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String of Pearls Golden Jubilee Festival
String of Pearls Golden Jubilee Festival
String of Pearls Golden Jubilee Festival
March – December 2002
Throughout much of 2002, the String of Pearls festival will be opening up buildings not normally accessible to the public, staging special concerts & exhibitions and getting children excited about London’s past. The ‘string of pearls’ are the 80 buildings lying along the Thames which together are hosting over 400 events for the Golden Jubilee.
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Open Days
Exhibitions
Children's Activities
Concerts
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Open Days
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is responsible for promoting the interests of the UK abroad. Located within a Grade 1 Listed building in Whitehall, designed by George Gilbert Scott, and completed in 1875, it houses the Foreign Office, India Office, Colonial Office and Home Office. Explore this fascinating and stunning building and learn more about the work of British Diplomats.
Tours: 9th May, 8th June, 15th June, 2nd July, 18th July, 8th October, 15th October
Station: Westminster Tube
Information: 020 7270 3637
Entrance: FREE
Eltham PalaceOriginally a Royal Palace, the site boasts a fabulous 15th-century Great Hall, with the third largest hammerbeam roof in the country, all set within beautiful moated grounds. In the 1930s a couple added a spectacular Art Deco inspired home. Eltham Palace is the epitome of style and sophistication. Learn the secrets of its royal and Art Deco past at these events:
27 & 28 May - Royal Progress, a Costumed Event
Meet Henry VIII, Eltham's most famous resident and his Court.
Enquiries: 020 7973 3019 for further information and prices.
30 May - Join the curator of award-winning Eltham Palace, Treve Rosoman, as he takes you on a guided tour of this extraordinary attraction. From 14:00. Tickets: £10, members £4.
6 June - A Royal Lecture
Dr David Starkey gives a talk on Henry VIII. Pre booking essential.
0870 333 1181 for further information and prices.
Station: Eltham or Mottingham Rail
General Information: 020 8294 2548
For regular opening times, click here
Eton College is a royal foundation, established by Henry Vl in 1440. Famous people educated at Eton include the poets Gray and Shelley, the novelists Fielding, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Anthony Powell, foreign secretaries Carrington and Hurd and 18 prime ministers stretching from Walpole and Gladstone to Macmillan and Douglas-Home. Today Eton is a boarding school for 1280 boys and not normally open to the public:
The open days are now sold out, but there are still tickets for:
15 June – the Secret Gardens of Eton
Between 12noon and 5pm, explore the secret gardens of Eton. Cost: £2
Address: Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, London, SL4 6DH
Station: Windsor & Eton
Advance Bookings: visits@etoncollege.org.uk
EXHIBITIONS1 May 2002 – 30 April 2003
A Century of Queens' Wedding Dresses 1840-1947
Five royal wedding dresses have gone on display at Kensington Palace for the first time. Norman Hartnell's ivory silk creation for HM Queen Elizabeth II boasts 10,000 American seed pearls. The late Queen Mother wore a simple, but highly fashionable drop waisted dress with a lace veil lent to her by Queen Mary. Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary’s stunning dresses are also on display.
Address: Kensington Palace, W8
Station: Queensway, Notting Hill Gate or High Street Kensington Tube
Information: 020 7937 9561
Admission: £8.80 adults, £6.90 concessions, £6.30 under 16s, under 5s FREE
For more information on Kensington Palace click here
21 March – 14 July 2002Tiaras, Victoria & Albert Museum
Featuring the greatest collection of tiaras ever assembled, this exhibition
traces the evolution of the tiara from the mid 18th century to the present day. Two hundred scintillating gem-set head ornaments are on display, including the most majestic tiaras from the British and European Royal Families.
Address: Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington, SW7
Station: South Kensington Tube
Information: 020 7942 2000
Admission: £5.00 adults, £3.00 concessions
2 May – 3 November 2002From Jawans to Generals, Wellington Arch
A multi-media exhibition illustrating the contribution of Sikh soldiers during the two World Wars provides an opportunity to tell this little related story.
Address: Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner
Station: Hyde Park Corner Tube
Information: 020 7930 2726
Admission: £2.50 adults, £1.90 concessions, £1.30 under 16s, EH members free
8 & 9 June
Tudor Sailors and Elizabethan Dancing, Old Royal Naval College
On the site of Elizabeth I's birthplace, meet the Tudor sailors from Bonaventure who will be showing their skills of seamanship, and telling tales of world wide discovery. You can also learn to celebrate Elizabethan style with Renaissance Footnotes, who will be demonstrating and teaching period dance.
Address: Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, SE10
Station: Greenwich Rail or Cutty Sark DLR
Information: 0800 389 3341
Admission: £3 adults, £2 concessions. Sundays FREE.
Create your own Crown, Victoria & Albert Museum
Transform yourself into royalty for a day by making a magnificent crown with Al Johnson. See details of the Tiaras exhibition>>
Address: Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington, SW7
Station: South Kensington Tube
Information: 020 7942 2000
Admission: FREE
6 and 7 JulyQueen and Country, Marble Hill House
Join in the celebrations as we travel back in time to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Royals, courtiers, soldiers and subjects pay homage to the great queens of England through the ages. Discover the secrets of Boudicca's fearsome warriors, eavesdrop on the gossip of Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting and re-live the street parties of 1952 and 1977. Prize for the best red, white and blue fancy dress outfit.
Address: Marble Hill House, Richmond Road, Twickenham
Station: St Margaret’s Rail
Information: 020 8892 5115
Admission: £6.60 adults, £5.20 concessions, £3.90 under 16s
EH Member: £3.30 adults, £2.60 concessions, £1.95 under 16s
Royal Wildlife Garden Party, Wetland Centre
The Queen’s Jubilee takes on a wildlife theme as we look at creatures with a royal connection. Walks and talks throughout the day.
Address: The Wetland Centre, Queen Elizabeth Walk, Barnes
Station: Barnes Rail
Information: 020 8409 4400
Admission: £6.75 adults, £5.50 concessions, £4.00 children
13, 27 May, 17 June, 1 July, 5 August, 9 September and 14 October
Lunchtime Concerts, Banqueting House
A series of lunchtime concerts featuring the music of the two Queen Elizabeths. Each concert starts at 13:00 and lasts one hour. Drinks and nibbles are served at 12:30.
Address: Banqueting House, Whitehall, SW1
Station: Westminster Tube or Charing Cross Rail
Information: 020 7839 3787
Admission: £15.00
Berkeley Square
Entitled ‘So you think you know about Black music?’ this open-air concert features young musicians from the Royal College of Music and the University of Westminster. They will join with120 school children in this musical extravaganza.
Address: Berkeley Square, London W1
Station: Green Park Tube
Information: 020 7589 3643
Admission: FREE
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