Museum of London Docklands
Museum of London Docklands
No. 1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Hertsmere Road
London
City of London
E14 4AL
England
Website
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands
Box office
Telephone
Box office
020 7001 9844
Recorded Information line
020 7001 9844
From Roman settlement to the development of Canary Wharf, this 200 year old warehouse reveals the long history of the capital as a port through stories of trade, migration and commerce.
Discover a wealth of objects in state-of-the-art galleries, including Sailortown, an atmospheric recreation of 19th century London; and London, Sugar & Slavery, which reveals the city’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. With ancient finds, unusual objects and fascinating tours, Museum of London Docklands is one of London’s hidden treasures.
The entire collection of this museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Venue Type:
Museum
Museum of London Docklands
No. 1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Hertsmere Road
London
City of London
E14 4AL
England
Website
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands
Box office
Telephone
Box office
020 7001 9844
Recorded Information line
020 7001 9844
The entire collection of the Museum of London Docklands is a Designated Collection of national importance.
The collection consists of objects reflecting the social history of the Thames and London's port, including archaeological finds, works of art, scale models, contemporary tools and many miscellaneous items that would have been traded through the port.
Collections also include the Sainsbury Archive, a collection of documents, artefacts and photographs relating to the history of the food retailing company founded by John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury in 1869.
Collection details
World Cultures, Weapons and War, Trade and Commerce, Social History, Maritime, Inland Waterways, Industry, Archaeology
Key artists and exhibits
- William Ware
- Designated Collection
Collections services
- General guide to collections available
- Public access available to collections information
- Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Museum of London Docklands
No. 1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Hertsmere Road
London
City of London
E14 4AL
England
Website
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands
Box office
Telephone
Box office
020 7001 9844
Recorded Information line
020 7001 9844
Natasha McEnroe: Foul of mouth and evil eyed
Natasha McEnroe, of the Grant Museum of Zoology and the Galton Collection at UCL explores the world of Victorian eugenics and criminal profiling. McEnroe looks at the studies in eugenics by Francis Galton, explorer, anthropologist and cousin of Charles Darwin. Famed for his pioneering studies into human intelligence, Galton's theories had a major impact on the workings of Scotland Yard during the early twentieth century.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
1-1:45pm
Where
Museum of London Docklands
Admission
FREE
London Burials
Find out where the bodies of old Londoners are hidden – from single graves to plague pits.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
2-4pm
Where
Museum of London Docklands
Admission
Fee £6.50
Passport to Pimlico (1949), U
Following the accidental detonation of an unexploded bomb in Pimlico, residents find they are on foreign soil. The most famous of the Ealing comedies.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
2-3:20pm
Where
Museum of London Docklands
Admission
FREE
London, sugar and slavery
Uncover London's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade with this thought-provoking tour.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
3-4pm
Where
Museum of London Docklands
Admission
FREE
Historical Pimlico
From a marshy outpost fit only for oyster-picking to the genteel suburb of today, this walk looks at the colourful and varied history of Pimlico. The history of Pimlico will be traced through the centuries by CityHighLights' Alan MacDougall, exploring the housing, churches and everyday pastimes of its inhabitants.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London Docklands
Admission
Fee £8
Docks in wartime
Hear about the drama and devastation of the docks during wartime. Discover the impact of the Blitz and 'Black Saturday' and learn how the docks helped prepare for the D-Day landings.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
3-3:40pm
Where
Museum of London Docklands
Admission
FREE
Publish and be damned
Join walk leader John Finn of CityHighLights to stroll through 500 years of London's printing, publishing and bookselling trade. Starting from St Paul's, once the centre of Britain's publishing industry, the tour passes through Fleet Street, where the country's newspapers were once produced in their millions every day of the week. Along the way, encounter the people and places crucial to this history such as press barons like Lord Northcliffe and author Dr Samuel Johnson.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London Docklands
Admission
Fee £8 020 7001 9844
Museum of London Docklands
No. 1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Hertsmere Road
London
City of London
E14 4AL
England
Website
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands
Box office
Telephone
Box office
020 7001 9844
Recorded Information line
020 7001 9844
Museum of London Docklands
No. 1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Hertsmere Road
London
City of London
E14 4AL
England
Website
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands
Box office
Telephone
Box office
020 7001 9844
Recorded Information line
020 7001 9844
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