All buildings tell stories. Stories about the values and aspirations of the societies which created them are etched into the facades of our streets. Yet some stories are harder to read than others. Hidden beneath the surface of many buildings in London are incredible and sometimes bitter stories of Britain's colonial history. For Open House 2020, we're embarking on a long term project to tease out and reveal the hidden colonial histories of the architecture we celebrate in the festival.
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A Splendid thingHenry Flitcroft, 1730Westminster -
Colonial histories: City of London – a virtual tour with a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide2020Tower Hamlets -
Colonial histories: Limehouse and Canary Wharf – a virtual tour with a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide2020Tower Hamlets -
RIBAGrey Wornum, 1932Westminster -
Self-guided Black Evidence WalkHackney -
Slavery and the CityCity of London -
The lost canals and hidden industry of SE LondonJohn Rennie, 1807Southwark
