Museum of London Docklands
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In keeping with its waterside location, the Museum of London Docklands focuses on the history of the East End with particular emphasis on the River Thames and the lives that have ebbed and flowed with it. The building in which the museum is housed is pertinent, too. As a warehouse and part of a significant port, the building was once used to store valuable shipments of sugar arriving from transatlantic crossings. Permanent educational displays include the Thames Highway - the trade which the river has enabled since the city began as a Roman settlement in AD43 makes for a fascinating tale. The display includes a spectacular large scale model of Old London Bridge, the first stone structure over the Thames with the bridge as it was in 1450 on one side, the bridge in all its Tudor glory on the other. Walk around the permanent 'London, Sugar & Slavery' exhibition and you'll see how sugar was a key factor in the city's development.Museum of London Docklands events
Mini Mudlarks Babies Group (Under 5s)
TIMES 12.45pm-1.45pm PRICING Free
Little Mudlarks Toddlers Group: Messy Mondays (Over 1s)
TIMES Monday 28th May 2012 at 10am-10.50am and 11am-11.50am PRICING Free
The Alternative Diamond JubileeThe Alternative Diamond JubileeStart the long June weekend early with a Diamond Jubilee party at the Museum of London Docklands on Thursday 31st May 2012 where they are looking back to the last time we celebrated a Diamond Jubilee - in 1897, when people celebrated Queen Victoria's 60 years on the throne. The Alternative Diamond Jubilee gives royal loving revellers the chance to 31st May 2012Thursday 31st May 2012
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TIMES Thursday 31st May 2012 PRICING £6, concs £5, mems £4
Start the long June weekend early with a Diamond Jubilee party at the Museum of London Docklands on Thursday 31st May 2012 where they are looking back to the last time we celebrated a Diamond Jubilee - in 1897, when people celebrated Queen Victoria's 60 years on the throne. The Alternative Diamond Jubilee gives royal loving revellers the chance to ... More about this event
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TIMES Saturday 9th June 2012 at 12.30pm-1.30pm and 2.30pm-3.30pm PRICING Free
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265 Rotherhithe Street, SE16 | 11 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Pier Street, Isle of Dogs, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 30 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Museum of London Docklands, No 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | At Museum of London Docklands
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London > Entertainment > Live Music
269 Westferry Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 25 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Trafalgar Way, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 9 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | At Museum of London Docklands
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