Join Open City for a walking tour exploring the changing architecture and varied townscape of Brixton – one of south London’s most unique and convivial town centres
This insightful walking tour — led by spatial designer and writer Betty Owoo — will tell the story of Brixton’s local communities and how they responded to and shaped the architecture around them to create a bustling town centre full of conviviality which continues to flourish to this present day.
From rising rents to rapid gentrification, the identity of Brixton is shifting in the present era, and it is often these complex issues that prevail in narratives and media coverage about the neighbourhood. In the face of mounting pressures including market-led regeneration, relentless land acquistion and the fire sale of assets, this tour will explore how Brixton is continuing to foster its convivial spirit and create space for its diasporic communities.
The walk will celebrate civic-led stories about an area that is experiencing immense change, covering sites including Windrush Square and the Black Cultural Archives, George Finch's Grade II-listed Brixton Recreation Centre, Brixton Windmill, Edward "Ted" Hollamby's Blenheim Gardens Estate, and much more.
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