Open House Festival

Healthy City - how healthcare shaped London's landscapes

walk/tour

Multiple architects, 1100

Westminster Tube Outside Exit 2., SW1A 2JR

This tour looks at how healthcare has had an impact on the buildings and landscapes between Westminster Abbey and the City. Exploring Healthcare related buildings, rebuilt, repurposed or removed and their influence on the landscape.

Getting there

Tube

Charing Cross, Westminster

Train

Charing Cross

Additional travel info

Starting at Entrance 2 of Westminster Tube Station. End is Blackfriars Station.

Access

Facilities

What you can expect

There will be places to sit half way through the walk at Strand Aldwych site.

About

About the tour and guide

Health for this walk refers to physical, mental and spiritual health. From Medieval times to today. The tour will explore how as a result of political and society changes, responsibility for the provision of healthcare has shifted between, charities, the city and the state and continues to do so - affecting the built landscape we see today.

Guide: Sara Probert worked in healthcare in central London hospitals. She loves walking London streets and is excited to share her healthcare themed walk with others.

Golden Key Academy

This tour is led by a participant of Open City’s Golden Key Academy – a course training up insightful and engaging guides dedicated to explaining London and bringing its many stories to life. It is part of a wider collection of tour events created by Golden Key Academy guides for the Open House Festival celebrating their conclusion of the six month course.

Further info on the Golden Key Academy https://open-city.org.uk/golden-key-academy

Tour meeting point:

Meet at Westminster Tube Station - Exit 2, not to be confused with Exit 1 which is very close by.

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