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Cornerstone Architecture Tour

Cornerstone, Sheep Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN160AY

  • 19 Sep 2025
  • In person
  • Pre-booking required

Messenger, Alfred East Art Gallery, Manor House Museum and North Northamptonshire Council will be on hand to show you what is happening at such an important cultural and heritage asset.

Messenger will have slate and iron workers on site to be able to explain, demonstrate and encourage members of the public to get involved in dressing the slates and play a part contributing to this exiting project. This will happen under marquees and will run throughout the day, the teams from Carnegie Library, Alfred East Art Gallery and Manor House Museum will be on hand to deliver information about services on offer and some children’s activities.

We will be offering on a fully ticketed basis tours of the scaffolding where members of the public under supervision of the team from Messenger can go up onto the gantries and get a unique view of this changing architecture, the team will be on hand to answer any questions about the re-slating process.


Timings & Tours

Friday 19 September:
10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00

Location & directions

Cornerstone, Sheep Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN160AY

Directions:
For those who are unable or do not want to go up onto the roof, there will be a screen on the Cornerstone balcony overlooking the Manor House Gardens that will play throughout the day a virtual tour of the work and the project film displayed on www.cornerstone-kettering.co.uk Furthermore, we are delighted to welcome Collyweston Historical and Preservation Society to The Cornerstone so that people can get a better understanding of the village, its slate history and the tales of the lost Tudor Palace.
Contact on day:
Matt Taylor

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
These tours will happen at 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm and a maximum of 10 participants per session will be able to go up. These tickets will be given on a first come first serve basis and are available by emailing [email protected], indicating your time preference. The tickets will be limited to two per person.
Booking contact name:
Matt Taylor
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking opens:
13 Aug 2025 12:00 AM

Additional information

Parking available at the nearby council car park.

Max no of people per tour:
10
Est. tour duration:
2 hour(s)

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