London Open House runs again on the weekend of 22 and 23rd September, and is a brilliant opportunity to see London’s best kept secrets and nose around some of its most famous buildings.
Enfield will have 13 properties opening over the weekend
- Enfield Town Library. Built in 1912 and reopened after restoration in 2010 with a new glass extension, the Library won a London Planning Award for best built project.
- The Chickenshed Theatre. Purpose built theatre facilities
- The Friends Meeting House and Burial Grounds – dating from 1790
- George V Pumping Station – designed to pump water from the River Lee into the George V reservoir
- Lee Valley Athletics Centre – state of the art and sustainable sports facilities
- Myddleton House – home of the great plantsman E A Bowles
- North London Hospice Building in Barrowell Green – just recently opened state of the art facilities
- The parish church of St Andrew Enfield – dating from the 13th century, one of the very oldest buildings in the borough
- North London Priory Hospital – fantastic grade 1 listed building overlooking Grovelands Park
- The Royal Small Arms Factory
- St Mary Magdelaine Church in Windmill Hill – an example of the Victorian gothic
- 11 Second Avenue, Bush Hill Park – timber clad garden studio and refurbishment of a victorian house, with gardens
If you would like to stay local but venture a little further, there is the wonderful Studio A and theatre at Alexandra Palace and the Muswell Hill Odeon – both worth a look.
Some events require pre booking and not all venues are open both days, so check before setting out. Venues can be busy and the London Open House website has also been experiencing a few glitches, so don’t delay planning your day.
Are there any buildings in Palmers Green you would like to see opened for Open House day?
