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The Best of Drop-Ins

There are lots of amazing things to see in the festival, some of them have a small number of tickets that inevitably get booked up quickly, others you can turn up throughout their opening times and drop-in to explore it.

This is a collection celebrating these.

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Guildhall Yard

miscellaneous, community/cultural, civic

Publicly accessible space outside the spectacular Grade I listed medieval civic Guildhall.

George Dance the Younger, 1789

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Jackson Lane Arts Centre

art studio, community/cultural, theatre

Jacksons Lane’s year-round programme of contemporary performance, arts participation and cultural education exists to empower, and ignite creativity within, diverse communities & work tirelessly to overcome traditional barriers through art. This year we are celebrating our 50th Anniversary with a wide range of engagement programmes performances and activities.

W.H. Boney, 1905

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Kaymet Factory

industrial

The operational factory of Kaymet, a maker of trays and trolleys since 1947. A hidden 1950s building with a small yard, originally a printing works. It is brick built, with clear-storey glazing and tubular truss north-light main shed roof.

Unknown, 1958

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Lewisham Arthouse

community/cultural

Lewisham Arthouse (LAH) is a not-for-profit artist-led co-operative, based in the formerly Deptford Central Library, Grade II listed, 1910 -1914, Designed by A. Brumwell Thomas (1868 -1948)

A Brumwell Thomas, 1910

A Grade 2 listed former Territorial Army Drill Hall featuring restored elements of the original 1882 design. It has a triple height central hall with the restored wrought iron balconies and roofing. Notable Neo-Georgian design brickwork. It is also unique in being the last ever military drill hall built in the UK.

Oliver Hill RIBA, 1952

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Olden Community Garden

garden

Olden Community Garden - a hidden 2.5 acre green oasis along a railway embankment in Islington. Sit beside the lawn; listen to birdsong; follow trails through the woodland, meadow and orchard; discover vegetable patches and a wildlife pond.

Community Garden, 1986

SELCHP is a major energy recovery facility in Bermondsey. The Veolia site processes around 400,000 tonnes of non recyclable waste every year from the streets and homes of London, within strict environmental permit controls. Come take a look behind the scenes at how our boilers burn the non recyclable waste to generate electricity and heat for 48,000 homes. Local loops of energy in action!

Alan J Smith Partnership, 1993

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The Photography Foundation Studio, Design District (D2)

art studio, event, open site, offices, mixed use, miscellaneous, media

Come and see our light filled Studio & Office space and find out more about what we do at The Photography Foundation! Browse our Trainee photography zines and meet our welcoming Staff Members.

Mole Architect, 2021

Woodside Loft is an exceptional loft conversion and was the winner of an SBID International Design Excellence Award (2020). It's part living room, part multi-function space, part chill-out den, part guest quarters. The conversion makes use of every inch of space and adopts unconventional ideas and solutions to achieve its design objective.

Roncarati Design, 2019