartments. Foster + Partners 1990. Entry: entrance and
mezzanine (with view over whole studio).
Tube: Sloane Square, South Kensington; Rail: Clapham Junction;
19,49,170,319,345
Gala Bingo Hall (former Granada Cinema)
Mitcham Road SW17 9NA

n Sun 9.30am-11.30am. Last entry 11am. R T P
Exceptional example of the super cinema style of the 1930s
with outstanding Gothic interior by Theodore Komisarjevsky.
The first Grade I listed cinema. Cecil Masey 1931. Entry: main
auditorium.
Tube: Tooting Broadway; Rail: Tooting, Earlsfield; 44,57,77,127,133
National Tennis Centre Sports Canopy
100 Priory Lane, Roehampton SW15 5JQ

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular architect-led tours. No access to
interior of National Tennis Centre. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 10
per tour. D R T A G
The worlds first composite demountable air-beam
canopy, spanning 42m, to support player training and
development on the Centres clay courts. Timeless nature of
the arched form provides an inspirational and clutter free
playing environment attuned to players needs. ICE Award
Winner and British Construction Industry Project of the Year
2011. George Stowell 2010.
www.gs-ca.com
Tube: Putney Bridge; Rail: Barnes; 72,33,337,493
Nightingale Triangle Wow Factor
58 Temperley Road SW12 8QD

n Sun 11am-1pm, first come basis. Tours every 15 mins. Max 4
per tour. A Q G
Lowered rear of house achieving a level glassy kitchen/dining/
living/garden terrace, with loft under ridge, all eco-friendly.
Client said it has lit up my life. Anthony Thomas Architects
2012. Entry: ground & 1st floors.
Tube/Rail: Balham; Tube: Clapham South; 155,249
Pump House Gallery
Battersea Park SW11 4NJ
n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Regular tours. Max 50 at one time. d N T

Beautiful Grade II listed Victorian ex-water tower overlooking
Battersea Park lake. Now houses a contemporary art gallery.
James and William Simpson 1861.
Tube: Sloane Square; Rail: Battersea Park, Queenstown Road;
137,19,44,49,239
Quaker Meeting House
59 Wandsworth High Street SW18 2PT

n Sat 12pm-4pm. Regular tours. Max 25 at one time. D T
Grade II listed, this is the oldest Quaker meeting house in
Greater London (1778), with original panelling and a ministers
gallery. Secluded burial ground and garden. Entry: ground floor
& garden, display of local Quaker history.
Tube: East Putney; Rail: Wandsworth Town; 28,39,87,156,337
Roehampton Kings Head Pub
1 Roehampton High Street SW15 4HL

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis. N D R T
The present building dates from at least the 1670s, but was
most likely to have originated as a farmhouse in the Medieval
period. It is certainly the oldest building in Roehampton,
and is probably the oldest secular building in the whole of
Wandsworth Borough. Entry: garden, main pub area, some
normally closed areas.
Tube/Rail: Putney
Roehampton University Parkstead House,

Whitelands College
Holybourne Avenue SW15 4JD

n Sun 12pm-5pm. First come basis. Tours at 12noon & 2.30pm.
Max 25 per tour. d T P
Beautifully sited Grade I listed neo-classical Palladian villa built
for the 2nd Earl of Bessborough by the royal architect William

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Royal College of Art Dyson Building
Diamond House
Emanuel School
valid photo ID. No cameras or phones permitted inside

prison.
Built in the Victorian grand design, a radial pattern of wings
and landings from a central point with an impressive
gatehouse. D R Hill 1851. Entry: museum (general access);
prison (on booked tour only) with historical display panels,
main centre, view of one wing.
Tube: Tooting Bec; Rail: Wandsworth Common; 219,77
Chambers, to house the Earls celebrated collection of classical
artefacts. Sir William Chambers 1762.
Tube: East Putney, Hammersmith; Rail: Barnes; 72,85,265,493
De Morgans work. Entry: Longstaff room, collection, exhibition

gallery.
Tube: Putney East; Rail: Wandsworth Town, Putney; 37,170,337
Royal College of Art Dyson Building
The Hanging Bathroom of Balham
1 Hester Road SW11 4AN

Centrepiece building of the RCAs Battersea Campus
housing the printmaking, photography and Innovation RCA
departments. Functional aesthetic derived from its concrete
structure, exposed throughout and used expressively to form
a series of dramatic interlocking spaces. Building references
Warhols notion of the creative factory. Haworth Tompkins
2012.
Tube: Sloane Square; 19,49,170,319,345
St Marys Church, Battersea
Battersea Church Road SW11 3NA

n Sat 12pm-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Regular tours. Fair on
Saturday. N D R T
Classic Grade I listed Georgian church with outstanding
interior and monuments. New engraved glass doors by Sally
Scott. Joseph Dixon 1775-7.
Tube: South Kensington, Sloane Square; Rail: Clapham Junction;
19,49,170,319,345
The De Morgan Centre
38 West Hill SW18 1RX

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Activity trail and art trolley for children.
Max 85 at one time. D R T B C
An imposing white brick building with large bay window
and original Arts and Crafts ceilings. Former reference library
(1887), now one of the most beautiful small museums in
London. Houses permanent collection of William and Evelyn
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n Sat 11am-1pm. First come basis. Tours every 15 mins. Max 4
per tour. d A G
Existing minute bathroom and garden, transformed
designing a first floor luxury projected bathroom and level
decked garden, creating another room, all in an eco-friendly
concept. Anthony Thomas Architects 2010. Entry: ground and
first floor.
Tube: Clapham South; Rail: Balham; 155, 355, 249, G1
Tooting Bec Lido
Tooting Bec Road SW16 1RU

n Sat/Sun 6am-5pm. Regular tours with club members
10am-3pm. Illustrated boards showing history of the Lido
on display. N D R T P
The pool measures 100 x 33 yards and contains one million
gallons of unheated water. Modernised in the 1930s hence
the iconic, multi-coloured changing room doors. A new art
deco style entrance was added in 2001 by WM Architects. H J
Marten 1906/LCC Parks Dept (remodelled) 1936. Entry: all areas
normally open to public.
Tube: Tooting Bec; Rail: Balham; 249,319
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Nine Elms
n Meet: Sat 1pm at Tea House Theatre, 139 Vauxhall Walk,

Prince Edward Road SE11 5HL for refreshments and
introductory talk. Tour begins at 2pm from Vauxhall
Pleasure Gardens. Pre-book ONLY on www.vauxhallone.
co.uk/news. Duration approx 2 hours. Max 50 on walk.
Nine Elms on South Bank is the largest regeneration zone
in central London. Walk includes talk on history of Vauxhall
and provides an insider look at progress on new landmark
developments at Embassy Gardens, a Ballymore development
designed through a collaboration between four architectural
practices:Terry Farrell &Partners, Feilden Clegg Bradley,
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Riverlight, a St James
Development, designed by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour &
Partners which will be the first development completed on
site. Tour will profile the regeneration of Nine Elms, ending at
Battersea Power Stations temporary riverfront park.
Tube/Rail: Vauxhall; 185,2,36,436,N136,N2
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Wandsworth Prison and Museum
27 Heathfield Road SW18 3HR

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. General access to museum Sat/Sun
10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm. Tour to prison Sat/Sun 12.30pm,
pre-book tour ONLY on wandsworthprisonmuseum@
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Westminster
local carpenter/builder, with separate cesspits for the Meards

and servants, and hidden rooms. John Meard Jnr 1732.
Tube: Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Tottenham Court Road;
Tube/Rail: Charing Cross
See openhouselondon.org.uk/westminster
All Saints Church
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street SW1A 2AA

n Sat tours at 11am & 2pm, by ballot ONLY, see p16 for details.
Max 20 per tour. Background checks will be carried out on
winning entries. Bring valid photo ID for entry. D T
10 Downing Street has been the residence of British Prime
Ministers since 1735. Behind its black door have been taken
the most important decisions affecting Britain for the last
275 years. It functions as the official residence of the Prime
Minister, their office and also where the PM entertains guests
including Her Majesty the Queen. Every single room, every
staircase and corridor has witnessed events that have shaped
out nation. Sir Christopher Wren 1684/William Kent 1735.
Entry: State Rooms.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross, Waterloo;
12,24,53,88,253
26 Whitehall and Admiralty House
Ripley Courtyard, 26 Whitehall SW1A 2DY

n Sat/Sun 10am-4.30pm. Last entry 4pm. Q
Grade I listed former Old Admiralty Building, behind Robert
Adams Admiralty Screen on Whitehall. Now owned by
Department for International Development and Cabinet
Office; works of art and antiques from Ministry of Defence
Art Collection. Thomas Ripley (offices) 1725/Samuel Pepys
Cockerell (Admiralty House) 1785. Entry: Old Admiralty
boardroom, state rooms in Admiralty House.
Tube: Embankment; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 3,24,11,12,159,3
55 Baker Street W1U 8EW

n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Max 20
at one time. D T A
This radical renovation of a 1950s office building transforms
the site into an important new urban amenity. Three glass
infills or masks span the voids between existing blocks to
create a new faade for the building, with the central glazed
section enclosing a 7-storey atrium which is open to the
public. make 2007. Entry: ground floor and atria only.
Tube: Baker Street; Tube/Rail: Marylebone; 2,74,30,113,274
68 Dean Street W1D 4QJ
n Sat 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour (not 1pm), first come
basis. Last tour 4pm. Max 15 per tour. T Q
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All Souls Church of England Primary School
Foley Street W1W 7JJ

n Sat 10am-5pm. Displays of schools history and
architecture. T C d
Small inner-city school where old and new combine to create
a bright and welcoming environment with a roof top
playground. Arthur Beresford Pite 1908.
Tube: Goodge Street, Great Portland Street, Oxford Circus; Tube/
Rail: Euston; 88,14,C2,12,189,3
n Sun 10am-5pm. Hourly tours. Pre-book ONLY on 020 7333

8712. Last tour 4pm. Max 12 per tour. d T
Built 1908 in Neoclassical style by Detmar Blow for Hugh
Morrison (1868-1931), was the last mansion house of its kind
to be built in London. The club, founded in 1891, moved to the
premises in 1946.
Tube: Hyde Park Corner; 38,22,C2,11,73
Argentine Ambassadors Residence
1 Chippenham Mews W9 2AN

n Sat 10am-8pm/Sun 10am-6pm. Architect-led tours 12pm
& 2pm, first come basis. Films, steel pan workshops and
award-winning Notting Hill Carnival costumes. Live
performances and exhibition Sat 6pm-8pm. N D R T A G
This new carnival arts centre sits within a landscaped
courtyard and contains studios, exhibition space, caf and
workshops built around a central performance space. Green
roof. Foster Wilson Architects 2011. Entry: caf, performance
space, workshops, steel pan rehearsal and tuning room.
Tube: Warwick Avenue, Westbourne Park, Royal Oak;
Tube/Rail: Paddington; 18,31,36,228,328
Art Loo
37a Leamington Road Villas W11 1HT

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Sun evening outdoor cinema in rear
garden, weather permitting. Last entry 4.30pm. Q A
The use of exposed brickwork, concrete floors, skylights,
exposed shuttered underpinning from which floating oak
steps project, all give rise to this unique and stunning 3 bed
home converted from a 1 bedroom Victorian flat. 3x3m glass
doors give a seamless transition into the rear multi-levelled
landscaped garden oasis with a cedar batten clad outbuilding.
Studio 1 Architects 2013.
www.studio1architects.co.uk
Tube: Westbourne Park; 27,31,7,328,70
68 Dean Street
7 Margaret Street W1W 8JG

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Tours Sat 11am & 3pm, Sun
2pm, first come basis. Max 50 at one time. N D T B P
This beautiful living church building, Butterfields
masterpiece, is a world-class architectural wonder, now
restored to its original splendour. Beautiful ornamented
interior including frescoes, multi-coloured marble, carving,
mosaics, stained glass and gilding. A favourite of John
Betjeman. William Butterfield 1859. Entry: church, courtyard.
Tube: Oxford Circus; 8,10,25,55,73,390
49 Belgrave Square SW1X 8QZ

n Sat/Sun 12pm-5pm. Max 80 at one time. D Q
Known as the Independent North Mansion and christened by
Sydney Herbert as Belgrave Villa and then simply The Villa by
his successor the 6th Duke of Richmond. Owned by Argentina
since 1936 and with sumptuous interiors still intact. Thomas
Cubitt 1851. Entry: all main rooms.
Tube: Hyde Park Corner; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 19,22,14,38,10,8
37a Leamington Road Villas
55 Baker Street
The Pumphouse Pimlico
St Annes Churchyard,Wardour Street W1D 6BA

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular talks with architect, first come
basis. T A
A treasure trove of a toilet an egg shaped capsule in oak with
etched glass hinting at the bodies buried below; a homage to
the history of Soho within. Steven Johnson 2007.
Tube: Piccadilly Circus; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross 38,19,23,6,14
Banqueting House
Whitehall SW1A 2ER

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.15pm. Max 500 at one
time. d R T B Q C
Stunning and regal building originally part of Whitehall
Palace, one of the first examples of the principles of
Palladianism being applied to an English building. Ceiling
paintings by Rubens. Inigo Jones 1619. Entry: main hall,
undercroft.
Tube: Westminster, Embankment; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross;
3,11,12,24,53
Benjamin Franklin House
36 Craven Street WC2N 5NF

n Sat/Sun 10.30am-4pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis.
First tour 10.30am. Last tour 4pm. Max 15 per tour. d T B
Grade I listed Georgian house, the only surviving home of
Benjamin Franklin, retaining many original features including
central staircase, lathing, 18C panelling, stoves, windows,
fittings and beams. Patrick Dillon Architect (refurb) 2006.
Tube: Embankment; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 6,9,11,13,15,23
Caledonian Club
9 Halkin Street SW1X 7DR
Carnival Village at the Yaa Centre
Chandos House Royal Society of Medicine
2 Queen Anne Street W1 9LQ

n Sun 10am-3pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
entry 2.30pm. Max 30 per tour. d R T
One of the finest surviving Adam houses, built for the third
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Leased to the AustroHungarian Embassy from 1817-1866. Refurbished 2004 by the
Howard de Walden Estate for the Society for use as members
accommodation and reception rooms. Robert and James
Adam 1769-71. Entry: ground & 1st floor principal rooms.
Tube: Oxford Circus, Bond Street; Tube/Rail: Marylebone;
73,23,94,139,159
Channel Four Television
124 Horseferry Road SW1P 2TX

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 10am-2pm. Pre-book ONLY on
openhouse@channel4.co.uk. No studios included in this
building. D T
Headquarters building with curving high glass and steel entry
atrium. RIBA Award Winner. Richard Rogers Partnership 1994.
Entry: reception, walkway, restaurant, drum.
Tube: St Jamess Park; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 11,24,211
City of Westminster College
Paddington Green Campus W2 1NB

n Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. Half-hourly tours. Last tour 4pm. Max
30 per tour. D R T G A
A 7-storey stepped design, with atrium, terraces and a simple
palette of materials including exposed concrete and pale
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Home of the Embassy of Lithuania with good views from

terrace. Display on Lithuanian architecture and design.
Entry: 2nd floor hall, terrace.
Tube: Pimlico; 2,24,36,87,88,185,360,436,C10
One Great George Street
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street SW1A 2AH

n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. d R T B
Grade I listed Victorian government office buildings. Former
India Office includes the magnificently decorated Durbar
Court. Sir George Gilbert Scott & Matthew Digby Wyatt
1861-1868. Entry: Durbar court, India Office council chamber,
Locarno suite and Foreign Office grand staircase.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross, Victoria;
3,11,12,24,53,87
former Conservative Club (HSBC offices)

energy reclaim. RIBA Award Winner 2011. schmidt hammer
lassen 2010. Entry: foyer, theatre, atrium, learning centre, sports
hall, classrooms, workshops, labs, caf, roof terrace.
Tube: Edgware Road; Tube/Rail: Paddington; 6,16,18,98,332
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
n Meet: Sat 3pm at Serpentine Bridge, Hyde Park W8 4PX.

Tour with Partner of landscape architect practice, first come
basis. Max 25 on tour. A
Memorial Fountain expressing the concept of Reaching out
Letting in based on the Princesses qualities and integrated
into the natural slope of the land. Gustafson Porter 2004.
Tube: High Street Kensington; 9,10,52,452
Dover House, Office of the Secretary of State for

Scotland
66 Whitehall SW1A 2AU

n Sat 10am-4pm. Pre-book ONLY on
david.mott@scotlandoffice.gsi.gov.uk. Last entry 3.15pm.
Max 25 at one time. D
Elegant Whitehall faade and domed entrance commissioned
by the Duke of York. Interesting original interiors. J Paine & H
Holland 1754-8/1787. Entry: Ministerial rooms only.
Tube: Embankment, Westminster; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross;
3,11,12,24,53,87,88,159
Embassy of Belgium
Flanders House, 1a Cavendish Square W1G 0LD

n Sat 1.30pm-6pm. Max 30 people at one time. d R T
Grade II listed building, which together with other premises on
Cavendish Square shares a rich history beginning in 1771 as the
first development on the 2nd Earl of Oxfords London estate.
Home to the Flemish Representation,Tourism Flanders-Brussels
and Flanders Investment & Trade for the last 10 years.
Tube: Oxford Circus
Embassy of Spain
24 Belgrave Square SW1 8BZ

n Sat/Sun 9.30am-6.30pm. Half hourly tours, pre-book ONLY
by email on sara.mate@maec.es or 020 7201 5517. Closed
between 12.30pm and 3.30pm. Max 20 per tour. d T
Designed by Henry Kendall for Thomas Kemp MP, the
spendthrift founder of Kemp Town. Remodelled 1853.
Neo-Belgravian Wing 1991-93. Now the residence of the
Ambassador of Spain. Thomas Cubitt 1840. Entry: ground floor,
garden.
Tube: Victoria, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square; 148,73,211,414,452
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
2 Bessborough Gardens SW1V 2JE

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Southwark
78 St Jamess Street SW1A 1JB

n Sat 10am-2pm. Timed entry every half hour, pre-book ONLY
on 020 7024 0103. Last entry 1.30pm. Max 40 at one time.T d
Grand and monumental building with rich carvings and
spectacular decorated saloon at its heart. Conserved and
refurbished to replace 2 wings and provide new glazing to
atrium at junction of new and old sites. Grade II* listed. Sidney
Smirke & George Basevi 1844/Squire & Partners 2004. Entry:
Grade II* listed areas.
Tube: Green Park; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross, Victoria
Gap House
28D Monmouth Road W2 4UT

n Sun 10am-12pm. Half-hourly tours. Pre-book ONLY by email
on admin@pitmantozer.com. Max 10 per tour. A G
New family home with a minimal carbon footprint on a
very narrow site (8ft wide), once the side alley and garden
of adjacent house. Each room has good natural light whilst
fitting in between two listed buildings in conservation area.
Cost effective design methods achieved an eco friendly house.
RIBA Manser Medal Winner 2009. Pitman Tozer Architects 2007.
Tube: Bayswater, Queensway; 70,23,7,27,52
Geological Society of London
Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BG

n Sat 10am-5.30pm. First come basis. Hourly tours 10am to
4pm, register on arrival at reception. Max 20 per tour. T d
Part of the extension to Burlington House built to provide
accommodation for learned societies. Recent refurbishment
by Julian Harrap Architects in 2007. Banks & Barry 1873. Entry:
entrance hall, meeting room, galleried libraries, council room.
Tube: Green Park, Piccadilly Circus; Tube/Rail: Victoria;
9,14,19,22,38
Hallfield Primary School
Hallfield Estate W2 6JJ

n Sun 2pm-4.30pm. First come basis. School governors and
architects on hand. Last entry 4pm. A d
1950s masterpiece by the architect of the National Theatre.
Richly imaginative, with its sinuous shape defining a
precinct. The scale relates to a childs world with curved
corridors, dappled by light. Two new carefully-scaled
classroom buildings were added contributing to the intimate
atmosphere of pavilions and gardens at the centre of the site.
RIBA Award Winner 2006. Drake and Lasdun 1953-4/Caruso St
John 2006.
Tube: Bayswater, Queensway, Royal Oak; Tube/Rail: Paddington;
7,23,27,36,70
Handel House Museum
25 Brook Street (access via rear of building in Lancashire Court)

W1K 4HB
n Sat 10am-5.30pm/Sun 12pm-5.30pm. First come basis. Live

Baroque music. Trails for children and families. Last entry
5pm. No groups. D T B Q C
Home to the composer Handel 1723-59. Grade I listed (1723)
with refurbished Georgian interiors, 18C fine art and furniture.
Tube: Bond Street
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road SW1A 2HQ

n Sat 9am-5pm. Film of refurbishment of building. Last entry
4pm. D R T Q
Grade II* listed Government offices, Great George Street
constructed 1900-17 in two phases. Refurbishment completed
2002, now occupied by HM Treasury. John Brydon & Sir
Henry Tanner 1917/Foster + Partners 2002. Entry: reception,
auditorium, inner courtyard garden, drum.
Tube: Westminster, St Jamess Park; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross,
Victoria; 3,11,12,24,53
Holy Trinity Church
Prince Consort Road SW7 2BA

n Sun 1pm-5pm. First come basis. T d
Bodleys last realised design with bright lofty interior, fine
reredos, pulpit, chandeliers and stained glass. Grade I listed.
G F Bodley 1901-6.
Tube: South Kensington; 9,10,52,70,360
Home House
19, 20 & 21 Portman Square W1H 6LW

n Sun tours at 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, max 12 per tour. Pre-book
ONLY by email on openhouse@homehouse.co.uk,
confirmation sent by email. D T
Built in 1776 by Wyatt with very fine interiors by Adam. Was
the London base of the Countess of Home and is probably
the greatest surviving Georgian town house. James Wyatt &
Robert Adam 1776. Entry: drawing rooms.
Tube: Marble Arch; Tube/Rail: Paddington; 2,13,82,139,159
Hopkins Architects Office
27 Broadley Terrace NW1 6LG

n Sat 10am-1pm. First come basis. Last entry 12.45pm. Current
work on display. D T A
The practices main campus, expanded in 1993, now includes
two office buildings constructed using its own Patera system
The buildings are linked by a glass reception area and covered
walkway. Hopkins Architects 1982. Entry: north building,
courtyard.
Tube/Rail: Marylebone; 139,189, 205, 18, 27
Horse Guards
Whitehall SW1A 2AX

n Sat/Sun 10am-3.30pm. Half hourly tours. Duration 45 mins.
Approx waiting time 1 1/2 hrs. Last tour 3.30pm. Max 40 at
one time. B Q
Grade I listed beautifully-detailed Palladian composition at
the heart of Whitehall, for a hundred years HQ of the British
Army. Duke of Wellingtons office as it was c1842. William Kent
1745-55. Entry: Horse Guards Arch, south side.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 3,11,12,24,53
Isis Education Centre at The LookOut
Hyde Park (north of the Serpentine, south-west of Speakers

Corner) W2 2UH
n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. First come basis. Tours on the hour
12pm-3pm. Max 20 per tour. Nature-based childrens
activities. D T C A G E
Old meets new at this award-winning eco-friendly building.
Emulating the canopy of a tree, the green oak frame building
blends into its listed surroundings of Hyde Park. With many
sustainable features it sits proudly on top of a re-instated
Key. A Architect on site B Bookshop C Childrens activities d Partial access for people with disabilities D Full wheelchair
access E Engineer on site G Green|Features
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Methodist Central Hall Westminster
Victorian reservoir with an Edwardian Gatehouse at its

entrance. David Morley Architects 2012. Entry: grounds, main
building area.
www.supporttheroyalparks.org
Tube: Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner; Tube/Rail: Victoria,
Paddington; 10,137,148,16,2
Iyengar Yoga Institute, Maida Vale
223a Randolph Avenue W9 1NL

n Sun 10.30am-5pm. Max 6 at one time. d T
The first purpose-built yoga centre in Europe. Yogas philosophy
is translated into the crisp simplicity of the design, with light
pouring in through a grid of square lightwells in ceiling.Two
yoga studios with underfloor heating. Shiva Design 1994. Entry:
reception area, corridor, viewing of 2 studios.
Tube: Maida Vale, Kilburn Park; Rail: Kilburn; 16,31,98,316,328
Jimi Hendrix Flat at Handel House Museum
23 Brook Street (access via Handel House Museum at rear of

building in Lancashire Court) W1K 4HB
n Sat tours at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm,
4.30pm; Sun 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm. Pre-book ONLY on 020
7495 1685. NO ENTRY unless booking made. NB. Regret flat
is not wheelchair accessible, many flights of stairs. Max 16
per tour. T B
Rare opportunity to see the flat where Jimi Hendrix lived
between 1968 and 1969. Flat now offices with sympathetic
renovation and original features.
Tube: Bond Street; all buses to Oxford Street
Kings College Chapel, London
Strand WC2R 2LS

n Sat/Sun 1pm-4pm. N D T
The Strand Chapel has recently been restored including the
replacement of the windows with figurative stained glass.
George Gilbert Scott 1864. Entry: quadrangle, main entrance
hall & stairs, chapel.
Tube: Temple; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross, Waterloo; 168,171,15,11,26
Lancaster House
Stable Yard (enter via Cleveland Row) SW1A 1BB

n Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Half-hourly tours, pre-book ONLY on
https://www.eventsforce.net/lancasterhouse. Duration
30 mins. Max 20 per tour. T
Extravagant private palace originally built for the Duke of York,
with magnificent central hall and staircase. Benjamin Wyatt
1825-9. Entry: main rooms on ground & 1st floor. NB. no interior
photography or pushchairs.
Tube: Green Park; Tube/Rail: Victoria, Charing Cross; 9,14,19,22,38
Storeys Gate SW1H 9NH

n Sun 1.30pm-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Organ
recital and historical footage. N D R T B
A masterpiece of Edwardian neo-baroque architecture
opposite Westminster Abbey. Great Hall was the venue for
the Inaugural General Assembly of the United Nations in
1946. Lanchester & Rickards 1906-1912. Entry: Great Hall, roof
balcony, dome, caf.
Tube: St Jamess Park, Westminster; Tube/Rail: Victoria,
Waterloo; 11,24,88,159,87,453,148
New West End Synagogue
St Petersburgh Place W2 4JT

n Sun 10am-2pm. Regular tours. d N T
Magnificent Grade I listed high Victorian synagogue, Audsleys
masterpiece building. Includes metalwork, stained glass and
a mosaic by Audsley; stained glass by NHJ Westlake. Further
enrichment 1894/5 included ornate lighting believed to have
been designed by George Aitchison. George Ashdown Audsley
1877-79.
Tube: Queensway, Bayswater, Notting Hill Gate; Tube/Rail:
Paddington; 12,15,36,70,94
One Great George Street Institution of Civil Engineers

One Great George Street SW1P 3AA
Friday 20th Sept tours at 3pm and 4pm, pre-book ONLY on
www.ice.org.uk/london. Duration 1 hour. Max 30 per tour. D
RT E
Grade II* listed HQ building of the worlds premier engineering
institution, the first of its kind. Fine example of Edwardian
architecture. James Miller 1913. Entry: reception rooms, Great Hall.
Tube: Westminster, St Jamess Park; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross;
3,11,12,24,53,77A,88,91,139,159
Oriental Club
11 Stratford Place W1C 1ES

n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY by email
on events@orientalclub.org.uk.
Grade 1 listed Stratford House, designed by Richard Edwin
and built by Edward Stratford 1770-1776. Forms centrepiece
of noble Robert Adam Design and home to Oriental Club
founded by Major-General Sir John Malcolm and Duke of
Wellington since 1962. Entry: drawing room, small drawing
room, smoking room, library, dining room.
www.orientalclub.org.uk
Tube: Bond Street; Tube/Rail: Marylebone
Linnean Society of London
Our Lady of the Assumption & Pegasus Recital
Marlborough House
Parliament Square
Warwick Street W1B 5LR

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 1pm-5pm. Last entry 4pm N
Church with modest brick front, almost domestic in character.
Internally is semi-circular Eastern apse with coloured marble,
gallery with iron/wood-clad columns. Joseph Bonomi 1790.
Tube: Piccadilly Circus; Oxford Circus; 38,19,22,12,94
Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BF

n Sat 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. d
Part of the extension to Burlington House to provide
accommodation for learned societies. Banks & Barry 1873.
Entry: meeting room,double cube library, entrance hall.
Tube: Piccadilly, Green Park; 9,14,19,22,38
Pall Mall SW1Y 5HX
n Sat 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 150 at one time. d R T
Originally home of the Dukes of Marlborough, and later of
Edward VII and Queen Mary. Now HQ of the Commonwealth
Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation. Sir Christopher
Wren 1709-11 & Sir James Pennethorne 1861-3. Entry: all fine
rooms on ground floor.
Tube: St Jamess Park, Green Park, Piccadilly; Tube/Rail: Victoria,
Charing Cross; 23,12,9,15,159
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Westminster
Two Temple Place
Meet: outside House of Commons (Cromwell Green entrance)

SW1A 0AA
n Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Regular tours. Max 25 per tour. N
Inscribed on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites,
Parliament Square encompasses the heart of UK life with
church, Government, Justice and Treasury all represented.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Waterloo, Victoria; 12,24,53,87,159
Peabody Avenue Housing
Peabody Avenue SW1V 4AT

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. D T
Victorian social housing estate with striking 200m long

avenue. Designated Conservation area. 55 new flats created
with landscaping and community facility. New design seeks to
draw on the scale and material texture of the historic estate.
Haworth Tompkins 2012. Entry: community centre, external
areas, no entry to flats.
Tube: Victoria, Sloane Square, Pimlico; 360,C10,24,44,452
Portcullis House
Victoria Embankment SW1A 0AA

n Sat 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 300 at one time. D R
TQA
Portcullis House contrasts its imposing faade with a
generous light-filled courtyard covered by a glass roof at
second level and surrounded by a 2-storey cloister. Extensive
collection of parliamentary portraiture from Gilray to Scarfe.
RIBA Award Winner. Michael Hopkins and Partners 2001.
Entry: ground floor courtyard and 1st floor.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 3,11,12,24,53,87,88
Reform Club
104 Pall Mall SW1Y 5EW

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 10am-3pm. Pre-book ONLY by email
on generaloffice@reformclub.com. NB. Regret no children
under 12 admitted. Max 15 per tour.
Built as a Whig gentlemans club and inspired by Italian
Renaissance palaces. Lobby leads to an enclosed colonnaded
courtyard with complementary glazed roof and tessellated
floor. Tunnelled staircase leads to upper floor. Sir Charles Barry
1841. Entry: ground & 1st floor principal public rooms.
Tube: Piccadilly Circus; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross
RIBA
66 Portland Place W1B 1AD

n Sat 10am-2pm. Tours at 11am & 12.30pm, including areas
not normally open to the public. Childrens activity sheet.
Max 20 per tour. R T B C
Fine example of Grade II* listed 1930s architecture with many
original features and fittings. Grey Wornum 1932-4. Entry:
Council chamber, Aston Webb room, Jarvis hall, Lutyens room
and all public areas.
Tube: Great Portland Street, Oxford Circus, Regents Park;
88,C2,453
Roman Bath
5 Strand Lane (off Surrey Street) WC2R 2NA

necessary. Last entry 4.30pm.
A plunge bath, popularly known as the Roman bath, originally
a 17C feeder cistern for a grotto-fountain at the old Somerset
House.The brick-lined, spring-fed pool is located in a vault
below a 19C building. Literary associations with Dickens, whose

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Royal Courts of Justice
character David Copperfield takes regular plunges there.

Tube: Temple; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 4,9,15,91,168
Romanian Cultural Institute
1 Belgrave Square SW1X 8PH

n Sat/Sun 11am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. d N T
Situated in one of the grandest and largest 19C squares in
London, 1 Belgrave Square was acquired by Romania in 1936
and is now home to the Romanian Cultural Institute. Thomas
Cubitt 1828. Entry: ground and first floors.
Tube/Rail: Victoria; Tube: Hyde Park Corner; C2,2,9,14,82,137
Royal Academy of Arts
Piccadilly W1J 0BD

n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm. Talks, tours, family activities (including
drawing in the historic RA Schools Life Room) over the
weekend. N D R T B C
1660s town-palace, remodelled in Palladian style by Colen
Campbell and William Kent for Lord Burlington. Fine Rooms
and stair reconfigured early 19C by Samuel Ware. RAs arrival in
1867: Main Galleries by Sidney Smirke RA and also RA Schools
Cast Corridor and studios, the latter added to by Norman
Shaw RA. The Sackler Wing of Galleries, with glass stair and
lift, by Foster + Partners opened in 1991. The Keepers House,
to the east, newly transformed by Long & Kentish. Burlington
Gardens (186770) by James Pennethorne, RAs new venue for
expanded programme of art and architecture. Masterplan by
David Chipperfield Architects to unify whole site. Entry: Royal
Academy Schools, The John Madejski Fine Rooms, Burlington
Gardens and all public areas.
Tube: Green Park, Piccadilly; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 9,14,19,22,38
Royal Academy of Music
Marylebone Road NW1 5HT

n Sun tours at 10.30am & 12.30pm. First come basis. Duration
approx 1hr 45mins. Max 25 per tour. d N T G P
A mix of historical Grade I and II listed buildings by John Nash
and Ernest George alongside innovative developments. The
site has been extended over the past 9 decades, most recently
the museum and concert hall (2001) and void practice rooms
(2010) both by John McAslan + Partners, the latter with a
no-maintenance bronze roof. Entry: museum, Dukes Hall,
museum (including student demonstrations of historic
keyboards) and the void.
Tube: Baker Street; Tube/Rail: Marylebone; 27,30,205,453,74
Royal Astronomical Society
Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BQ

n Sun tours at 10am, 11.30am, 2pm, 3.30pm, pre-book ONLY
by email on ejd@ras.org.uk or 020 7734 4582 ext 204. Tours
include Societys library. Max 25 per tour. T d
Part of the extension to Burlington House to provide
accommodation for learned societies, the home of the Royal
Astronomical Society since 1874 with recent refurbishment.
Banks & Barry 1874/Peregrine Bryant Associates 2007.
Tube: Piccadilly, Green Park; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 9,14,19,22,38
Royal College of Surgeons of England
35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields WC2A 3PE

n Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. Special archives display in
library. Last entry 4.30pm. N D T B
Portico, entrance hall, grand staircase and library are surviving
parts of Barrys building of 1837. Portico includes columns from
George Dances first college building of 1813. Rest rebuilt by
Alner Hall in 1950s and 60s after war damage. Sir Charles Barry
1836/Nicholas Hare Architects (refurb) 2005. Entry: museum,
library, state rooms.
Tube: Holborn; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross, Kings Cross; 168,8,15,23
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Southwark
Strand WC2A 2LL

n Sat 10am-4pm. Activities and displays until 3.30pm, doors
close promptly at 4pm. NB. Any knives brought in will be
confiscated. d N R T C
Streets masterpiece and one of Victorian Londons great
public buildings. 13C Gothic given a Victorian interpretation.
G E Street 1874-82. Entry: main hall, selected courts, cells and
areas of interest.
Tube: Temple, Holborn, Chancery Lane; Tube/Rail: Waterloo,
Charing Cross; 4,11,15,23,26
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
1 Kensington Gore (Exhibition Road entrance) SW7 2AR

n Sat 10am-5pm. Pavilion exhibition, Stanfords travel
bookshop, self-guided tours. R T B P d
Originally a private home in R Norman Shaws Queen Anne
style, with later additions for the Society. Richard Norman
Shaw 1874/Kennedy and Nightingale 1930/Studio Downie
2001-4. Entry: pavilion, bookshop, Ondaatje Theatre, Council
room, Map room, education centre, Lowther room, Members
Room, terrace and garden.
Tube: South Kensington; Tube/Rail: Paddington; 9,10,52,452
Royal Society of Chemistry
Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BA

n Sat 10am-4pm. Last entry 3.45pm. D T
Part of the quadrangle building extension to Burlington
House, purpose built for the learned societies. Rooms recently
restored in conjunction with English Heritage. Banks & Barry
1873. Entry: reception, ground floor rooms, council chamber,
meeting room, library.
www.chemistrycentre.org
Tube: Green Park, Piccadilly Circus; Rail: Victoria; 9,14,22,19,38
Rudolf Steiner House
35 Park Road NW1 6XT

n Sun 2pm-5pm. Tours every 15 mins. Last entry 4.30pm. N D R
TBGP
Unique example of Expressionist architecture in London with
sculptural staircase based on organic plant forms. Grade II
listed. New caf area and renovations in 2008. Montague
Wheeler 1926-37/Nic Pople 2008. Entry: all areas except offices.
Tube: Baker Street; Tube/Rail: Marylebone; 2,13,18,27,30,82,274
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Kensington Gardens W2 3XA

n Sat/Sun 10am-6pm. N D R T B C
Delicate, latticed structure of 20mm steel poles with a
lightweight and semi-transparent appearance that bends
into the landscape and against the classical backdrop of the
gallery. Sou Fujimoto 2013.
Tube: Lancaster Gate; 9,10,52,94,148
Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BE

n Sat 12pm-4.30pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Max
20 per tour. T
Part of New Burlington House, purpose built in 1875 for
learned societies. Imposing top-lit library with double galleries
and marbled columns. Ground floor now authentically
restored. Banks & Barry 1875. Entry: main stairs, library, meeting
room, council room.
Tube: Piccadilly Circus, Green Park; Tube/Rail: Victoria;
9,14,19,22,38
St Annes Tower
St Annes Churchyard,Wardour Street W1D 6AF

n Sat 10am-5pm. Regular tours, first come basis. Historians
on site, museum display with video. Last entry 4.30pm.

Max 25 at one time. d R T
Extraordinary brick, stone and copper Grade II listed church
tower with bulbous lead spire. Clock by Gillett and Johnston
1884. S P Cockerell 1803. Entry: tower, clockroom, church,
community centre.
Tube: Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square; Tube/Rail: Charing
Cross; 14,19,38,24
St Barnabas Church
St Barnabas Street SW1W 8PF

n Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 2pm-5pm. Regular tours, first come
basis. Last entry 4.45pm. d N R T
Church in Early English style, full of Pre-Raphaelite decoration.
Important works by Bodley, Comper and Cundy and windows
by Kempe and Tower. First Oxford Movement church. Recently
restored 10 bell peal. Thomas Cundy 1850. Entry: church, crypt.
Tube: Sloane Square; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 11,211,170,C10
St James Theatre
12 Palace Street SW1E 5JA

n Sun 10am-5pm. 12noon-2pm architect-led tours, first come
basis. Talks by artistic directors. Access and touch tour at
12noon. N D R T A
First newly built commercial theatre complex in London for 30
years. On the site of the old Westminster theatre. Includes a
312 seat theatre and a flat floored cabaret/music venue with a
capacity of 120 people. Foster Wilson Architects 2012.
Tube/Rail: Victoria; 16,38,52,73,82,42,148
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square WC2N 4JJ

n Sat 10am-4pm. Tours of the church and crypt and bellringing demonstrations 10.30am-3pm, pre-book ONLY on
020 7766 1100, otherwise general access. Max 25 on tours.
N D RT B G
One of Britains finest churches, built in the Italian Baroque
tradition and which has undergone a recent 36m renewal
programme. RIBA Award Winner 2009. Civic Trust Award
Winner 2010. James Gibbs 1726/Eric Parry Architects
(modernisation) 2008. Entry: church, crypt, lower crypt, foyer.
Tube: Leicester Square; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 11,24,29,87,91
The British Academy
10-11 Carlton House Terrace SW1Y 5AH

n Sat 10am-5pm. Hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour
4pm. Max 15 per tour. D R T
Grade I listed Nash-designed terraced houses described as
one of Londons finest Georgian treasures. Interiors in No.10
by Bonomi later altered by Billery and Blow in 1905-07; No.11
interiors by Pennethorne, Nashs pupil. The British Academy,
the UKs national body for the promotion of the humanities
and social sciences moved to the building in 1998. 2010
refurbishment includes state of the art auditorium. John Nash
1833/Feilden & Mawson 2010. Entry: ground and first floor
rooms.
Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; Tube: Piccadilly Circus; 11,24,29,87,91
The British Library of Political and Economic Science

(LSE Library)
10 Portugal Street WC2A 2HD

n Sun 12pm-4pm. Half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last
entry 3.30pm.
Preserving the Grade II listed 1916 exterior, a 30m interior
transformation and lozenge-shaped footbridge were
completed in 2001. Houses the worlds largest library
specialising in social and political science. Foster + Partners
2001. Entry: lower ground floor to 3rd floor.
Tube: Holborn, Temple; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 1,59,68,91,168
Key. A Architect on site B Bookshop C Childrens activities d Partial access for people with disabilities D Full wheelchair
access E Engineer on site G Green|Features
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The College of Optometrists
42 Craven Street WC2N 5NG

n Sun 1pm-5pm. Last entry 4.45pm. Max 20 at one time. T B d
HQ of professional and examining body for UK optometrists
occupying two terraced houses, no. 41 (Flitcroft c1730 with
later additions) and no. 42 (rebuilt by Tarmac plc, c1989). Henry
Flitcroft c1730. Entry: Council room, Panelled room, Sutcliffe
room, Print room, Giles room, Library.
Tube: Embankment; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 3,6,11,12,24
The House of St Barnabas
1 Greek Street, Soho Square W1D 4NQ

n Sun 11am-5pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis. Last tour
4pm. Max 25 per tour, max 100 at one time.
Sohos grandest Grade I listed Georgian townhouse. Fine
Roccoco plasterwork commissioned 1754. Victorian Oxford
Movement Chapel built 1862 by Joseph Clarke. Owned by
charity supporting the homeless back into the workplace.
Joseph Pearce 1746. Entry: house, private members club, chapel,
gardens.
Tube: Tottenham Court Road, Leicester Square; Tube/Rail:
Charing Cross; 14,19,24,29,38,176
The Hub Regents Park Sports Pavilion
Regents Park, Outer Circle NW1 5HA

n Sat/Sun 9am-5pm. D R T G E
A delicate glass and steel circular tea room and terrace with
360 degree views of the park. Beneath the tea room are
the clustered changing and multi-function spaces that are
covered by a gently sloping grass mound. Highly sustainable
design. David Morley Architects 2005.
Tube: Regents Park; Tube/Rail: Euston, Marylebone; 2,13,18,27,30
The London Library
14 St Jamess Square SW1Y 4LG

n Sat 10am-4pm. Hourly tours. Pre-book ONLY on 020 7766
4704. Last tour 4pm. Max 20 per tour. T
The worlds largest independent lending library housing 1
million books in atmospheric Victorian cast-iron bookstacks.
Elegant reading room that has been home to generations of
literary London. A labyrinth of disparate buildings recently
remodelled and includes an award-winning lightwell over a
newly created reading room. James Osborne Smith 1896-8/
Haworth Tompkins 2010. Entry: bookstacks, reading room, art
room, main hall. NB. Many stairs.
Tube: Piccadilly Circus, Green Park; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross;
9,14,19,22,38
The Photographers Gallery
16-18 Ramillies Street,W1F 7LW

n Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 11.30am-6pm. Sat tours at 11am, 3pm,
first come basis. Last entry 5.30pm. Max 25 per tour. N R T B d
Elegantly redeveloped Edwardian red-brick warehouse, linked
to a steel-framed extension through external sleeve of black
render, terrazzo and Angelim Pedra wood. ODonnell and
Tuomey 2012.
Tube: Oxford Circus; 159,3,12,73
The Pumphouse, Pimlico District Heating Undertaking

The Pumphouse, Churchill Gardens Road SW1V 3JF
entry 4.30pm. Min 8 per tour. Max 25 at one time. d R T G P
Churchill Garden Estate used waste heat from Battersea
Power Station. The Pumphouse still provides low carbon
heating to Pimlico from combined heat and power engines
and has the UKs largest thermal store. Powell and Moya 1950.
www.cwh.org.uk
Tube: Pimlico; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 24,36,137,360,C10
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The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace SW1Y 5AG

n Sat 10am-7pm/Sun 11am-4pm. Tours every 20 mins, first
come basis. Max 15 per tour. Special exhibition:Fossils: The
Evolution of an Idea. D R T
Grade I listed Nash-designed town houses, refurbished in
the 1890s before conversion into the German Embassy. 2004
refurbishment provided additional facilities for the home
of the UKs national science academy. Nash/Speer/William
Holford & Partners/Burrell Foley Fischer 1828/2004.
Entry: lecture theatres, reception rooms, library.
Tube: Piccadilly Circus; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 29,91,24,9,6,13
The UK Supreme Court (formerly the Middlesex

Guildhall)
Parliament Square SW1P 3BD

n Sat/Sun 10am-4.30pm. Last entry 4.30pm. N D R T C
Sensitive refurbishment of this neo-gothic Grade II* listed
building enhances the historic fabric. The light wells were
cleared bringing light back into the building, improved
orientation, and greatly enhanced the appearance of original
features such as stained glass windows, wood panelling and
ornate ceilings. J S Gibson 1913/Feilden + Mawson 2009. Entry:
courts, library, reception area, lobbies, exhibition, caf.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 11,24,29,88,159
Two Temple Place
2 Temple Place WC2R 3BD

n Sun 11am-4.30pm. Regular tours, pre-book ONLY by email
on tours@twotempleplace.org. Max 30 per tour. D T
Finished in 1895 for the first Viscount Astor,William Waldorf
Astor, to the elaborate architectural specifications of
John Loughborough Pearson and sits on reclaimed land
overlooking the River Thames. The house embodies much of
the outstanding workmanship and architecture of the late
Victorian period. J L Pearson 1895. Entry: main part of house.
Tube: Temple; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross, Waterloo; 6,9,13,87,139
Westminsters historic records. Opportunity to visit the

conservation studio and strongrooms. Tim Drewitt 1995.
Tube: St Jamess Park; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 11,24,88,211,148
Westminster Hall
House of Commons (Cromwell Green entrance) SW1A 0AA

n Sun 10am-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 300 at one time. D
RT Q
One of the finest and largest Medieval halls in Europe with a
magnificent hammerbeam ceiling. Work began in 1097. The
architect for the 14C rebuilding was Henry Yevele, with Hugh
Herland who designed the roof.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 11,77A,12,53,24,109,159
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street W1U 2BP

n Sat 11am-3pm. Music from the stage and the chance to
explore backstage. Sat 12.15pm, 1.15pm & 2.15pm musical
detective trail and workshop for children and families. Last
entry 2.30pm. R T C
Refurbished in 2004, sumptuous auditorium with famous
Art Nouveau mural. Thomas E Collcutt 1901. Entry: auditorium,
Bechstein room, Green Room, backstage.
Tube: Bond Street, Oxford Circus
WALKS/TOURS
Architectural Highlights of Paddington
n Meet: Sat at 11am, 2pm outside Hammersmith and City

tube on canalside, Paddington W2 1FT. Pre-book ONLY on
020 3145 1200. Max 50 per tour.
A walking tour of Paddingtons architectural highlights
including both historical and major new developments and
landmarks by some of Britains most notable architects.
Tube/Rail: Paddington; 23,15,36,27,436
City of Sculpture Tour
n Meet: Sat 11am, 2.30pm Cavendish Square Gardens, North Side

W1G 0PR. First come basis. Duration 1 hr. Max 25 per walk.
Taking in 4 squares and looking at temporary sculptural
309 Regent Street W1B 2UW
installations participating in Westminsters City of Sculpture
n Sat 10am-4pm. Tours on the hour, first come basis. Last tour programme, as well as permanent sculptures by Epstein,
3pm. Max 25 per tour. d T
Hepworth and Moore. With Westminster City Council and
Educational establishment since 1838 when it opened as the
some participating artists.
Royal Polytechnic Institution. It had one of Londons first public Tube: Oxford Circus; Rail: Marylebone; 23,25,73,159,453
swimming pools and hosted the premiere of the Lumire
Do the West End Walk with Atkins
brothers first moving film in 1896. Oak-panelled Fyvie Hall
n Meet: Sat 11am at Caff Nero, 48 Oxford Street W1D 1BF
features paintings by Delmar Banner and the Old Cinema is
home to a Compton organ that gave sound to silent pictures. Walking tour with landscape architects, pre-book ONLY on
neil.manthorpe@atkinsglobal.com. Duration 2 hours.
George Mitchell 1911.
A walking tour exploring the West Ends landscape and public
Tube: Oxford Circus; 3,12,88,453,C2
realm from Oxford Circus through to the NLA via Regent
Westminster Academy
Street, Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden.
255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ
Tube: Oxford Circus; 3,6,7,8,10,12
n Sat 10am-2pm. Half-hourly architect-led tours, first come
Leicester Square
basis. Max 20 per tour. Last entry 1.30pm. D T A G
n Meet: Sat/Sun 11am at Leicester Square Gardens WC2H
A colourful, dynamic academy for 1175 students including a
7NA. Duration 1 hour. Pre-book ONLY on 020 7253 0808 or
dramatic glazed atrium, integrated supergraphics, separate
mburns@burnsnice.com. Max 25 per tour. A
sports hall and extensive landscaped playground. Since the
building opened in 2007, results have increased from 17% A*-C The new design is based on the creation of a coherent city block
including English and Maths to 75% in 2012. Many sustainable and includes intrinsic landscape qualities of a London square
with contemporary and unique design features found nowhere
features. Ofsted outstanding 2013. BSCE Award Inspiring
Design: Secondary School. Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 2007. else in the UK.With landscape architects Burns + Nice.
Tube: Warwick Avenue, Royal Oak; Tube/Rail: Paddington; 18,36 Tube: Leicester Square; Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 24,12,38,29,176
University of Westminster
Westminster Archives Centre
10 St Anns Street SW1P 2DE

n Sat 11am-5pm. Hourly tours. Last tour 4pm. Max 15 per tour.
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Listed here are special events, and
buildings by type.The website search
facility at openhouselondon.org.uk/
london enables you to use different
criteria such as location, architect and
period, and pull out additional special
activities taking place.
Architectural Practice
Allies and Morrison Studio p60

Cullinan Studio p45
Foster + Partners Studio p68
Gustafson Porter Studios p23
Hopkins Architects Office p71
Levitt Bernstein Office p36
Pollard Thomas Edwards architects p46
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners p39
Shepheard Epstein Hunter Offices p24
Suburban studio p32
Middlesex Guildhall) p74

Toynbee Hall p66
Walthamstow Town Hall p67
Club
Caledonian Club p70

Eltham Lodge p33
Home House p71
Hurlingham Club p39
Oriental Club p72
Pushkin House p24
Reform Club p72
Community/Cultural
Aveling Centre/Cafe at Lloyds Park p67

BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) p68
Barbican Centre p26
Barking Riverside - Buzzards Mouth and
Rivergate p18
Carnival Village at the Yaa Centre p70
City of London Information Centre p27
Conway Hall p23
Craig Park Youth Centre p32
Art in the public realm
Darwin Court Resource Centre p60
Bethnal Green Memorial p64
Fairkytes p42
Canary Wharf Public Art Tour p66
Four Corners p64
City of Sculpture Tour p74
Grassroots p55
Gants Hill Public Art (Childrens Sculpture Greenwich Heritage Centre p33
Beacon) p57
Grenville Plug-in Allotment Garden p45
Sculpture in the City 2013 p29
Grove Gardens Chapel p58
Idea Store,Whitechapel - In.Vi.Te @ The
Art Studio
Gallery p64
Blechynden Studios p47
Ilford War Memorial Hall p57
Colet House p39
Institut francais du Royaume-Uni p47
Connearn Studio p52
Jerwood Space p61
Hackney Wick and Fish Island p36
Kentish Town Community Centre p23
Lewisham Arthouse/Deptford Library p52 Kingsley Hall p64
Palace Wharf p39
Kingswood House p61
Rooftop @ Emigre Studios p36
Limehouse Town Hall p64
South Kilburn Studios p21
London Buddhist Centre p64
Studionorth p46
Mildmay Community Centre p46
Waddington Studios p38
Myplace Centre p42
New Heart for Bow Project at St Pauls
Cemetery
Old Ford p65
Brompton Cemetery Chapel, Colonnades
ORTUS Learning and Events Centre p61
and Memorials p47
Oxford House in Bethnal Green p65
Devonport Mausoleum p33
Platform p46
Nunhead Cemetery p61
Providence Row Arts and Activity Building
Sir Richard Burtons Mausoleum p59
at the Dellow Day Centre p65
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park p66
Romanian Cultural Institute p73
West Norwood Cemetery & Greek
Severndroog Castle p34
Chapel p51
Siobhan Davies Studios p62
Cinema
Sporting Club Thamesmead p20
St Andrews Church and Star Community
BFI IMAX p49
Centre p39
Muswell Hill Odeon p40
St Matthias Old Church - Community
Phoenix Cinema p19
Centre p65
Stratford Picture House p56
Sundial Centre p65
Civic
Swiss Church London p25
Thames Chase Forest Centre p42
Brent Civic Centre p21
The Clockworks p51
Chiswick Town Hall p44
The Crystal - Siemens Sustainability
City Hall p60
Centre p56
Ealing Town Hall, Council Chamber and
The Floating Cinema p66
Mayors Office p31
The Hub p56
Finsbury Town Hall p45
The Ismaili Centre p48
Guildhall p27
The Link,Thamesmead p20
Hackney Town Hall p36
The Old Mortuary p62
Havering Town Hall p42
The Old Town Hall, Richmond p59
Lambeth Town Hall p50
The Sutton Life Centre p63
Langtons House p42
The Swedenborg Society p25
Morden Park House p54
The Tin Tabernacle / Cambridge Hall p21
Redbridge Town Hall, Council Chamber
TNG Wells Park Youth Venue p53
p57
Village Underground p38
Stoke Newington Town Hall p37
Wild Kingdom p56
Taberner House p30
The Old Town Hall Stratford p56
Education
The UK Supreme Court (formerly the
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Open House
BuildingLondon
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Exemplar
43-46 Gordon Square (Birkbeck School

of Arts) p22
Adobe Village Hounslow Heath Infant
and Nursery School p44
All Souls Church of England Primary
School p70
Bancrofts School p57
Bonus Pastor Catholic College p52
Bower House p42
Brandlehow Primary School p68
Brookhill Childrens Centre p33
Brunel University:The Eastern Gateway
Building p43
Bygrove Primary School p64
Capital City Academy p21
Cardinal Pole Catholic School p35
Castle Green p18
CEME (Centre for Engineering and
Manufacturing Excellence) p42
Chelsea Academy p47
City of London School p27
City of Westminster College p70
Clapham Manor Primary School p49
Clapton Girls Academy p35
Crown Woods College p20
Dagenham Park Church of England
School p18
Dormers Wells High School p31
Dreadnought Library p33
Emanuel School p68
Graduate Centre - London Metropolitan
University p45
Greenside Primary School p39
Growing Communities Eco Classroom
p36
Haberdashers Askes Crayford Academy
p20
Haggerston School p36
Hallfield Primary School p71
Harmony Childrens Centre p21
Hayes Primary School p30
Highbury Grove & Samuel Rhodes
School p45
Hollymount School p54
Hylands Primary School p42
Isis Education Centre at The LookOut p71
Julians Primary School p50
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and
Childrens Centre p45
Kelmscott School p67
Kings College Chapel, London p72
Kings College London,The Maughan
Library p27
Kings Cross Construction Skills Centre
p23
Kneller Hall p58
Latymer Upper School: Science/Library
Building p39
London School of Economics p24
London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine p24
London Southbank University p61
Lowther Primary School & Childrens
Centre p58
LSBU Student Centre p61
Middlesex University - Hendon Campus
p19
Morley College p50
Mossbourne Community Academy p36
Mulberry School for Girls p64
Notting Hill & Ealing High School p31
Old Royal Naval College - King Charles
Court p33
Old Royal Naval College - King William
Court p33
Old Royal Naval College - Queen Anne
Court p33
Old Royal Naval College - Queen Mary
Court p33
Phoenix School p65
Prendergast Vale College p52
Queen Mary College, Cell and Molecular
Science, Blizard Building p65
Queen Mary College: Mile End Campus
p65
Ravensbourne p34
Richmond The American International
University in London p59
Rose Bruford College p20
Royal Academy of Music p73
Royal College of Art Dyson Building p69
Royal Liberty School (formerly Hare
Hall) p42
Self-built Straw Bale Building, Hackney
City Farm p37
p30
St John and St James CE Primary School
p32
St Lukes C of E School and Church p24
St Mary Magdalene CE School p34
St Marylebone CE School Performing Arts
Centre p73
Technical Skills Academy p18
The Bridge Academy, Hackney p37
The British Library of Political and
Economic Science (LSE Library) p73
The Childrens Garden Early Years Centre
p56
The Croft Centre p59
The Dalston Eastern Curve Garden p37
The Livity School p51
The Urswick School p38
The View: Epping Forest Visitor Centre
p67
The Villa School & Nursery p62
Tidemill Academy and Deptford Lounge
p53
Townley Grammar School p20
Tunnelling and Underground
Construction Academy p57
UCL (University College London) p25
University of Westminster p74
West Thames College (Spring Grove
House) p44
West Thames College: New Campus p44
Westminster Academy p74
White Lodge p59
William Booth College p62
Woodford County High School for Girls
p57
Dilston Grove p60

Furtherfield Gallery p40
Golden Lane Estate on film p29
Guildhall Art Gallery p27
Peckham Space p61
Pump House Gallery p68
Roca London Gallery p39
Royal Academy of Arts p73
Saatchi Gallery p48
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion p73
The Photographers Gallery p74
Whitechapel Gallery p66
William Morris Gallery p67
Government Art Collection
10 Downing Street p70

26 Whitehall and Admiralty House p70
Custom House p27
Dover House, Office of the Secretary of
State for Scotland p70
Foreign & Commonwealth Office p71
Government Art Collection p23
HM Treasury p71
Horse Guards p71
Lancaster House p72
Marlborough House p72
Portcullis House p72
Westminster Hall p74
Health
Akerman p49
British Medical Association House p22
Finsbury Health Centre p45
Iyengar Yoga Institute, Maida Vale p71
Kentish Town Health Centre p23
Maggies Centre p39
North London Hospice p32
Richard Desmond Childrens Eye Centre at
Moorfields Eye Hospital p46
Royal Hospital Chelsea p48
Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health and
Wellbeing Centre p55
St Josephs Hospice p37
UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre p25
Historical House
18 Stafford Terrace - The Sambourne

Family Home p47
2 Willow Road p22
Banqueting House p70
Barts Hospital Great Hall p26
Benjamin Franklin House p70
Boston Manor House p44
Brockwell Hall p49
Burgh House p22
Carshalton Water Tower and Historic
Gardens p63
Embassy/High Commission
Charlton House p33
Argentine Ambassadors Residence p70
Clissold House p36
Embassy of Belgium p71
Danson House p20
Embassy of Spain p71
Eastbury Manor House p18
Embassy of the Czech Republic and
Emery Walkers House p39
Embassy of the Slovak Republic p47
Fenton House p23
Embassy of the Kingdom of The
Forty Hall & Estate p32
Netherlands p47
Fulham Palace p39
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania p71
Garricks Temple to Shakespeare p58
Entertainment
Hall Place p20
Ham House and Garden p58
Boundary p64
Gala Bingo Hall (former Granada Cinema) Hampton Court Palace - Apartment
39 p58
p68
The Capitol (formerly Forest Hill Cinema) Handel House Museum p71
Hogarths House p44
p53
Honeywood p63
Tudor Barn and Gardens p34
Jimi Hendrix Flat at Handel House
Gallery
Museum p72
Beaconsfield p49
JMW Turners House, Sandycombe
CGP London Cafe Gallery p60
Lodge p58
Leighton House p47

Lindsey House p48
Little Holland House p63
Manor House Gardens Ice House p52
Mansion House p28
Morden Hall Park, Stable Yard p54
Nonsuch Mansion p63
Oak Room, New River Head p46
Old Royal Naval College - Admirals
House p33
Old Royal Naval College - Painted Hall,
Chapel, Discover Greenwich p33
Orleans House Gallery, Octagon Room
and New Arts Education Centre p58
Osterley Park House p44
Pitzhanger Manor House p31
Popes Grotto and Radnor House
School p58
Queen Elizabeths Hunting Lodge p67
Queens House: Royal Museums
Greenwich p33
Red House p20
Restored Historic Almshouse at the
Geffrye Museum p36
Roehampton University - Parkstead
House,Whitelands College p68
Russettings p63
Sir John Soanes Museum No.14
Lincolns Inn Fields p24
Strawberry Hill House p59
Sutton House,The National Trust p37
Swakeleys House p43
The House of St Barnabas p73
The Temple p57
The White House p31
Trinity Hospital p34
Valentines Mansion p57
Whitehall p63
Whitgift Almshouses p30
William Morris Society - Kelmscott
House p39
Wrotham Park p19
York House p59
Hotel/Hostel
Friendship House (LHA) p61

H10 London Waterloo p49
Spring Gardens p53
The Bloomsbury Hotel p25
Town Hall Hotel & Apartments p66
Housing
Brentham Garden Suburb p31

Cressingham Gardens p49
East Village p55
Geoffrey Road Housing p52
Mazarin House p57
Peabody Housing,Three Colts Lane p65
Industrial
Abbey Mills Pumping Station p55

Brixton Windmill p49
Brunel Museum p60
Bunhill Heat and Power Energy Centre
p45
Closed Loop Recycling p18
House Mill p55
Kempton Great Engines Trust p44
King George V Pumping Station p32
Kirkaldy Testing Works p61
Lee Tunnel & Beckton Sludge Power
Generator p55
Londons Engineering Heritage: ICE
boat tours p51
Markfield Beam Engine and House p40
Old Ford Waste Water Recycling Facility
p55
Richmond Lock Building (Surrey Side)

p58
Royal Small Arms Factory p32
SELCHP Energy Recovery Facility p53
Shirley Windmill p30
Southwark Integrated Waste
Management Facility p62
Thames Barrier & Information Centre
p34
The Pumphouse, Pimlico District
Heating Undertaking p74
Tower Bridge Exhibition p66
Trinity Buoy Wharf/Container City p66
Upminster Windmill p42
Victorian Waterpoint p25
Wimbledon Windmill p54
Infrastructure/engineering
Blackwall Tunnel Northbound

Refurbishment p64
The changing face of the tidal Thames:
Thames Estuary Partnership & ICE
walk p20
Institution/Profession
Bank of England p26

Bishopsgate Institute p26
Chandos House - Royal Society of
Medicine p70
Chartered Accountants Hall p27
College of Psychic Studies p47
Freemasons Hall p23
Geological Society of London p71
Highgate Literary & Scientific
Institution p23
Linnean Society of London p72
London Mathematical Society p24
One Great George Street - Institution of
Civil Engineers p72
Osborne House p28
RIBA p72
Royal Asiatic Society p24
Royal Astronomical Society p73
Royal College of Physicians p24
Royal College of Surgeons of England
p73
Royal Geographical Society (with
IBG) p73
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great
Britain p50
Royal Society of Chemistry p73
Rudolf Steiner House p73
Society for the Protection of Ancient
Buildings p65
Society of Antiquaries of London p73
South London Botanical Institute p50
St Bride Foundation p28
The British Academy p73
The College of Optometrists p73
The Royal Society p74
Trinity House p29
Legal
Garden Court Chambers p23

Grays Inn p23
Middle Temple Hall p28
Royal Courts of Justice p73
Library
Camden Local Studies and Archives

Centre p23
Canada Water Library p60
Carnegie Library p49
Clapham Library p49
Dagenham Library p18
p36
Enfield Town Library p32

Fulwell Cross Library p57
Idea Store - Watney Market p64
Ilford Central Library p57
Leytonstone Library p67
Marx Memorial Library p46
Passmore Edwards Library and Bath
House p61
Peckham Library p61
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Herbarium,
Library, Art and Archives p59
Swiss Cottage Library p25
The Circle Library p63
The London Library p74
Thornton Heath Library p30
Tower Hamlets Local History Library
and Archives p66
Walthamstow Library p67
Westminster Archives Centre p74
Livery Halls
Apothecaries Hall p26

Carpenters Hall p26
Drapers Hall p27
Fishmongers Hall p27
Haberdashers Hall p27
Painters Hall p28
Vintners Hall p29
Watermens Hall p29
Media
Channel Four Television p70

Sands Films Studios & Rotherhithe
Picture Research Library p62
Television Studio A and Theatre at
Alexandra Palace p41
Military
Old Royal Military Academy p33

Underground Bunker, Neasden p21
Woolwich Arsenal Clock Tower p34
Miscellaneous
Art Loo p70

Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
p26
Carshalton Park Grotto p63
Cranford Stable Block & St Dunstans
Church p43
Cutty Sark p33
EDF Energy London Eye p49
Jubiloo p50
Leadenhall Market p27
Manor Farm Site, Manor House and
Great Barn p43
Peter Jones p48
Pipers City of London Model at The City
Marketing Suite p28
Roman Bath p72
St Annes Tower p73
The Chapter House, Merton Priory p54
The Great Barn, Harmondsworth p43
The Roof Gardens & Babylon
Restaurant (formerly Derry & Toms)
p48
The Stables and Dovecote at Eastcote
House Gardens p43
W. Plumb Family Butchers p46
Mixed Use
24 Batemans Row p35

52 Whitmore Road p35
Barking Central I & II, and Barking
Learning Centre p18
Laycock Street Housing and Doctors
Surgery p45
One New Change p28
Rainham Village and Marshes p42

The View from the Shard p62
The Wheelhouse p54
Whitmore p38
Museum
Bruce Castle Museum p40

Dr Johnsons House p27
Gunnersbury Park Museum & Park p44
Havering Museum p42
Horniman Museum and Gardens p52
London Canal Museum p45
London Fire Brigade Museum,
Winchester House p61
Museum of the Order of St John p46
Myddelton House p32
Natural History Museum p48
Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb
Garret p61
Thames River Police p65
The Cinema Museum p51
The De Morgan Centre p69
The Fan Museum p34
The Old Schoolhouse p41
The Sackler Centre for Arts Education
p48
The Walthamstow Pumphouse
Museum p67
The Wiener Library p25
Twickenham Museum p59
Upminster Tithe Barn Museum p42
V&A Museum of Childhood p66
Valence House p18
Vestry House Museum p67
Victoria and Albert Museum p48
Wandsworth Prison Museum p69
Wesleys Chapel and House p46
Offices
1 Finsbury Circus p26

100 Victoria Embankment - Unilever
House p26
20 Triton Street - Lend Lease HQ p22
241 The Broadway, Elliott Wood
Partnership LLP p54
30 Crown Place p35
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) p26
55 Baker Street p70
88 Wood Street p26
Angel Building p45
Barking Enterprise Centre p18
Boones Chapel p52
Broadgate, City of London p26
Chiswick Business Parkark p44
Citigroup Centre p64
former Conservative Club (HSBC
offices) p71
Gibbs Building,Wellcome Trust p23
Leytonstone House p67
Lloyds of London p27
Lloyds Register Group p28
New Street Square p28
One Bishops Square p65
One Canada Square, Marketing Suite
and Level 39 p65
The Salvation Army International
Headquarters p29
Tottenham Town Hall p41
Tower 42 p29
Tower Bridge House p66
Two Temple Place p74
Open Site
Battersea Power Station p68

Bow School Construction Site p64
British Museum,World Conservation
and Exhibition Centre p22
Cody Dock p55

Convoys Wharf p52
Crossrail Liverpool Street Construction
Sites p27
Danes Yard & Strand East Tower p55
Kings Cross/Granary Building p23
Tate Modern Project p62
Performance
Circus Space p35

Fairfield Halls p30
Hoxton Hall p36
Kings Place p45
LSO St Lukes, UBS & LSO Music
Education Centre p45
Round Chapel p37
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art p24
Royal Festival Hall p50
Stratford Circus p55
The London Academy of Music &
Dramatic Art (LAMDA) p39
Wigmore Hall p74
Public Realm/Landscape
639 Tottenham High Road p40

Barking Park p18
Bishops Park/Fulham Palace Gardens
p39
Burgess Park Rejuvenated p62
Camden High Street and Britannia
Junction p25
Canning Town Caravanserai p55
Clapham Old Town and Venn Street p51
Connected Croydon - On Site p30
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial
Fountain p70
Do the West End Walk with Atkins p74
Further beyond the Olympic Park - part
1 p38
Further beyond the Olympic Park - part
2 p56
Gunnersbury Park Landscape Tour p31
High Street 2012 Historic Buildings
Conservation Scheme p66
Jubilee Gardens p50
Kings Cross area guided walk p25
Lea Valley Drift p56
Leicester Square p74
Lower Lea Boat Tours hosted by London
Legacy Development Corporation/
ICE p56
Mobile Gardeners Park p61
Next stop, trees! Green spaces walk and
interactive bus stop installation p38
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park North Walking Tour p56
Richmond Park walk p59
Ruskin Square Garden p30
Swiss Cottage Open Space p25
The Malthouse & Granary p18
The Pergola and Hill Garden p25
Timber Lodge and Tumbling Bay
Playground p56
Transformation of Exhibition Road p48
Woolwich Squares p34
Religious
All Saints Carshalton p63

All Saints Church p70
All Saints Church (The Old Church) p67
All Saints Church, Fulham p39
All Saints, Foots Cray p20
Baitul Futuh Mosque p54
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandirandir
p21
Barking Abbey with St Margarets
Church p18
Key. A Architect on site B Bookshop C Childrens activities d Partial access for people with disabilities D Full wheelchair access E Engineer on
site G House
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Bells and Belfries at St Botolph Aldgate

p26
Bevis Marks Synagogue p26
Blackheath Quaker Meeting House p52
Buddhapadipa Temple p54
Caroline Gardens Chapel p60
Charterhouse Chapel p45
Christ Church p57
Christ Church Spitalfields p64
Christ Church, Erith p20
Christ Church, Streatham p49
Ealing Abbey p31
East London Central Synagogue p64
Friends Meeting House p19
Friends Meeting House & Burial Grounds
p32
Golders Green Unitarians p19
Hammersmith Quaker Meeting House
p39
Hampstead Friends Meeting House p23
p19
Holy Trinity Church p48
Holy Trinity Church p71
Lambeth Palace p50
Lesnes Abbey Ruins p20
Lumen United Reformed Church and
Cafe p24
Lumley Chapel p63
Methodist Central Hall Westminster p72
Mitcham Parish Church p54
New West End Synagogue p72
Our Lady of the Assumption & Pegasus
Recital p72
Parish Church of St Anne p58
Quaker Meeting House p68
Ruach Ministries Christian Centre (former
Gaumont State Cinema) p21
Sandys Row Synagogue p65
St Alfege Church, Greenwich p34
St Augustine of Canterbury p41
St Augustines Tower p37
St Barnabas Church p73
St Cuthberts Church p48
St Dunstan and All Saints Church p65
St Edward the Confessor Church p42
St Georges Bloomsbury p24
St Georges German Lutheran Church p65
St Giles-in-the-Fields p24
St James, North Cray p20
St Jude on the Hill p19
St Lawrence Church p54
St Margarets Church & the Old Graveyard
p53
St Martin-in-the-Fields p73
St Martins Church, Ruislip p43
St Martins, Gospel Oak p25
St Mary Magdalene Church & Nature
Reserve p55
St Mary the Virgin p55
St Mary the Virgin,Twickenham p59
St Mary with St Edward and St Luke,
Leyton p67
St Mary, Islington p46
St Marys Church, Battersea p69
St Marys Church, Harefield p43
St Marys Church, Merton Park p54
St Marys Convent p44
St Marys Parish Church p67
St Marys,Wanstead p57
St Michael and All Angels Church p59
St Patricks Church p18
St Pauls Cathedral - Triforium Tour p28
St Pauls Church p39
St Peter & St Paul Harlington p43
St Peters Church Aldborough Hatch
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St Peters,Walworth p62
St Thomas the Apostle p31
Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue p57
Suleymaniye Mosque p37
The City Churches: St Helen Bishopsgate
p28
The City Churches: St Mary Abchurch p28
The City Churches: St Mary-le-Bow p29
The City Churches: St Stephen Walbrook
p29
The Hospital Chapel of St Mary & St
Thomas p57
Tower and Churchyard of St Marys
Hornsey. p41
Union Chapel p46
Upminster Old Chapel p42
Uxbridge Quaker Meeting House p43
St Mary Magdalene Church p32
St Peters,Walworth p62
Residence
Watling Place p21

Zog 147 De Beauvoir Road p35
15 Buckingham Road p35
15 Edge Hill p54
151 Church Walk p35
15b Herne Hill Road p49
16a Kings Grove p60
17B Ainsworth Way, Alexandra Road
Estate p22
19 North End p22
22 Weardale Road p52
264 Westbourne Park Road p47
3 Acorns Retro Eco-house p60
30 Cardozo Road p45
32 Warwick Gardens p40
35 Craneford Way p58
37a Leamington Road Villas p70
39 Frognal - Kate Greenaway Studio p22
4 Bayer House p26
4 Lonsdale Road p58
44 Mount Park Road p31
44 Willoughby Road p22
49 Camberwell Grove p60
51 Glebe Road p40
54 Cambria Road p49
56 Whistler Street p45
6 Pond Cottages p60
60 Ambergate Street p60
64 Heath Drive p42
68 Dean Street p70
71 Greenwood Road p35
74 Amhurst Road p35
8 Stoneleigh Terrace (Highgate New
Town, Stage 1) p22
8a Belsize Court Garages p22
9 Parkside Avenue p54
Adaptable House p22
Adelaide Wharf p35
Alexandra Road p22
Armour Close p45
Artchive - Philip Hughes Studio p22
Bermondsey Warehouse Loft p60
Bertram Street Low Energy Victorian
Terrace p22
Coach House p60
Court House p45
Courtyard House p60
Diamond House p68
Drake House (The Concrete House) p61
Eds Shed/Sunken House p36
End House p52
Essex Mews p30
Flat 5, 3/4 Martineau Road (Living
Workshop) p45
Gap House p71

Gingerbread House p36
Hale Village p40
Hidden House p47
Higham Hill Development p67
Highpoint p40
Kew House p58
Kingsland Basin Moorings p36
Lambourn Road p50
Langham House Close, Flats p58
Light House p40
Linear House p40
Mayfield Road p40
Milton Road p50
Music Studio p40
NEO Bankside p61
Nightingale Triangle Wow Factor p68
Old Water Tower p43
One Lancs p41
Paddock House p61
Peabody Avenue Housing p72
Penthouse flat,The Print House p46
Perronet House p62
Priory Green p46
Pullman Court p50
Quay House p62
Robin Grove music room & library
extension p24
Rookfield Village Estate conservation
area p41
Shadow House p24
Spa Green Estate p46
St Augustines Road Eco-House p24
St Bernards Houses p30
The Chapel at Aldborough Hatch p57
The Clock House: 5 Chestnut Road p51
The Coach House p25
The Darke House p59
The Framehouse p37
The Glasshouse p59
The Grim House p66
The Hanging Bathroom of Balham p69
The Jewel Box p46
The Lodge p31
The Master Shipwrights House p53
The Pioneer Health Centre p62
The Seager Distillery Tower p53
The Studio p38
Trellick Tower p48
Vivo Ocean Estate p66
Walter Segal self-build houses p53
Warren Apartments p51
Watling Place p21
Westgrove Lane p34
Weston Park Extension p41
Worlds End Estate walk p48
Zero Carbon Loft p31
Zog House p21
Restaurant/Bar/Retail
Kings Cross Filling Station p23

Roehampton Kings Head Pub p68
Fabrications p36
Tom Dixon Shop p48
Vermilion p56
Sport
Brunel University: Indoor Athletics

Centre p43
Erith Yacht Club p20
Forest Hill Pools p52
Glass Mill Leisure Centre p52
Greenwich Yacht Club p33
Hackney Marshes Centre p36
Lee Valley Athletics Centre p32
Mitcham Cricket Club Pavilion p54
p68
The Castle Climbing Centre p37
The Hub - Regents Park Sports Pavilion
p74
Tooting Bec Lido p69
Theatre
Arcola Theatre p35

Bush Theatre p39
Charles Cryer Studio Theatre p63
Chickenshed Theatre p32
Erith Playhouse p20
Hackney Empire p36
Langdon Down Centre p58
Richmond Theatre p59
Royal Court Theatre p48
Sadlers Wells Theatre p46
South London Theatre p51
St James Theatre p73
The Broadway p18
The Old Vic p51
The Queens Theatre p42
The Yard Theatre p66
Unicorn Theatre p62
Young Vic p51
Open House Junior
54 Cambria Road p49

Archikids Corner p27
Architecture from All Sides p27
Burd City p27
Centre Cane City p27
City of a Thousand Architects p60
Mildmay Community Centre p46
Sculpture in the City p27
Skyline Shadow Show p27
Transport
Airport House p30

Canary Wharf Crossrail Station
Construction Site p64
Crystal Palace Subway p60
Emirates Air Line tour with ICE p33
Heathrow pod: Ultra Global Personal
Rapid Transit p43
London Kings Cross Station p23
St Pancras International p25
Walks/Tour

p31
A walking introduction to Walthamstow
Architecture p67
Architectural Highlights of Paddington
p74
artouride cycle tour p62
Bankside Urban Forest p62
Bedford Park p44
Behind the scenes at the Barbican p29
City Alleyways to Liverpool Street Station
p29
Dalston Regeneration Walk p38
Ealing Common Walk p31
FIT CITY Olympic Fringe Run Tour p56
Gidea Park Garden Suburb Walk p42
Hackneys Timber Buildings - walking
tour p38
Hampstead Garden Suburb Artisans
Quarter Walk p19
Hanwell Flight of Locks & Three Bridges
p31
Hounslow Open House Guided Cycle
Tour p44
Iconic Danson p20
London Wall p28
Mitcham Cricket Green Community and
Heritage p54
Muswell Hill Walk p41
Nine Elms Walk p69
North Lewisham Links Route 1 p53
Parliament Square p72
Re-discovering Londons Drovers Roads
p38
Roe Green Village p21
St Pauls Cathedral and Paternoster
Square p29
Stockley Park p43
The City and the River Thames p29
The Royal Manor of Hanworth walk p44

The Seven Hills of Croydon p30
Tottenham High Road: Spurs and
rebuilding after the riots p41
Tower Gardens Garden Suburb p41
Tramshed p38
Turnham Green Walk p44
Van Gogh Walk p51
Virginia Woolf in Bloomsbury p25
Walpole Park Works Tour p31
Wanstead Heritage Walk p57
Image copyright credits

Cover: City Hall Ian Hadingham, Ex-Daily
Express Ian Hadingham, One New Change
Michael Lin, CGI of Kings Cross Station
Network Rail, 24 Batemans Row Nick
Kane, NEO Bankside - Hufton+Crow, 30 St
Mary Axe Grant Smith/VIEW pictures;
p1 Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music
and Dance - Wendy Lee, p2 City Hall - Linus
Lim; p3 Great Saint Helens Aetc; p6 One
New Change - Hufton+Crow, 30 St Mary
Axe Grant Smith, New York Open House
New York; p8 Elevating Experience - Mark
Lakomcsik; p9 Open House Volunteer - Oliver
Bloom; p11 Western Concourse Network Rail,
CGI of Kings Cross Station Network Rail,
p12 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London
Legacy Development Corporation; Woolwich
Clocktower Ramboll; p14 Playing in the
Drum, J Bayliss; p18 Dagenham Park Church of
England School Timothy Soar; p19 Phoenix
Cinema Phoenix Cinema Trust ltd; p20 Red
House ntpl; p21 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan
Mandir - BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
Watling Place PRP Architects; p22 CGI of
Kings Cross Station Network Rail; p23
UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre - UCLH; p25
Bloomsbury Exterior - Day Med; p26 30 St
Mary Axe RIBA; p30 Ruskin Theatre Garden
muf architecture/art LLP; p32 Suburban
studio - Ashton Porter Architects; p33 Cutty
Sark National Maritime Museu; p34
Ravensbourne Morley von Sternberg; p35
Hackney Marshes Centre - Hufton+Crow; p37
, 151 Church Walk Tim Crocker, 71 Greenwood
Road - Charles Hosea; p38 147 De Beauvoir
Road Lyndon Douglas; p39 LAMDA - Richard
Hubert Smith; p41 Highpoint - Valeria
Carullo; p45 LSO St Lukes, UBS & LSO Music
Education Centre - Matthew Weinreb; p50
Jubilee Gardens - Sarah Byrne/SBEG; p51 Livity
School - Haverstock Associates; p52 TNG Wells
Park - Ioana Marinescu, 22 Weardale Road Simon Wong; p53 Convoys Wharf Damon
Cleary; p54 Hollymount School - Haverstock
Associates; p59 White Lodge - BH&M
architects, Kew House - Jack Hobhouse; p68
Royal College of Art Dyson Building - Helene
Binet; p69 Diamond House London Atelier;
p71 One Great George Street - Institution of
Civil Engineers External Lighting Amber Side.
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Highlighted buildings and practices in Open House London 2013

Architecture for London
Milton Road
www.architectureforlondon.co.uk
The Old Town Hall Stratford

www.newham.gov.uk
Ben Kilburn Architects

71 Greenwood Road
www.kilburnnightingale.com
Oriental Club
www.orientalclub.org.uk
Sidell Gibson Interiors

The Lodge
www.sidellgibsoninteriors.co.uk
College of Psychic Studies

www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk
Pitman Tozer
Peabody Housing,Three Colts Lane
www.pitmantozer.com
Siemens
The Crystal Siemens Sustainability
Centre
www.thecrystal.org
Curl la Tourelle Architects

Craig Park Youth Centre
www.cltarchitects.co.uk
Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects

Diespeker Wharf
www.ptea.co.uk
Sporting Club Thamesmead
George Stowell
National Sports Centre Canopy
www.gs-ca.com
Royal Society of Chemistry

www.chemistrycentre.org
Studio 1 Architects
37a Leamington Road Villas
www.studio1architects.co.uk
Granit
Lambourn Road
www.granit.co.uk
SCABAL
St John & St James CE Primary School
www.scabal.net
Thamesmead Trust
www.thelinkthamesmead.co.uk
London Atelier
Diamond House
www.londonatelier.com
Veolia
Southwark Integrated Waste
Management Facility
www.veolia.co.uk/southwark
www.sportingclubthamesmead.co.uk
Key. A Architect on site B Bookshop C Childrens activities d Partial access for people with disabilities D Full wheelchair access E Engineer on
site G House
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