As part of our new live-streamed series of tours of remarkable interiors across the capital, we will be exploring two types of residence at Golden Lane Estate with Sue Pearson and Roland Jeffery. They will be joined by guest interviewer Paul Lincoln, who is commissioning editor for Landscape, the journal of the Landscape Institute and a City of London Guide. He has lived on Golden Lane Estate for fifteen years.

In 1952 the Royal Institute of British Architects organised an architectural competition for the City. The challenge was to create a design for an estate with 940 residents at Golden Lane. There were 187 entries. The competition was won by an unknown architect, Geoffry Powell, who was declared the winner on 26 February 1952.

This competition marked the forming of the architectural practice Chamberlin, Powell and Bon who went onto design and build the Barbican Estate to the South.

Our Hosts

Sue Pearson is an architect and now Common Councillor for Cripplegate Ward in the City of London. Sue has lived on Golden Lane Estate since 2008.

Roland Jeffery is now retired and has lived on the Golden Lane Estate for 15 years. During his working life he project managed many newbuild and rehabilitation social housing schemes as well as the restoration of a wide range of historic buildings.

Tickets

Standard: £3
Open City Friends: £1
Concessions: Open City is committed to creating accessible events so if you cannot afford a ticket but would love to attend the event, please get in touch.

Once you have purchased a ticket, you will be sent a Zoom link to join the event on the day of the tour by email.

At Home With Open House

At Home with Open House is a new series created to satiate the need to see beyond what the square of your laptop will allow. Join us over the coming months for lunchtime tours in which invited Londoners will give live-streamed video tours of the homes they have been locked down in from architect-designed contemporary apartments to historic houses and boats on the Thames.

See more upcoming events in the series at Open City’s events page.

Series curator: Sian Milliner
Assistant Curator: Hafsa Adan

If you have any questions regarding this series, please email openhouse@open-city.org.uk