The Museum in Docklands at night, January 2005

The Museum in Docklands, which is an offshoot of the Museum of London, tells the story of London's Docklands. It opened in 2003 and is located in a group of early 19th century dock-side sugar warehouses on the Isle of Dogs, a couple of minutes walk from the Canary Wharf development. Download high resolution version (900x597, 212 KB)Museum in Docklands, at night, January 2005 Image by Atelier Joly File links The following pages link to this file: Museum in Docklands Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (900x597, 212 KB)Museum in Docklands, at night, January 2005 Image by Atelier Joly File links The following pages link to this file: Museum in Docklands Categories: GFDL images ... The Museum of London documents the history of London from the Palaeolithic to the present day. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs ( Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Newham) in Greater London. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Isle of Dogs is also a play by Thomas Nashe and Ben Jonson. ... Canary Wharf - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

The museum uses the latest presentational techniques and has a large collection of historical artifacts, models, and pictures. It is a substantial museum with twelve main galleries which are arranged in chronological order. The periods covered range from the first port of London in Roman times to the closure of the central London docks in the 1970s and the subsequent transformation of the area with new commercial and residential developments. Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain is the term applied to the historical period when Britain was under Roman rule, usually considered AD 44 to 410. ...

There are often talks and events, connected with the Docks. Several dockers worked on the docks in the sixties take part in these events, including one from the Pentonville Five. The Pentonville Five were five dockers jailed in 1972. ...

Admission is 5 pounds, and the ticket lasts for one year from the date of issue.

External links

Museum in Docklands (http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/)