Saturday, 19 July

ALBERTOPOLIS – Architecture + Enlightenment Through South Kensington

A walking tour exploring architecture and high Victoriana through London’s original knowledge quarter

By The London Ambler

Date and time

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:30 - 12:30 GMT+1

Location

DEPARTS Outside 20 Thurloe Street (close to Thurloe Square)

Thurloe Street London SW7 2LT United Kingdom

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Home to the V&A, Science and Natural History museums, the Imperial College, the Royal Colleges of Art, Organists, Music and the Institute Of Navigation, Albertopolis in South Kensington is London’s original knowledge quarter. Made possible through the profits of The Great Exhibition of 1851 this epic city of learning was the brainchild of Prince Albert - Queen Victoria’s Consort - and over 30 years 87 acres of sloping West London fields were spectacularly brought to life in the pursuit and promotion of science, art and industry. Charting high Victorian hopes, this walking tour explores the making of Albertopolis through its greatest architecture and biggest ideas.

A walk by The London Ambler - Mike Althorpe

Organised by

The London Ambler

The London Ambler is Mike Althorpe, a London architectural historian and urban explorer with a passion for revealing the history and buildings of the the greatest city on earth. Through weaving unexpected and alternative routes through the city and delivering big stories in an authoritative, yet informal and accessible way, the London Ambler brings to life the many episodes, sagas and adventures of built and unbuilt London.

The London Ambler - www.thelondonambler.com