This walk explores the journey from Mornington Crescent to Great Portland Street, tracing changes in housing, work, education, leisure and community. Along the route, participants encounter layers of Camden's social history while experiencing a gradual shift in sound, architecture and atmosphere. The crossing of Albany Street marks a key moment in this journey.

Leslie Green, 1907

Dating from 11/12C and standing on the oldest site of Christian worship in London (3C). Inside is much 17C ornamentation and outstanding 6C Altar Stone, reputed to have belonged to St Augustine. Surrounding Churchyard, containing tombs of Sir John Soane, Mary Wollstonecraft and others, has been extensively restored and recently refurbished.

One of four Commissioners’ Churches by W and HW Inwood in Camden, St Mary’s is currently hidden by a scaffolding crash deck that is protecting the public from the risk of falling stonework. Threatened with closure and demolition in 2024, the Grade II listed church has been championed by conservation groups and community alike, for the importance of its social history as well as its architecture.

W and HW Inwood, 1826

A great little museum set in the Grade 2 listed Ossulston Estate - a prime example of pre-war Social housing - based on Karl Marz Hof in Vienna. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm, plus Sunday 13th 12am-4pm.

G Topham Forest, 1927

Camden Tour Guides Association will celebrate the history and heritage of Somers Town with a day of dedicated tours exploring the rich social history and architecture of this community, now a regeneration area, sandwiched between the major transport hubs of Euston and St Pancras stations. Hear about its historical roots as a 19th Century slum and the housing reformers who transformed it.

Nestled off a busy street in Camden, the former industrial building has been home to architectural firm Sheppard Robson for over 40 years. A series of additions have allowed more amenity, social spaces, and diversity in work settings.

Sheppard Robson, 1974

Join this walking tour to explore London's energy history and its impact on sustainability. Visit the King's Cross canals to see old and new infrastructure. Topics include London's carbon footprint, quantifying health benefits from green infrastructure, and the role of the built environment in meeting the net zero targets. Discover how London’s past has shaped its sustainable future.

The Aga Khan Centre, designed by Pritzker prize winning architect Fumihiko Maki, houses the UK institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network. A unique feature is its six gardens inspired by different regions of the Muslim world.

Fumihiko Maki of Maki and Associates, 2018

Moving through the King’s Cross area, the tour explores how green spaces shape everyday life. Walk with a landscape architect to see how design intentions are maintained, adapted, or reinterpreted by the people who use them. By speaking with designers, planners and local residents as part of the tour research, the tour captures stories that reveal how public spaces are imagined, experienced and shared.

Root ab Erect, 2025

The Stirling-prize shortlisted King’s Cross Masterplan established a framework for the incremental redevelopment of this industrial heritage site through a mix of uses and a network of public spaces structuring new urban blocks and knitting the site into its context.

Allies and Morrison, Porphyrios Associates, 2007

Queer Britain Museum is the UK’s national LGBTQ+ museum. Housed in a converted Victorian building in the heart of the regenerated King’s Cross area, the galleries feature over 200 objects from over 100 years of queer history. At Open House 2026, Queer Britain’s volunteer guides will give talks demonstrating the museum’s mission to reclaim, preserve and inspire LGBTQ+ history.

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