Ways of Belonging: Building and Passing Through
A guided walk, film screening and discussion examining labour histories and everyday use in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel.
Ways of Belonging: Building and Passing Through
A guided walk, film screening and discussion examining labour histories and everyday use in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel.
Wednesday 24th June
13:30 - 16:00
Free
College and university students
The event examines how a sense of belonging to public space is produced through both its construction and use. It begins with a guided sound walk through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel that evokes the labour embedded within this subaqueous infrastructure, informed by archival research from the tunnel’s construction period. This is followed by a screening of a short film made within the tunnel and a public discussion. Revisiting the tunnel’s history of construction while reflecting on its repeated use by commuters today, the event considers how labour—both historical and everyday—shapes experiences of ownership and belonging in public space.
Location
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Greenwich Foot Tunnel South,
Cutty Sark Gardens entrance
SE10 9HT
Ideally, the Cutty Sark (south) entrance will be used as a meeting point, as it offers a larger public space with seating and a consistently operating lift. The northern entrance at Island Gardens may also be used, depending on lift availability. Final details will be confirmed closer to the event date, depending on lift operations and DLR services. As of the latest check, both lifts are currently operational.
Nearest station:
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR Station, Island Gardens DLR station
Audio described activity
Level access, with no/automatic doors
Relaxed or quiet activity
The event will follow a relaxed format and move at a slow pace with clear verbal guidance throughout the walk. The Greenwich Foot Tunnel provides lift access and step-free routes (lifts currently operational). Optional sensory exercises, such as briefly closing or covering the eyes, may be suggested, but participation is entirely voluntary.
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