Open House Festival

Hidden Isleworth - a walking tour with varied buildings

walk/tour

Isleworth Leisure Centre and Library, , Twickenham Road, TW7 7EU

Isleworth situated on the River Thames was earlier known for river based industries, but grand houses like Gumley built by James Gibbs 1721 remain mingling with an 18th century public house, 19thC homes and almshouses and a police station by Frederick Caiger

Getting there

Tube

Hounslow East

Bus

267, 481, H20, H22

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

Pay and display at Leisure Centre and adjacent Redlees Park, Worton Road.

What you can expect

A gentle walking tour over mostly flat paths and pavements with access to shops and cafes and attractive urban environment

Isleworth House
Old Police station

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Activities

Sat 12 Sep

Walking tour

14:00–15:30

Hidden Isleworth

How to book

Bookings will open at midday on 19 August. You won't be able to book a ticket before then.

About

History - guided tour

An opportunity to explore lesser known areas of a Thames-side based village, comparing and contrasting grand houses with working men's former cottages.

Nearby

Drop in

Redlees Studios

art studio

Victorian era stable blocks which were converted to art studios in the late 1990s with National Lottery grant funding. The first artists took up leased studio spaces in 1995 and ‘Artists at Redlees’ was born. Facilities include work spaces, reception large open gallery, and three kiln rooms.

Talk

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

Kilmorey Mausoleum

cemetery, garden

Egyptian-style, pink and grey mausoleum created for the second Earl of Kilmorey and Priscilla Hoste. The form relates to the shrines at the heart of Egyptian Temples.

H. E. Kendall, 1854

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