Last updated 12 September 2001. Commencing London Open House , the annual scheme to allow the public access to architecturally interesting but usually private buildings across the capital, boasts a record number of locations this year. No 1 Poultry, St Pancras Chambers, Westminster Hall and Portcullis House, BBC Bush House, Broadcasting House and Television Centre, and the ITN and Channel 4 buildings. There are also conducted walks taking place at various locations over the course of the weekend. In 2000 over 350,000 visits were made during the two days.
Entrance is free, and some venues include accompanying special events.
Further details and how to obtain a directory can be found on the London Open House web site via the link from the Other Festivals section of ExhibitionsNet. Across London on 22nd and 23rd September. Walsall Illuminations , Britain's biggest inland illumination display, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, as lights and lasers transform Walsall's arboretum. The season starts with a procession from Walsall town centre that includes 350 pyramid shape lanterns made by local children, plus five 12ft long by 7ft high lanterns, each representing a decade from the last 50 years of pop music. Presumably this symbolises the triumph of exuberance over good taste.