Visit the Museum of London Docklands! (Free guided tour for Full Members)

Come along on Saturday 28th November to visit the Museum of London Docklands!

About the museum
Housed in a warehouse built in 1802 to store sugar, coffee and rum, the museum tells the story of the Thames, its port and the people from all over the world who settled there.

Thousands of objects and pictures – many rescued during the 1970s and 1980s when containerisation and competition forced London's port to move downstream – trace the area's history, from the arrival of the Romans to the rise of Canary Wharf. Historic photographs and printed material from the Port of London Authority Archive show the vast scale of the docks at the turn of the twentieth century and workshop reconstructions illustrate the many traditional port trades, now mostly lost.

Metropolitan Fire Brigade footage and captured Nazi footage documents the impact of the Blitz on the area and oral testimonies explore the port's role in secret wartime projects.

Entry
Entry to the museum is free!

I will be giving a free highlights tour lasting about 1h 30mins for anyone who is a Full Member of the group.

The visit will last about 2 hours.

Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either:

- Pay cash at an event
- Pay via Bank Transfer (TSB Bank plc\, Sort code: 77-66-65\, Account no: 00030809\, Account name: Cultureseekers)
- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QHZ1Y3UB)
- go to PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/uk/, then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: [email protected] in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue'

Benefits of becoming a Full Member here...

Afterwards
After we will head to 'The Ledger Building' (a Wetherspoons pub) next door to the museum at 4 Hertsmere Road from 4:00pm.

If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as it’s a great way to meet and get to know others after the visit.

Please note, we only wait outside the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time.

If you can't see us outside the station, please text.

Look out for the red and blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign.

Hope to see you there!

Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)

On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.

Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/londoncultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/GroupRules/