Alexandra Road Estate Brutalist Tours

WHAT DOES THE TOUR INCLUDE?

Led by our expert guides, the tour takes you across the estate where you will get to explore the site’s little-known nooks and crannies, entry into one of the guide's flat which has all the original features and is virtually unchanged, and meandering through the park with plenty of stops along the way for photo opportunities, including:

• A view from the top of A Block
• The Tenants Hall
• Walk through the park
• Walk along the top terrace of A Block
• Entry into the guide's flat
• A Brutalist London goody bag
• Ends with tea in the flat and depending on the time, cake.
  

You’ll learn about the vision and ambition behind the design from a friend of the architect Neove Brown, and gain insight into the past, present and future of the site, including an ongoing battle with Camden Council.

LENGTH
90 mins

PRICE
Non Member - £30
Member - £20
(Please bring cash on the day. This ticket just reserves your space)

GUIDES
Expert Residents

MEETING SPOT
Entrance to the estate by Abbey Road

TUBE
Swiss Cottage (12 mins walk), Finchley Road (15 mins walk)
(Jubilee Line)

TRAIN
South Hampstead (4 mins walk)
BUS
139,189,31

IMPORTANT POINTS

• Please provide some ID on arrival
• Guests with very young children or mobility impairments are welcome, but may be challenged by part of the itinerary (includes quite a few stairs).
• Our Tours take place predominantly outside. Please be prepared for all weather conditions.
• No alcohol on the tour
• Recomended age: 16+
  ABOUT THE ESTATE

The Alexandra Road Estate (officially the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, but often misreferred to as Rowley Way) is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden. It was designed 1968 by Neave Brown of Camden Council's Architects Department. Construction work commenced in 1972 and was completed in 1978. Along with 520 apartments, the site also includes a school, community centre, youth club, heating complex, and parkland.

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