London Open House weekend

James kindly put up a link to open house. The Se1 ones are

Name Borough Days Open

[1] Swan Mead Southwark Sat Sun
[2] 67 Grange Walk Southwark Sat Sun
[3] Friendship House (LHA) Southwark Sat
[4] Construction Resources Southwark Sat Sun
[5] Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret Southwark Sat Sun
[6] 10 Park Street Southwark Sat
[7] Jerwood Space Southwark Sat Sun
[8] More London - Ernst and Young HQ Southwark Sat
[9] Allies and Morrison Studio Southwark Sat Sun
[10] Weston Williamson Architects Offices Southwark Sat

Last year I went to 1, 2, 5 and the year before 7& 10 I would recomed them all. My favourite was no 2, which was gorgeous - well done to the owners

Hopefully by the weekend there will be a few people's faltas as there ahve been in previous years.

My dream is to one day live in 67 Grange Walk. I may just turn up on the open house weekend with my suitcases.

Printed programs seem to run out fast - so anyone who wants one better head down quick to the John harvard Library. There was a big pile there today but it wont last long.

Now's your chance TLMJJ, 67 Grange Walk is for sale ... //www.grangewalk.co.uk/

Not on the list above is the Imperial War Museum.

Just had an email from them which says:

19 September, 1.00 - 5.00pm
A chance to see behind the scenes and visit the Dome Reading Room, formerly the central part of the Royal Bethlem Hospital or Bedlam. Tours on the hour

http://www.grangewalk.co.uk/

[LR drools at period features]

I'm sure that property porn like that ought to be banned by my office firewall :)

You have to feel sorry for them, living in a house which is so expensive they cannot afford carpets.

:::grimaces at picture of LR drooling over calming & peaceful pebbles:::

And on the other side of the chasm/force field/psychological barrier that divides Lambeth from the rest of SE1 ...

bfi London IMAX Cinema......................................... Lambeth Sat
http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/search/detail.asp?ftloh_id=4670

British Airways London Eye.................................... Lambeth Sun
http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/search/detail.asp?ftloh_id=8474
(probably fully booked already!)

Former General Lying-in Hospital......................... Lambeth Sat
http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/search/detail.asp?ftloh_id=15325

Lambeth Palace........................................................ Lambeth Sat
http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/search/detail.asp?ftloh_id=1516

One Centaur Street ...................................................Lambeth Sun
http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/search/detail.asp?ftloh_id=14961

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.... Lambeth Sat
http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/search/detail.asp?ftloh_id=3741

I want 67 Grange Walk!!!!
I think it's actually a bit of a snip at £975,000 - should we all pitch in and buy it collectively?

You have to pay £2 just to download the Guide in PDF from the Open House website. You'd think they don't want visitors.

http://www.londonopenhouse.org/london/buildings_guide.html