The home of Eric and Jessica Huntley , community activists and educators who founded the pioneering company Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications in 1968, lived and ran their bookshop from this semi detached property soon after. The house is a Black British cultural archivists dream; filled with books, arts and craft and correspondence from the 1960s to the present day.

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Croydon Council's ambitious 1990s Croydon Clocktower project created a large new central library. Former Town Hall library and other spaces were then repurposed as arts venues which opened in 1995. These tours will outline how this was achieved, with particular emphasis on the David Lean Cinema, and will include a brief talk on the cinema's eventful history.

Tibbalds Monro, 1995

Paradise works artist studios in the Old Carbonic Works that is thought to be the birthplace of commercial fizzy drinks in the late 18th Century. It features in the Lea Valley and Hackney Conservation area report found online. https://hackney.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s68747/240220%20Appendix%20A%20Lea%20Bridge%20Conservation%20Area%20Appraisal.pdf

Lansbury Lawrence (formally Susan Lawrence and Elizabeth Lansbury) opened in the 1951 Festival of Britain as a showpiece of the Live Architecture exhibition in the Lansbury Estate. An interesting mid-century design with original features.

Yorke Rosenberg Mardall, 1951

Iconic Victorian covered market, with roots in Roman Londinium. Today, more than 40 renowned retail brands and outstanding food and drink venues are set within the stunning market place.

Sir Horace Jones, 1881

18 Woolwich Road is a listed building known as the "Lodge", and part of the Greenwich Royal Hospital the entrance gatehouse of the third cemetery now a public park the Pleasaunce. The building is now a house occupied by Artist Fran Cottell who has added an extraordinary history using the house for her own work. A glazed roof to the rear addition has been designed by Elden Croy Architect.

Elden Croy Architects, 2026

The University of Westminster was one of the first polytechnics in the UK – established in 1838, to educate the working people of London, regardless of background and financial status. Housed in the building is the Regent Street Cinema, widely regarded as the ‘birthplace of British cinema’, with the first public premiere of film in the UK by the Lumière Brothers using the Cinématographe in 1896.

James Thompson, 1848

A Victorian Gothic Revival church hidden within Battersea's Shaftesbury Park Estate. Built in 1901 by architect G.H. Fellowes Prynne, it served the growing community before becoming a vibrant hub for Orthodox worship. Now home to a beautiful collection of icons donated from across the Orthodox world, alongside beautiful stained glass and original architectural details.

G H Fellowes Prynne, 1901

A Great Fire Survivor, damaged in the blitz, the post war restoration of this fascinating building began 75 years ago this year. Described by John Betjeman as a 'country church in the world of Seething Lane' the building uniquely blends medieval fabric with Festival of Britain era motifs. Explore the medieval crypt, 'Pepys' vestry, church tower and ringing room. Bellringing demonstrations.

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As part of the Open House Festival, Streatham Hill Theatre stands out as a significant example of London’s theatrical heritage. Built in 1928–29, it was the final theatre designed by renowned architect W. G. R. Sprague. Opening in 1929, the venue hosted theatre, opera, ballet and variety performances until 1962, with a temporary closure between 1944 and 1950 due to wartime bomb damage.

W. G. R. Sprague, 1928

Established 1984, Strongroom has produced some of the biggest records in British music and remains the largest independent recording studio in East London. Featuring unique visual design by legendary artist Jamie Reid (Sex Pistols), these spaces are unlike any other. Reid's work draws from druidic culture and sacred geometry to convey vital messages of hope, environmentalism and anti-fascism.

Join a tour to learn about the of the history of Tower House, home of The Mosaic Rooms in Earl's Court. Built in 1872 by Thomas Huggett, the tour will also shed light on the interesting story of its former resident, the impresario Imre Kiralfy. See the building and the traces of its history in this walk-through with a presentation of visual materials about the previously unseen interiors.

Thomas Huggett, 1872

Welcome to Woolwich Works - a multi-disciplinary cultural hub on the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. Originally used in the manufacturing of armaments and ammunition, these five listed buildings now house cutting-edge contemporary music, award-winning stand-up comedy, as well as theatre, dance, cabaret and everything in between.

James Wyatt, 1718