Modern red brick building purpose-built to house the City of Westminster's historic records. Opportunity to visit the conservation studio and see treasures of the archives.

Tim Drewitt, 1995

Talk: Thorney Island - London's Lost Island' Join Victor Keegan, author of Lost London 1 & 2, for a journey into the hidden history of Thorney Island—the lost eyot where Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament now stand. Once formed by the River Tyburn flowing into the Thames, discover its role in early London, its transformation, and the traces still visible in Westminster today.

UNESCO World Heritage site dating from 11C including stunning examples of Gothic and Medieval architecture and many hidden treasures.

Unknown, 1060

Petty France is a short street with a long history. This walk will time travel from the medieval origins of Petty France through its sensational history to its present distinguished profile. We shall study Charles Holden's 1927 Grade 1 listed London Underground HQ, upstaged in 1976 by Sir Basil Spence's 1976 brutalist monument to modernism, and where the original Queen Anne house was born.

A Grade 2 listed former Territorial Army Drill Hall featuring restored elements of the original 1882 design. It has a triple height central hall with the restored wrought iron balconies and roofing. Notable Neo-Georgian design brickwork. It is also unique in being the last ever military drill hall built in the UK.

Oliver Hill RIBA, 1952

A rare example of Thomas Archer's work and a masterpiece of English Baroque, originally dubbed Queen Anne's Footstool. A Grade I listed building, restored by Marshall Sisson after extensive bombing damage, now a busy concert hall.

Thomas Archer, 1714

Completed in 1929, 55 Broadway is an art-deco, Grade I listed 'cathedral to modernity' and London’s ‘first skyscraper’ - formerly, the Headquarters of Transport for London.

Charles Holden, 1927

PLEASE NOTE: START TIME CHANGED TO 12 NOON. A diverse walking tour, with a qualified guide, in the heart of Westminster where we visit some statues and places that have a significance to tyranny, colonialism and slavery. The walk is accessible to all and ends in Trafalgar Square.

This tour looks at how healthcare has had an impact on the buildings and landscapes between Westminster Abbey and the City. Exploring Healthcare related buildings, rebuilt, repurposed or removed and their influence on the landscape.

Multiple architects, 1100

10 Downing Street has been the residence of British Prime Ministers since 1735. Behind its famous black door the most important decisions affecting Britain for the last 284 years have been taken.

William Kent, 1735

A significant new redbrick addition to London’s civic architecture, Lambeth Palace Library is the first new building on the site for 185 years and hosts the Church of England’s archive.

Wright & Wright Architects, 2021