Join us for a free guided tour of the RCPharm Museum and Library and find out what crocodiles have to do with pharmacy! Over 180 years old, the RCPharm Museum and Library is a hidden gem in East London, full of the weird and wonderful world of pharmacy history. Find out how best to use bear’s grease and explore a collection of poisons even Agatha Christie would swoon at!

Interior design Associate at BDP , Kristen Liedl, 2015

This walking tour tells the story of central London though one of it’s most abundant and unnoticed elements of street furniture – the humble bollard. Standing proud on our pavements, these posts carry peculiar stories, protect buildings of historic significance, and come in an array of beautiful shapes and sizes. Come along to learn more about our streets’ cast iron compatriots.

A contemporary adaptation of a 1980s office building, and home of global design firm Gensler. Each level of the building is connected by a structural timber facade and set of stairs, and the new 5th floor cantilevers from the roof.

Gensler, 2019

A development of residential and recreational moorings for historic vessels on the Thames. The unique Pier House, built to a high specification, provides a floating community centre just downstream from Tower Bridge.

Anna Versteeg and Ollie Price , 2010

Centre of German religious and cultural life for more than 200 years. Impressive 20th century church building with contributions from various German artists. Exhibition of German émigré artist Hans Feibusch "Five Stories from the Old Testament" (courtesy of Ben Uri Gallery). Demonstration of the organ by resident organist Paul Dichtl.

Donald Plaskett Marshall & Partners, 1960

Absorb the fascinating history of ancient Londinium, visiting sites where the Romans lived, worked, and played.

This is a unique chance to see behind the scenes of the Zaha Hadid Foundation archive. The founding collection comprises of works across a range of media, including architectural models, furniture, interior design, paintings, drawings, architectural plans and blueprints, fashion design, and jewellery.

"When trying to find Internet infrastructure in a city, it's helpful to start from the ground up – or, more precisely, somewhere just below the ground up..." - Ingrid Burrington, artist (2016) This tour will walk you through the ubiquitous but often invisible infrastructure that enables connectivity in London, with a focus specifically on the City of London.

James Henry Greathead, 1870

rare opportunity to see inside Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, built in 1890 and London's last hydraulic power station to be decommissioned. The site has been closed for the last ten years, but is now entering a new era under the custodianship of Glass Castle Foundation, which has begun restoration ahead of plans to breathe new life into the building as a centre for experimental arts.

Thomas Hawksley, 1890

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.

, 1450

For centuries the South Bank of the Thames sat outside the historic City of London's jurisdiction — and beyond its moral gaze. This walk traces how that freedom shaped the unique buildings and streets of Southwark, and how the regenerated riverfront we see today has preserved, adapted or quietly erased that past.