A great example of the rich evolution of London’s buildings; from noxious leather treatment warehouse complete with sloping floors, winch poles and loading platforms to a stylish hidden Art Collector’s Studio in the space of 150 years.

A walking tour exploring how the dockside of ‘the busiest port in the world’ has been repurposed but not destroyed to make a peaceful riverside enclave. Along the way we will discover some amazing spaces serving London in ways far beyond the imaginations of past Londoners and we will see evidence of current trends to reduce the carbon cost of redevelopment as London continues to change.

Discover the stories of 19th century people working, living and dying across Southwark and Lambeth and the remarkable individuals who strove to make life better. Remnants of 19th century architecture are to be found at every turn; the site of Charles Dickens' childhood trauma, a Victorian railway for the dead, a magnificent theatre still vibrant today and a street where time has stood still.

BalinHouseProjects is an artist-run space and home. It has published books about its activities over sixteen years. The refurbishment was a collaboration with architect Torange Khonsari of public works and carpenter Matthias Bruene.

Torange Khonsari, 1938

This rarely opened space began as a medical school library in 1902 as part of Guy's Hospital Medical School. It then became a more general bioscience library, part of which in 2009 became the Museum of Life Sciences. Building of red brick with additional stonework and partially covered in creeper. Internally are carved oak cabinets and ornate columns.

Unknown, 1826

St Thomas' Church attic (1703) once part of old St Thomas' Hospital, houses the hospital's Herb Garret and the oldest surviving operating theatre (1822) in Europe.

Thomas Cartwright, 1703

The walk will start at the Old Operating Theatre Museum in Southwark and finish near Waterloo station, taking in major landmarks such as the Shard, or the former Bethlehem Hospital, alongside little known gems such as Octavia Hill's cottages for the poor. Based on the recently published book 'London's South Bank - The History'.

Thomas Cartwright, 1702

A modern conversion of a 19th-century hop warehouse and a 1980s office building, joined by a striking helical staircase. It is the home of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and other women’s health organisations.

Bennetts Associates, 2019

A walk through the City of London from the Thames (at the pool of London) up to Lloyds of London, site of the former HQ of the East India Company, looking at buildings and architecture built during the time of British Empire.

Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke, 1677

Some of London's best Roman remains, comprising late 2C house with a 3C bath house built within its courtyard. First discovered in 1848.

Roman , 200

There has been a Bakers' Hall on our current site since 1505. The current incarnation dates from 1964, and is a unique collaboration of old and new. The hall was originally designed by Trehearne and Norman, Preston and Partners in conjunction with Past Master William Newcome- Wright) and is the first of the post-war [World War II] livery halls in a Modernist idiom.

Trehearne and Norman, 1964