Fans of fine buildings and architecture will get the chance to explore the new Stanley Park High School and 12 other venues across Sutton in this year’s Open House weekend.

Open House London, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is an annual event in which buildings throw open their doors to the public so they can experience the finest of ancient and modern architecture.

This year’s theme is the ‘Changing Face of London’, focusing on how past events have shaped the capital as we know it and around 750 buildings will welcome the public to explore on 22 and 23 September.

Stanley Park High, which opened in January this year after a £35million building programme, is taking part in Open House London for the first time this year. It will be open from 10am – 1pm on Saturday (22 Sept), with hourly tours showing off the school’s impressive facilities.

In July the school won a prestigious New London Architecture Award with judges praising it as the perfect space to “fire students’ enthusiasms”.

Visitors will be able to roam around the school’s extensive main hall, sports hall, atrium, studio space and Learning Resource Centre and refreshments will be available in the dining area.

Another highlight is Honeywood, a chalk and flint house dating to the 17th Century. This house in Carshalton is now a museum and was reopened in May this year following a £900,000 renovation

Cllr. Jill Whitehead, Chair of Sutton’s Environment and Neighbourhoods Committee, said: “This event is a great way to encourage the community to interact with the buildings around them.”

“It offers a fascinating insight to both modern and traditional architecture.”

Sutton buildings taking part in Open House are:

All Saints’ Church, Carshalton 22/23 Sept 10am-5pm
Carshalton Park Grotto, Ruskin Road/Ashcombe 23 Sept 2pm-5pm
Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Gardens, West Street, Carshalton 22/23 Sept 1pm-5pm
Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, High Street, Carshalton 23 Sept 10am-5pm
Honeywood, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton 22/23 Sept 10am-5pm
Little Holland House 23 Sept 2pm-5pm
Lumley Chapel 22/23 Sept 11am-3pm
Nonsuch Mansion 22/23 Sept 2pm-5pm
Russettings 23 Sept 10am-1pm
Stanley Park High 22 Sept 10am-1pm
The Phoenix Centre 22 Sept 9am-5pm
The Sutton Life Centre 22 Sept 10am-5pm
Whitehall 22 Sept 10am-5pm
23 Sept 2pm-5pm
All visits are free of charge
For more information visit: http://openhouselondon.org.uk/Sutton/