The crypt of St Alfege Church - one of the venues taking part in Open House London (booking required)
Buildings across London once again throw their doors open this weekend and allow visitors to see many places they might not normally be able to see. Places in the Royal Borough of Greenwich taking part are:
- Blackheath House
- Charlton House
- Devonport Mausoleum
- Dreadnought Library
- Eltham Lodge
- Greenwich Heritage Centre
- Greenwich Yacht Club
- Old Royal Naval College
- Queen’s House: Royal Museums Greenwich
- Ravensbourne
- Ruins of Garrison Church – Royal Artillery Barracks
- Severndroog Castle
- St Alfege Church, Greenwich (including the crypt)
- St Mary Magdalene CE School
- St Saviour’s Church, Eltham
- Station Officers’ Mess – Royal Artillery Barracks
- Thames Barrier & Information Centre
- The Coronet Cinema
- Tudor Barn and Gardens
- Woolwich Town Hall
Walks and tours:
- Early Georgian Blackheath
- Engineering East London: ICE Boat tour to the Hoo Peninsula
- ICE tour of Emirates Air Line cable car
- London’s Engineering Heritage: ICE boat tour II
Councillor Peter Kotz, Cabinet member for Culture and Creative Industries, said: “Open House London provides a fantastic opportunity for Royal Greenwich to once again showcase its rich heritage and contemporary achievements for residents and visitors. We are proud to open the doors to our favourite buildings and I would encourage everyone to get involved with this free event”.
More more information, and to find out which venues need to be booked in advance, visit the Open House London website.
If you want to venture outside of the Royal Borough, you will also find a Greenwich connection in Tottenham. Local architects bptw have worked on a six year restoration of Tottenham's Grade II Listed Edwardian Baroque Town Hall.
bptw’s lead architect Mark Jefferson commented, ‘’Restoring Tottenham Town Hall and helping bring it back into useful life was one of the most satisfying and rewarding projects I have been involved with.”
See London wide listings at londonopenhouse.org
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