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National Trust Takes Ownership of 22 Parkside Home

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC · How we work

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The UK National Trust has taken ownership of 22 Parkside, the Rogers family’s modernist home.
Richard and Su Rogers designed the Grade II* house between 1968 and 1970 in Wimbledon.
The building exemplifies early High-Tech architecture and influenced the Pompidou Centre and Lloyd’s Building.
22 Parkside will open to the public on 12 September 2026 during London’s Open House Festival.
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Sigrid Rausing Trust have pledged a significant endowment for long-term care.

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The UK National Trust has taken ownership of 22 Parkside, the Rogers family’s modernist home.
Richard and Su Rogers designed the Grade II* house between 1968 and 1970 in Wimbledon.
The building exemplifies early High-Tech architecture and influenced the Pompidou Centre and Lloyd’s Building.
22 Parkside will open to the public on 12 September 2026 during London’s Open House Festival.
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Sigrid Rausing Trust have pledged a significant endowment for long-term care.