Dennis Severs' House

 
 
ADDRESS
18 Folgate Street, Spitalfields, London E1 6BX 
 
TELEPHONE
 
OPENING TIMES
Every Sunday afternoon 12pm-4pm, Monday (following the 1st and 3rd Sundays) 12pm-2pm and 6-9pm
 
PRICES
£8 (Sun), £5 (Mon lunch time), £12 (Mon Candlelight Tours - booking essential)
 

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Dennis Severs' HouseThe brainchild of eccentric designer and performer, Dennis Severs' House at 18 Folgate Street captures, in a series of evocative snapshots, 18th century life as experienced by a family of Huguenot silk weavers. Built in 1724, Severs transformed each individual room within the red-brick Georgian terraced house into evocative tableaux vivants designed to draw the visitor into another world and another all-encompassing experience. Visitors or guests are invited to explore, in total silence - by fire or candlelight - each of the ten rooms. Smells, sounds, and sensations suck visitors deeper into each tableau, enabling them to piece together every scene to produce a living creation. This historic gem deserves to be experienced as the creator intended - in silence and with an open mind.

Best for:
Candles and creativity, 18th century atmosphere and ambience, history brought to life.

Also known as:
18 Folgate Street

 

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Opening and closing times for Dennis Severs' House

Today (Sunday) Dennis Severs' House closes at 16.00

Monday:

12.00
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14.00
 
 

Tuesday:

Closed
 
 

Wednesday:

Closed
 
 

Thursday:

Closed
 
 

Friday:

Closed
 
 

Saturday:

Closed
 
 

Sunday:

12.00
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