Modern Buildings on the Cator Estate, Blackheath: Walk
Modern Buildings on the Cator Estate, Blackheath: Walk
Saturday 15 August 2026
Start time/place: 11am/Corner of Lee Road with Blackheath Park Road, SE3 9RS
Finish time/place: 1pm/South Row, SE3 0RY
Architect and author Ana Sutherland will lead a visit to a series of Span estates (1954-1984) by Eric Lyons, and houses by Patrick Gwynne, Walter Greaves and Peter Moro. She will explain the history of Span, the buildings, and connections.
The tour’s route starts at the main entrance to the Cator estate, by Spangate (1964). Highlights include no. 10 Blackheath Park (Patrick Gwynne, 1969) and no. 20 (Peter Moro, 1958) and Rocque Lane (Walter Greaves, 1968). We will be able to visit inside a Span house and will end the walk at South Row (Eric Lyons, 1963) by the open heath.
Please note this is a repeat of the popular 2024 walk.
Ana Sutherland is a practicing architect based in Blackheath and author of Modern Buildings in Blackheath and Greenwich 1950-2000 (Park Books, 2024). She is the leader of the Blackheath Society Architecture Group and organises tours in the area for Open City.
Non-members: £30
C20 Members: £25
Young C20 Members: £10*
*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: Spangate (Eric Lyons for Span, 1964). Image credit: The Modern House