Open House for London's buildings

A London-wide celebration of architecture includes many local buildings

Local buildings will feature in the 2003 London Open House weekend, when a mixture of old and new buildings, public and private, throw their doors open to visitors over the weekend of Sept 20th - 21st.

By promoting an understanding of architecture across all sections of the community - especially children and young people - the London Open House charity encourages Londoners to take pride in their capital and expect even better buildings in the future.

You may find that these buildings become exceptionally busy, especially where they are participating for the first time. Admission is free

BUILDING

Saturday� 20 Sept

Sunday 21 Sept

Brentford & Isleworth Friends� Meeting House, Quaker Lane, Isleworth. 1785 meeting room, library and gallery, plus garden & burial ground

1pm-5pm

 

Chiswick Business Park, opposite Gunnersbury Station. New development in parkland on former LT Bus Garage site designed by Richard Rogers Partnership. Tours of Building 3 will be provided.

10am-5pm

1pm-5pm

Chiswick House � a chance to see this 18th century house free of charge. Wheelchair access by stair-climber if booked in advance. There will also be some tours of "hidden parts" of the park'. This will cover Lord Burlington's Ionic Temple in the amphitheatre, the Conservatory (Camellia House) and its unique back range (c.1815) recently cleared by volunteers, and the walled garden. All three include areas never before opened to the public.

 

10pm-6pm, last entry 5.30pm Caf� in Park

Tours will be at 11, 2 & 4, meeting at the entrance to the House.

Chiswick Parish Church,

Church Street, W4

 

1-5pm, with tours at 2pm, 4pm.

Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace, W4. Access to Main Hall, Hogarth Hall, vestibule and hallways, old Council Chamber and Committee Room

 

2pm-5pm, last admission 4pm.

Gunnersbury Park & Museum, Popes Lane, W3. Architectural trail includes Princess Amelia's Bath-House and Temple. Short garden history talks in Walled Garden (by car park) by Capel Manor College.

 

1-5pm

Caf� in Park

Hogarth's House, Hogarth Lane, W4

(Hogarth's summer home 1749-64)

Open both days, 10am to 5pm.Tours at 11am, 12 noon , 2pm, 3pm, 4pm. Ground/first floor rooms and garden

Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford.

Open both days 11am-5pm, last entry 4.30pm. Guided visits to forge and old workshops 12noon and 3.30pm.

Power Road Studios, Power Road W4.

Dramatic loft-style office conversion of former BBC studios by De Metz Architects

10am-5pm � new to the scheme this year

 

Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Harvard Road, W4.

Built in 1998 in the traditional Russian style

10am-5pm � new to the scheme this year

 

St Mary�s Convent, 2 The Butts, Brentford.

18th century house, additions 1913-15 & 1998/2001 Tours must be booked in advance on 8568 7305

1 hour tours at 10am, noon, 2.30pm � new to the scheme this year

 

Victorian Society, 1 Priory Gardens, W4. Originally the 1880 family home of by E J May

1pm-5pm

 

Voysey House, Barley Mow Passage, W4

Factory designed 1902 by Voysey in white glazed brick for Sanderson & Co, now architects' office

10am-5pm, �access to entrance lobby, 2nd floor

 

 

 

Isleworth Public Hall, South St (267 bus)

Victorian vestry and reading rooms recently restored, with Isleworth Remembered special exhibition, looking at life in the area 1900-2002, plus talks and video

For details phone 8560 1129 or 8744 0663

Open Sat 1pm-5pm and Sun 10am -5pm, guided walks from the Hall at 3.30pm on both days.

New publication, Isleworth Remembered, with over 200 illustrations on sale at special discount price of �5 from 3pm Saturday.

Walks during Open House Weekend

Bedford Park: Saturday 2pm and 4pm. Meet at 1 PrioryGardens, W4. The walks are similar to those provided for the Bedford Park Festival, exploring the garden suburb, and last approx 2 hours.

Brentford: Saturday 3.30pm, Sunday 2.30pm. Walk includes Magistrates Court, Canal, some remains of Brentford's commercial and industrial past including Brunel's dock.� 1 hour.

Chiswick:� Saturday 3.30pm, Sunday 2.30pm. Meet at St Nicholas' Church. Walk includes the Church and Hogarth's House and ends in grounds of Chiswick House. 1 hour.

Turnham Green: Sunday 2.30pm, meet at Chiswick Town Hall. Walk explores Chiswick High Road from Old Packhorse to Hogarth's statue. About 1 hour

Little Ealing - Ealing Fields Residents Association is organising a walk around Little Ealing. The walk starts from Northfields tube station at 2.00pm on Sunday 21 September. Elapsed time 1 to 1.5 hours.