Museum of London Photos
London, England
The Museum of London entrance more-or-less in the hideous Barbican complex, in 'The City'.
The Museum of London tracks development of the city from pre-history through to modern-day life via archeological finds, historic documents, paintings and thousands of ancient objects, including a Roman bikini and the Lord Mayor's carriage. The story of the city's growth is demonstrated and explained in chronological order. The museum has nine permanent free galleries and regular free gallery tours during the week at 11am, 12 noon, 3pm, 4pm.
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London was rebuilt as a Roman town, Londinium, in AD 61-200.
Opening Hours: 10.00 to 18.00 daily. Closed 24, 25 & 26 December.
Address: 150 London Wall
London EC2
Entry Free
But classic Tuscan villa-style homes in London were not exactly appropriate for English weather!
The London Museum core collection numbers about 1 million objects as well as 6 million archeological finds.
Collections include: fashion, textiles, paintings, prints and ancient artifacts.
Charles I (Stuart)
Charles I was executed by axe in Whitehall in 1649 after losing a war to Oliver Cromwell. The king claimed a 'divine right' to rule but Ollie thought Parliament should run the country. Charles reputedly died with great dignity and later had his head sewn back on to make amends.
London in 1630 seen from Southwark, before the Great Fire in 1666. Painter unknown. Numbers by bugbog.
1. St Paul's Cathedral. 2. Tower of London. 3. Southwark Cathedral. 4. London Bridge with houses and shops (Tower Bridge as yet unbuilt). 5. Gateway to bridge with traitor's heads on spikes. 6. A tributary of the Thames River, now St Katherine's Dock. The main river continues straight on. Also visible in the picture is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, bottom left with flag.
A gallery of old London found artifacts. Other London Museums Pictures
Getting to the Museum of London:
- by tube: (metro) to Barbican, St Paul's or Moorgate.
- by bus: 4, 8, 25, 56,100, 172,242, 521.
- by bike: there is a Barclays Cycle docking station beneath the London Wall roundabout, just outside the museum's glass wall.
Official site: Museum of London
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