Upcoming Tours
2018
Empire Pool (1934) by Owen Williams. Image from Historic England.
SOLD OUT Saturday 27th October- Wembley and the making of Metro-Land
With the 20th Century Society, we will be exploring how Wembley has grown since the start of the 20th Century and how its buildings help fuel the growth of "Metro-Land". Starting at the site of the former British Empire Exhibition (1924), we will see the changing face of Wembley from Owen Williams’ 1934 Empire Pool (now Wembley Arena) to the new Brent Civic Centre by Hopkins Architects. We will then see the old Brent Town Hall, now an International school, before exploring the modernist influenced housing of the Haymills estate on the slopes of Wembley Hill, by Welch, Cachemaille-Day and Lander. We will then finish off by passing by a few of Wembley’s lesser known modernist buildings before returning to Wembley Park Station.
Meet time/place: Olympic Square, Wembley (at bottom of Wembley Park station steps) 10.30am
Finish time/place: Wembley Park Station approx 2.00pm
20th Century Society Members’ price: £15.00 Non members: £20.00
BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE
With the 20th Century Society, we will be exploring how Wembley has grown since the start of the 20th Century and how its buildings help fuel the growth of "Metro-Land". Starting at the site of the former British Empire Exhibition (1924), we will see the changing face of Wembley from Owen Williams’ 1934 Empire Pool (now Wembley Arena) to the new Brent Civic Centre by Hopkins Architects. We will then see the old Brent Town Hall, now an International school, before exploring the modernist influenced housing of the Haymills estate on the slopes of Wembley Hill, by Welch, Cachemaille-Day and Lander. We will then finish off by passing by a few of Wembley’s lesser known modernist buildings before returning to Wembley Park Station.
Meet time/place: Olympic Square, Wembley (at bottom of Wembley Park station steps) 10.30am
Finish time/place: Wembley Park Station approx 2.00pm
20th Century Society Members’ price: £15.00 Non members: £20.00
BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE