Updates and Amendments
Updates, amendments and additions to the published guide (available mid August each year) are posted here:
ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS
79 Stoneleigh Terrace, LB Camden
79 Stoneleigh Terrace N19 5TZ
Sun (please note this is amendment to earlier posting) at 10.30am-4.30pm. Architect-led tours every 20 mins, first come basis. Last tour 4pm. Max 6 per tour. R T A
Light-filled 1970s Brutalist terraced house, recently remodelled. Camden Architects Department, Peter Tabori/David Kohn Architects (refurb). Entry: house. 1970s/2007.
Rail: Holloway; C11
All Saints Church, LB Hammersmith and Fulham
Church Gate (by Putney Bridge) SW6 3LG
Sun 1pm-5pm. Last entry 5pm D P T
14C tower, 19C nave and many fine monuments. Good stained glass. Churchyard contains newly restored tomb of Granville Sharp, father of Abolitionist movement. Sir Arthur Bloomfield 15C / 1880-1. Tube: Putney Bridge; Rail: Putney; 22,39,74,85,220,265,270,430
Assembly Hall, LB Waltham Forest
Forest Road E17 4JF
Sat 9am-10am/Sun 10am-11am. Regular tours, first come basis. Max 15-20 at one time. D P T
Grade II listed subsidiary building of the Town Hall built in a restrained style in Portland stone. P D Hepworth 1942. Entry: hall.
Tube: Walthamstow Central; Rail: Wood Street; 123,275
Church Farmhouse Museum, LB Barnet
Greyhound Hill NW4 4JR
Sat 10am-5.30pm/Sun 2pm-5.30pm. No entry Sat between 1pm-2pm. Last entry 5.15pm. Max 30 at one time. B N P T
Oldest surviving dwelling house in Hendon. Delightful redbrick farmhouse with Victorian additions, including furnished 19C kitchen, dining room, scullery and temporary exhibitions. Set in small attractive public garden leading to large park. 17C/19C. 17C/19C.
Tube: Hendon Central; Rail: Hendon; 113,143,183,326,240
Cockpit Arts Studios, LB Greenwich
18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZ
Sat/Sun 11am-6pm. D R T
Former 60s building converted inside into studios for designer-makers. Views over Canary Wharf and Greenwich. Entry: studios, café. Greenhill Jenner Architects 2002
Rail: Deptford; DLR: Deptford Bridge, Greenwich; 47,53,177,188,199,225
Ealing Common Walk, LB Ealing
Meet: Sun 2.30pm at The Grange Public House W5 (cnr of Warwick Rd and the Common)
D P T
A walk around the Common’s buildings revealing its social and historic significance in the context of the development of the area. Visits to All Saints' and St Matthew's Churches.
Tube: Ealing Common; Tube/Rail: Ealing Broadway; 83,112,207,607,E11
Fletcher Priest Studios, LB Westminster
Middlesex House, 34/42 Cleveland Street W1T 4JE
Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis. Last entry 4.30pm. d R T A
Architects' own purpose-designed studio with architects present talking about current projects. Entry: studio. Fletcher Priest Architects.
Tube: Goodge Street, Warren Street, Great Portland Street, Tottenham Court Road; 73,29,390,10
Fulham Palace, LB Hammersmith and Fulham
Bishop's Avenue SW6 6EA
Sat 11am-2pm/Sun 11.30am-3.30pm. Tours on the hour. Last tour Sat 1pm, Sun 3pm. B D R T
Former residence of the Bishop of London. Tudor courtyard with Georgian additions and Butterfield chapel (1866). Building reopened November 06 after restoration project grant aided by the Heritage Lottery Fund. New museum displays opened April 07. Rooms on ground floor around east courtyard restored and returned to late Georgian colour scheme. Stiff Leadbetter 1760. Entry: great hall, chapel, 3 museum rooms incl. exhibition, 2 gallery rooms.
Tube: Putney Bridge; 14,74,220,414,430
Government Art Collection, LB Camden
Near Tottenham Court Road W1 (full details given at time of booking)
Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. 45 min tours on the hour. Pre-book ONLY on 020 7580 9120 or by email on gac@culture.gsi.gov.uk. Last entry 4pm. Max 20 per tour. D T
Guided tour of premises and rare behind-the-scenes look at how this major collection of British art operates. Entry: all areas except office accommodation. NB. BSL interpreted tour Sat 2pm/Sun 11am, bookable on request to gac@culture.gsi.gov.uk.
Tube: Goodge Street, Warren Street; Tube/Rail: Euston; 10,24,29,73,134
Home Office HQ, LB Westminster
Marsham Street SW1P 4DF (entry Horseferry Road staff entrance into Fry Building, opposite Great Minster House and adjacent to 84a Horseferry Road)
Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. Tours on the hour. Pre-book ONLY through Open House, use search pages on this site to book at http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/find/. Last tour 4pm. Max 45 per group with 15 per tour, max 630 visitors in total
Major new government building on the site of former 'Three Ugly Sisters'. Significant external art incorporated into the three low-rise blocks forming this landmark public building. Public art includes works by Roger Hiorns, Georgie Hopton, Runa Islam as well as main works by Liam Gillick. RIBA Award Winner 2005. Entry: Fry Atrium only. NB. Visitors' bags searched with use of hand-held scanners. Cameras and phones not to be used. Photographic ID required, acceptable documents are: valid passport (any nationality), valid EU identity card, driving licence (photo card), credit card with photo).Terry Farrell 2004.
Tube: Westminster; Tube/Rail: Victoria; 88,211
Horse Guards, LB Westminster
Whitehall SW1A 2AX
Sat/Sun 10am-4.30pm. Half hourly tours. Duration 45 mins. Approx waiting time for tour 2 hrs. Last tour 4.30pm. Max 30 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 Wellington's office as it was c1842. William Kent 1745-55. Entry: Horse Guards Arch, south side..
Tube/Rail: Charing Cross; 3,11,12,24,53,87,88,91,139,159
Ilford War Memorial, LB Redbridge
Ilford War Memorial Gardens, Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park, Ilford IG2
Sat/Sun 11am-4pm.
Grade II listed memorial hall incorporating an entrance to the now demolished children's ward of the Ilford Emergency Hospital, recording names of those killed during WW1. C J Dawson & Allardyce 1927.
Tube: Newbury Park; 66,169
Moorfields Eye Hospital - Richard Desmond Children's Eye Centre,
LB Islington
3 Peerless Street EC1V 9EZ
Sat 10am-1pm. Half hourly tours, pre-book ONLY on 020 7253 3411 ext 2530. Last entry 12.30pm. D R T
A world class treatment centre; the dramatic glazed facade and the vertically spaced form of the building contribute to make this a significant new contemporary building. The building was designed with a public art agenda that includes a colourfu mural by Yuko Shiraishi and artworks by Lucy Casson and Samantha Bryan. Penoyre & Prasad 2007. 2007.
Tube/Rail: Old Street; 21,43,55,76,141
Old Royal Military Academy, LB Greenwich
Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich SE18 6ST
Sat 10.30am-5pm. Last entry 4pm.
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.
Tube: North Greenwich; Rail: Woolwich Arsenal; 53,54,96,422,472,180,161,380
former Purley Town Hall, LB Croydon
130 Brighton Road, Purley CR8 4DP
Sat/Sun 11am-3.30pm. Tours at 11am and 2pm. Max 20 at one time. T
Rail: Purley
Stanton Williams Architect Offices, LB Islington
36 Graham Street N1 8GJ
Sat 10am-5pm. Regular architect-led half-hourly tours, first come basis. Last tour 4.30pm.. Max 25 per tour. D T A
New architects' waterside studio with panoramic views over Islington utilising natural ventilation and minimising energy use. Pollard Thomas Edwards (Stanton Williams fit-out).
Tube: Angel; 73,214,205,30,38
St Mary's Conservation Area Walk, LB Southwark
Meet: Sat/Sun 11.30am & 2pm outside of the Angel Pub in Bermondsey Wall East, Rotherhithe SE16 4NB
A walk of unusual variety along the riverfront taking in buildings (including wharves and a mill) from the early 18th to mid-20th centuries and including a minibus ride to the Pumphouse Educational Museum, Lavender Pond.
Tube: Bermondsey, Rotherhithe ; 381, 181, C10
St Mary's Parish Church, LB Waltham Forest
Church Hill E17 3BD
Sat 11am-5pm/Sun 2pm-5pm. Last entry 4.30pm. Max 4 in bell tower. B D P R T
Grade II* listed church dating from 12C with medieval extensions. c1120. c1120.
Tube: Walthamstow Central; W12,212,W16
St Paul's Church, Deptford, LB Lewisham
Deptford High Street SE8 3DS
Sat 11am-5pm. Regular tours. Last entry 4.45pm. d N P T
England's finest baroque church, superbly restored (2004). Circular steeple with semi-circular portico. Splendid apse murals, William Drake organ in 1748 case and vaulted crypt. Thomas Archer/Thomas Ford & Partners 1712-23. Entry: church and crypt.
Tube: New Cross; Rail: Deptford; 47,199,53,177,21,171,136
The Rich Mix, LB Tower Hamlets
35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
Sat/Sun 10am-5pm. First come basis, queuing outside if necessary Max 20 at one time. d N R T
An exciting new arts centre for cultural and creative diversity. To create a home for this innovative project, Penoyre & Prasad transformed a derelict factory building. Entry: cafe and possible entrance to screening areas.2006.
Tube/Rail: Liverpool Street; 8,388
WITHDRAWALS
Colet House, LB Hammersmith and Fulham
Erith Town Centre Development, LB Bexley
Old Speech Room Gallery, Harrow School, LB Harrow
Parasol Unit, LB Islington
The Georgian Group, LB Camden
AMENDMENTS
amend info is in italics:
2 Carmarthen Place, LB Southwark, 2 Carmarthen Place SE1 3TS, Sun 10am-4pm.
City Gate House & 50 Finsbury Square, LB Islington
39-45 Finsbury Square EC2A 1PQ
Sat 10am-5pm. Pre-book 7 places per tour through Open House, book through http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/find/, other 8 places first come basis. 20 min tours, departing every 10 minutes. Last entry 4.40pm. Max 15 at one time.
Community Centre, Grafton Primary School
Eburne Road (entrance from Bowmans Place) N7 6AR, LB Camden
Sat 10am-5pm. First come basis, queuing outside if necessary. NB. Access inside building is not possible as still under construction, but architects will be on site to explain scheme from outside, viewing solid timber frame.
Former Edmonton Girls Charity School, LB Enfield
Charity School Hall (next door to 24 Church Street) N9 9DU
Sun 2pm-5pm. NOT SATURDAY 2.30PM-5.30PM.
Dulwich Picture Gallery, LB Southwark Gallery Road SE21 7AD, Sun only 11am-5pm.
Gala Bingo Club (formerly Granada Cinema), LB Greenwich CHILDREN UNDER 18 NOT PERMITTED.
Horniman Museum Aquarium, LB Lewisham, 100 London Road, Forest Hill SE23 3PQ, Sat/Sun 10.30am-5.30pm (general access). Tours Sun at 1.45pm, 3.15pm are pre-book ONLY on 020 8291 8168.
Ritzy Cinema (former Electric Pavilion), LB Lambeth, Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane SW2 1JG, Sun 9.30am-10.30am.
The De Morgan Centre, LB Wandsworth, 38 West Hill SW18 1RZ, Sat/Sun 10am-3pm.
Walthamstow Town Hall, LB Waltham Forest, Forest Road E17 4JF, Sat/Sun 9am-12noon.
Wax Chandlers' Hall, City of London, 6 Gresham Street EC2V 7AD, Sat 12noon-5pm. Tours every half hour. Last tour 4.30pm. Pre-book by email to info@chandlers.ndonet.com or phone 020 7606 3591, or by application on the day at the door.