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London Open House (2017) – Sayes Court Park

This is a public park on the site of a manor house and garden that was one of the original National Trust properties. It s now a much smaller site but there is hope that it will have more information on the National Trust soon.

6/10

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London Open House 2017 – Cicely Saunders Institute – Kings College London

Facility that is part of the buildings making up Kings College Hospital. This institute looks at ways to improve palliative care, and provides some basic info as part of the open day.

7/10

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London Open House 2017 – Sacred Heart RC Secondary School, Camberwell New Road

A Guided tour of a newly refurbished secondary school with soundproofing and lots of techie stuff.

6/10

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London Open House 2017 – Peckham Library

A self guided look around the reasonably modern Peckham Library which has some quite good views from the lifts.
7/10

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London Open House 2017 – Peckham Station old waiting room

Special opening of the former waiting room at Peckham station which is currently undergoing renovations. It included an exhibition of photos of the local area and a stall of local history books.
8/10

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Greenwich Park (September 2017)

Large park including a deer park, rose garden, museum and observatory.

It has a steep hill which has good views.

7/10

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Queen’s House Greenwich (September 2017)

Former royal residence that houses paintings and a spiral staircase.
8/10

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Wandle Industrial Museum (September 2017)

Tiny museum in Mitcham that explains the history of the Wandle. It would be useful if it was more detailed and larger.

6/10

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Mitcham Heritage Day 2017

Mitcham decided to take part in the heritage weekend rather than the London Open House one, and opened up a number of properties on and around the green. however, they were not all open when they said with the Methodist church opening late.
6/10

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Heritage Open Days 2017 – Coombe Conduit Kingston upon Thames

English Heritage property that is rarely open. It is a guided tour but can take a while and is very repetitive despite the small size of the place. It used to help supply water to Hampton Court Palace.
4/10