The Museum of London Docklands (formerly known as Museum in Docklands) is a museum on the Isle of Dogs, east London that tells the history of London’s River Thames and the growth of Docklands. The museum is part of the Museum of London jointly funded by the City of London Corporation and the Greater London Authority.
The museum opened in 2003 in grade I listed early-19th century Georgian “low” sugar warehouses built in 1802 on the side of West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs, a short walk from the Canary Wharf development
The museum uses the latest presentational techniques including videos presented by Tony Robinson, known for his involvement with archaeological television programme Time Team. The museum houses a large collection of historical artefacts, models, and pictures in 12 galleries and a children’s gallery (Mudlarks), arranged over two floors. Visitors are directed through the displays in chronological order. The periods covered range from the first port on the Thames in Roman times to the closure of the central London docks in the 1970s and subsequent transformation of the area with commercial and residential developments.
The Museum of London Docklands has a lecture theatre and meeting rooms and hosts talks and events connected with the docks. Several workers who worked on the docks in the 1960s take part in these events, including one from the Pentonville Five. The reading room and Sainsburys Study Centre house the archives
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- Address: 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL
- Phone: 020 7001 9844
- Website: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands
- Email: info.docklands@museumoflondon.org.uk
- Get there by bus: D3, D7, D8, 277, D6, 15, 115, 135
- Get there by tube/train: DLR, jubilee, Thames Clippers
- Wheelchair access: Yes
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Additional information:
There is full physical access to all public areas of the museum, including galleries, classrooms, shop, café and theatre. If you have any requirements, please ask the Visitor Hosts at the Information Desk on arrival. The museum has original floorboards which are uneven in places.
There is a public car park directly behind the museum, in Hertsmere Road. Unfortunately, the museum does not have disabled parking available.
Accessible lift serving all floors of the museum
Accessible lavatories and baby changing room
Wheelchairs and disability scooters to borrow for free from the Information Desk
Spaces for wheelchair users in the theatre and learning rooms
Folding seats available to visitors.
Toilets and lifts
We have fully accessible toilets on all floors of the museum
We have fully accessible lifts, giving access to all public areas.
Opening Times
- Monday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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