This weekend saw more than 800 venues across London take part in Open House, an annual opportunity for members of the public to see inside some of the capital's most iconic buildings for free, with ROSL opening its doors throughout Saturday and Sunday.
Director of Marketing, Gemma Matthews, and Head of Membership, Naomi Taylor, covered over 20 miles between them, giving sold out tours throughout the day. With such a rich history, the many stories from the London clubhouse were perfect fodder for our guests.
Gemma, Naomi and members of the public, all tweeted updates on the tours throughout the weekend. Take a look at some of the highlights below and be sure to follow @rosl1910, for regular updates on our activities.
Head of membership Naomi explains that Vernon House was purchased for just £45,000 in 1921! An #OpenHouse2017 visitor has offered £50,000! pic.twitter.com/iNrcaRMIXG
— ROSL (@rosl1910) September 16, 2017
Rutland House once benefited from a beautiful music room - the lantern light well provides great acoustics as well as a fab picture! pic.twitter.com/670GidmiGX
— ROSL (@rosl1910) September 16, 2017
Really enjoying playing here and seeing the cool new No Place exhibition @ROSLARTS
— Gamal Khamis (@gamalpiano) September 17, 2017
Love @openhouselondon this is the crinoline stair @rosl1910 especially wide for voluminous skirts pic.twitter.com/096ZIz5I7f
— Catherine Boardman (@CulturalWed) September 16, 2017
Naomi explains the history and mystery of Rysbrack fireplace to our #OpenHouse2017 visitors pic.twitter.com/Y20G26zT2L
— ROSL (@rosl1910) September 16, 2017
Naomi tells the history of the Vernon House site c1700 - it was a house of ill repute run by proprietress Old Mother Needham #OpenHouse2017 pic.twitter.com/IJi5kgkNvL
— ROSL (@rosl1910) September 17, 2017
