The Twentieth Century Society

Campaigning for outstanding buildings

London Art Deco Walk – FULLY BOOKED

Grade II listed Shell-Mex House House (now Eighty Strand) by E. Joseph (1931), London. Photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA.

London Art Deco Walk

Saturday 11 April 2026

Start time/place: 11:00am/Villiers Street, outside of the Embankment Station, WC2N 6DU

Finish time/place: 13:00pm/Freemasons' Hall, WC2B 5AZ

Approx 2 hours, walking 3 km / 1.9 miles.

FULLY BOOKED, NEW DATES WILL BE ADDED SOON.

Join us on the first trial of our new outreach programme Architecture Style Walks. Five fun, engaging walks (Art Deco, Modernism, Brutalism, Postmodernism and High-Tech) will explore key buildings of each style in London. You’ll learn the context in which they were built and hear interesting facts and anecdotes you can share with your friends in the pub later. The walks are very much aimed at the general public and will be repeated several times a year.

Explore London’s Art Deco architecture with experienced tour leader Alison Rae. Starting at the Embankment, we will peek at the OXO Tower across the river before moving to the monumental Shell-Mex House and Adelphi. Walking up through Covent Garden, we’ll see a number of famous interwar theatres and hotels. The tour will finish inside the colossal Freemason’s Hall.

Alison Rae is a Golden Key Academy graduate. She curates tours for Open City and Open House House London. Formerly head of Tours and Visiting at the National Theatre.

Regular ticket: £19.50

C20 Members: £15.50

Young C20*, Students**: £12.50

*For Young C20 members, please email lukas@c20society.org.uk to secure a place. 

**For student pricing please select from the dropdown option next to ‘membership number’ on the booking form below. 

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The Twentieth Century Society is an IHBC (Institute of Historic Building conservation) recognised CPD provider and is a registered charity, no 1110244.

Above: Grade II listed Shell-Mex House House (now Eighty Strand) from 1931, London. Photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA.

Booking Closed

Unfortunately, booking is closed for this event and we are no longer able to accept new bookings.

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