Open House Festival

Beating the Bounds

walk/tour

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By the London Eye Pier, The Queen's Walk, SE1 7PB

Setting off from the London Eye we cover icons of the South Bank before heading into the back streets to see different types of historic and contemporary architecture. The tour encompasses the area of my milk round from 1980 to 2020, eventually finishing at Borough High St..

Getting there

Tube

Waterloo, Westminster

Train

Waterloo

Bus

77, 381

Additional travel info

Uber Thames Clipper.. Cycle stands on the South Bank. We will not be returning here. Please call 07833504387 if you are going to be late.

Access

Accessibility notes

Tour using standard pavements and road crossings. There is a 10 min section that uses stairs (can be missed out).

What you can expect

Attendees would be advised to bring an umbrella.

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Activities

Sun 14 Sep

Walking tour

11:00–13:00

Beating the Bounds tour 2025

Walking tour that includes historic and contemporary elements of the built environment in the area of the South Bank and Bankside

How to book

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About

About the Tour

You tour is lead by Paul Malone who is an artist based at the APT studios in Deptford. For over 40 years, Paul had a day job as a milkman for the area of the Tour and has seen first hand many changes over the decades. He has worked recently as a tour guide for the Architecture Foundation.
Paul has a keen interest in all things urban and runs a website for street imagery - www.plasmazine.co.uk/streetsurfaces - This tour seeks to provide an overview of this part of London for those unfamiliar with the area, or those who only know it by its more popular aspects. The Tour will.be integrating the aesthetics of the street with historical documentation. Due to entry restrictions we will not be able to visit the interiors of the buildings. Normally we finish at Borough High St.. 2 hours - 2 miles.

Online presence

www.paulmalone.co.uk/tours/index.html

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