Urban Explorers: Killingworth

Discover some of the North East’s great modernist gems with artist and photographer Euan Lynn on this half-day tour of Killingworth.

Killingworth New Town is home to some of the finest modernist architecture in the North East. From the offices of pioneering architects FaulknerBrowns and Ryder & Yates, to Ralph Erskine’s first work in the North East, and even a flock of concrete hippos, Killingworth truly has everything a modernist could wish for.

In this guided walk, Euan Lynn will provide unique insights and historical context to Killingworth’s past and present, as well as offering some practical photographic advice to help you document the experience – whether you’re using an iPhone or film.

Important information

• This is a half-day tour running 11.00–15.00. It starts and ends in Killingworth.
• Ticket holders are asked to make their own way to Killingworth via public transport or private car.
• There will be a break for lunch which tour attendees are expected to provide for themselves.
• The tour is on foot and will involve considerable walking.
• Even in May the weather is changeable and attendees are advised to ensure they are prepared for all conditions.

About the tour leader

Euan Lynn – Artist, photographer and musician, whose work explores the intersection between architecture and politics, with a focus on the built environment of the 20th century.

Image credit: Killingworth Towers, c. 1980. Image Courtesy of Amber Collective