walk/tour
Lea Bridge Station, E10 7PG
A five-building cycle tour looking at housing, leisure, mixed-use and later living architecture in Waltham Forest designed by Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE). It starts at Lea Bridge Road Station and ends at Waltham Forest Town Hall and will be led by Justin Laskin, partner, who designed several of the schemes and Rory Olcayto, PTE’s writer and critic and the former chief executive of Open House.
Start point: Lea Bridge Road Station End point: Waltham Forest Town Hall
It is a cycle tour so guests will need to bring their own bike and helmet.
Guided tour
10:00–13:00
A five-building cycle tour looking at housing, leisure, mixed-use and later living architecture in Waltham Forest designed by PTE.
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