London Art Deco Walk – May
London Art Deco Walk – May
Sunday 17 May 2026
Start time/place: 11am/Villiers Street, outside of the Embankment Station, WC2N 6DU
Finish time/place: 1pm/Freemasons' Hall, WC2B 5AZ
Approx 2 hours, walking 3 km / 1.9 miles.
First run (sold out) – Second run (17 May) – Third Run (8 Aug)
Join us on the second run 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
Students*: £12.50
Young C20**: £10
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**For Young C20 members, please email lukas@c20society.org.uk to secure a place.
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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.