Tag: Walking tour
62. Heritage Croydon
Croydon became a focus for post-war development in the 1960s. The masterplan was designed to be commercially ambitious where the Croydon Cooperation Act 1955 promoted building infrastructure and office development. This complimented a government policy that aimed to decentralise office development onto the periphery of the city.
49. South London Housing & The Ortus Building
Claire Bennie showed us around listed housing estates in Herne Hill from the 1930s private rented sector (PRS). Each flat has their own private garden and shared use of the communal gardens.
42. City of London Tour
When the task of rebuilding the Square Mile after the devastation of World War Two was undertaken, the house style of British corporate architecture was modernism. The new City was to be constructed according to principles borrowed from Scandinavia and the Bauhaus, with buildings fashioned after the works of le Corbusier and van der Rohe.
26. Civic Walthamstow
Our first SaLADS of 2016 started with a walking tour of Walthamstow to explore various municipal and civic buildings and public spaces.
23. Southwark Walking Tour
Mark Power took us on a historical walking tour of Southwark. Places that we visited included Clink Street where the famous Clink Prison was located and the ruins of Winchester Cathedral.
22. Edward Prior Arts & Crafts tour of Cambridge
David Valinsky, architect, photographer and author agreed to take the SaLADS on a tour of cambridge to explore three Edward Schroder Prior buildings.
16. Kennington Walking Tour
Ellis Woodman led us on our first bespokely organised tour, showing us the architectural gems of Kennington and the Stockwell area.