Open House Festival

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Animate

Animate is a programming strand within Open House which matches artists with buildings to co-develop an installation or performance to bring a building or space’s architecture and history to life.

Drop in / Family activity

Isleworth Public Hall

civic

Well-executed and colourfully detailed example of Victorian reading and vestry rooms (1863) with added public hall by S. Woodridge 1887. Beautiful details inside and out.

S. Woodbridge, 1863

Drop in / Family activity

Royal College of Physicians

institution/profession, education, gallery, health, library, museum, online

Striking, provocative and one of London’s few Grade I listed post-war buildings – welcome to architect Denys Lasdun’s award-winning design. We invite you to drop in, take an expert tour, explore our archives and heritage library, get creative and more to discover the Royal College of Physicians London home. See https://history.rcp.ac.uk/event/open-house-festival-2025 for more.

Sir Denys Lasdun, 1964

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Southall Manor House

civic

Southall Manor House is a Grade II* Listed Tudor building - the oldest building in Southall and potentially one of the oldest surviving buildings in West London. The building underwent recent refurbishment, extension and landscaping from 00 Architects. For Open House, the building's heritage will be animated by scents from perfumers 420Tuesdays and Kushbu.

00 Architects, 2014