The ianVisits guide to September's unusual events, tours, lectures and exhibitions happening around London.
Sunday 1st September
Monthly open day at the museum to London's first international airport - in Croydon.
10am to 4pm
Croydon
Visitors to the mill are given a full guided tour covering the history, operation and principal features of Shirley Windmill.
12pm to 5pm
Croydon
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Monday 2nd September
No events are listed for today. Sorry.
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Tuesday 3rd September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
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Wednesday 4th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
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Thursday 5th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 8pm
Euston
In this lecture, John Guy and Julia Fox explore the most infamous of Henry’s marriages
1pm to 2pm
Soho
On the first Thursday of the month, Holborn's Novelty Automation has a bar in the store for their late-night opening.
6pm to 9pm
Holborn
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Friday 6th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
Six times a year, the private gardens at Lambeth Palace are opened to the public.
12pm to 3pm
Southwark
Tudor historian Suzannah Lipscomb explores the historiography of Henry VIII’s Queens.
7pm to 8pm
Soho
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Saturday 7th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2pm to 5pm
Tooting
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Sunday 8th September
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Monday 9th September
Two sets of military gun salutes will take place today to mark the Birthday of HM The Queen.
11:30am to 2pm
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Tuesday 10th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
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Wednesday 11th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
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Thursday 12th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 8pm
Euston
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Friday 13th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
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Saturday 14th September
Normally you need to pay to visit the gardens, but on a few weekends a year, the gardens are free to visit.
10am to 4pm
East Molesey
Tour a historic Grade II listed water tower with views of the Kings Cross area and St Pancras station.
10am to 4pm
Kings Cross
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
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Sunday 15th September
Normally you need to pay to visit the gardens, but on a few weekends a year, the gardens are free to visit.
10am to 4pm
East Molesey
£10.00
Pope's Grotto, in Radnor House School, will be open 13 days in 2024, and this is one of the open days.
10am to 11am
Twickenham
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Monday 16th September
No events are listed for today. Sorry.
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Tuesday 17th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
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Wednesday 18th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
A talk by Ian Lacey, Royal Holloway University of London, on the historical and social significance of this coming of age adventure.
6pm to 7pm
Clerkenwell
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Thursday 19th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 8pm
Euston
Come and listen to acclaimed historian and author Dr Angela Buckley introduce her new book, with signings, and refreshments.
7pm to 9pm
Clerkenwell
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Friday 20th September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
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Saturday 21st September
The exhibition introduces contemporary art from the Barjeel Foundation, with a focus on the overarching theme of "Boundaries" as both a subject and a tool for meaningfully accessing a diverse array of art from the SWANA region.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
A monthly display of classic cars in Waterloo - usually attracting around 20 vehicles.
11am to 2pm
Southwark
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Sunday 22nd September
No events are listed for today. Sorry.
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Monday 23rd September
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Tuesday 24th September
Online events / webinars
An online talk about the purchases needed to set up a 19th-century hospital.
1pm to 2pm
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Wednesday 25th September
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Thursday 26th September
Online events / webinars
This lecture is an introduction to the art of planetary herbalism- a practice with roots extending deep into the ancient world
8pm to 9:30pm
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Friday 27th September
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Saturday 28th September
A day of talks on the dramatic Wars of the Roses, transporting you back to this tumultuous period in history!
10:30am to 4pm
Southwark
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Sunday 29th September
A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month.
10:30am to 4pm
Watford
Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top.
2pm to 4:30pm
Hackney
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Monday 30th September
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