Open House this weekend

ARCHITECTURAL gems will be open this weekend as part of the London-wide event, Open House.

Across the capital, people will be able to look around structures of all shapes, sizes and uses that are usually closed to the public.

There are some great buildings open in Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Open House founding director Victoria Thornton said: "Open House London highlights the value of good design and aims to open eyes and minds to the City's wealth of architecture.

"Experiencing a building in the flesh can help to understand, appreciate and critique it.

"Open House London hopes to inspire everyone to explore the capital and take an interest in good design for existing and future generations."

Take a look at the list to find out what is open in your borough.

Bexley buildings

• Saints, Rectory Lane, Foots Cray

• Christ Church, Victoria Road, Erith

• Crossness Engines House, access via Thames Water gate, Crossness Works, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood

• Erith Playhouse, 38 to 40 38-40 High Street, Erith

• Erith Town Walk, guide notes to be collected from Christ Church, Victoria Road, Erith

• Gothic Bath House, 112 North Cray Road, Bexley

• Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley

• St James, North Cray Road, North Cray

• St John the Baptist Church, West Street, Erith

• St Mary The Virgin, Manor Road, Bexley

• The Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre, Beech Walk (entrance between Nos. 15 and 17), Crayford

• Townley Grammar School for Girls, Townley Road, Bexleyheath

Bromley buildings

• Biggin Hill Airfield, Scott Aviation Centre, 518 Churchill Road, Biggin Hill

• Bromley and Sheppard's College, London Road (entrance via Wren Gates, no vehicle entry), Bromley

• Camden Place (Chislehurst Golf Club), Camden Park Road, Chislehurst

• Circular tour of Darwin's Village, meet on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm outside St Mary's Church, High Street, Downe

• Eltham College, Grove Park Road, Mottingham

• Keston Roman Mausolea, Brambletye, Westerham Road, Keston (parking at Keston Ponds)

• Self-guided trail of Chislehurst, organised by the Chislehurst Society. Download trail brochures from the society's website or get one by sending a stamped addressed C5 size envelope to PO Box 82, Chislehurst, BR7 5TT.

• St George's RAF Chapel of Remembrance, Main Road, Biggin Hill

Sundridge Park, Plaistow Lane, Bromley

• The Berresford House, Brooklyn, Lodge Road, Bromley

• The Churchill, High Street, Bromley

• The Keston Windmill, Heathfield Road, Keston

• The Odeon, High Street, Beckenham

• The Priory, Church Hill, Orpington

Greenwich buildings

• Charlton House, Charlton Road, Charlton

• The Conservatoire, 19-21 Lee Road, Blackheath

• Devonport Mausoleum, National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich

• Dreadnought Library, West Gate (King William Walk), or East Gate, (Park Row), and Romney Road crossing, Maritime Greenwich Campus, Greenwich

• Eltham Lodge, Royal Blackheath Golf Club, Court Road, Eltham

• Gala Bingo Club (formerly Granada Cinema), 186 Powis Street, Woolwich

• 89 Genesta Road, Plumstead

• Greenwich Magistrates' Court, 9 Blackheath Road, Greenwich

• Greenwich Peninsula: Site and Public Art, meet at 10am, 12pm, 2pm or 4pm at North Greenwich tube station on Saturday (September 21)

• Greenwich Yacht Club, 1 Peartree Way, Greenwich

• Harold Wharf, 6 Creekside, Greenwich

• Millennium Primary School, 50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich

• National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich

• Old Royal Military Academy, Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich

• Old Royal Naval College, West Gate (King William Walk) or East Gate (Park Row) and Romney Road crossing. Entry from pier via Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

• Ranger's House, Chesterfield Walk, Greenwich

• River Sculpture/Studio (Slice of Reality), River Thames, off Thames Path, Meridian Gardens, nr Drawdock Road, Blackwall Point, Greenwich

• Severndroog Castle, Castle Wood, Shooters Hill

• St Alfege Church, Church Street, Greenwich

• St Saviour's Church, corner Middle Park Avenue/Churchbury Road, Eltham

• Station Officers Mess & Ruins of Garrisn Church - RA Barracks, Repository Road (entrance via Front Parade West Gate), Woolwich

• Thames Barrier & Information Centre, 1 Unity Way, Woolwich

• The Fan Museum, 12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich

• The Royal Observatory, Greenwich Park, Greenwich

• Trinity Hospital, Highbridge, Greenwich

• Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich

Lewisham buildings

• APT - The Art in Perpetuity Trust, Harold Wharf, 6 Creekside, Deptford

• Boone's Chapel, Lee High Road, Lee

• Crossways Sixth Form Academy, Sprules Road, Brockley

• 8 Duke Humphrey Road, Blackheath

• Former 'Park' Hospital Hither Green Clocktower, Bellway Development, Hither Green Lane, Hither Green

• Horniman Museum Aquarium, 100 London Road, Forest Hill

• Manor House Gardens Ice House, Manor House Gardens, Old Road, Lee

• St Margaret's Church & Churchyard, Lee Terrace (corner of Brandram Road), Blackheath

• The Capitol (formerly Forest Hill Cinema), 11-21 London Road, Forest Hill

• The Merchant Taylors' Almshouses, Brandram Road, Blackheath

• The St Matthew Academy, St Joseph's Vale, Blackheath

• The Stephen Lawrence Centre, 39 Brookmill Road, Deptford

• The Waldron Health Centre, Stanley Street, Lewisham

• Walter Segal Self Build Houses, 8 and 10 Walters Way, Honor Oak Park

Visit the Open House website for full details of opening times.

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