Art & Culture
Making Space: Spaces of Silvertown
Join writer and journalist Owen Hatherley on his guided walk, Spaces of Silvertown. For this guided walk Owen will be leading you on a route to see how architecture has responded to socio-political and economic changes to the area and altered the conditions for navigating the urban landscape.
The walk is approximately 5.8 km and will take an average of 3 hours to complete. The podcast is 33 minutes long. As the walk is longer than the length of the podcast, just press play at each of the stops on the map to hear more about this fascinating and ever evolving area of London. This audio tour was recorded live on 7 August 2021 and has subsequently been made into a self-guided podcast to be used together with the accompanying downloadable map. This walk, including the content and information is the opinion of the artist.
Download the map [PDF 452kb)
The Making Space Walks Programme was curated by UP Projects in response to Making Space, a multi-sited commission by London-based artist Jessie Brennan for the Royal Docks in Newham, East London. Making Space and these associated walks have been commissioned by the Royal Docks Team.
For your visit
New Arrival
Food & Drink
Husk Brewing
There's a new brewer in town, right where the first IPAs were once shipped from. Watch out for live music nights in the bar.
New Arrival
Food & Drink
Triple Two Coffee
Located inside the Royal Wharf Clubhouse, Triple Two Coffee sits within the focal point for daily health and fitness classes, swimming and neighbourhood events.
Outdoors
Lyle Park
It's easy to miss Lyle Park's narrow entrance, but its triangle of green with a river view is worth exploring.
