Date

Fri Mar 8th

Organiser

Brian

Cost

Free to members, £10 supplement for attendees from Meetup. £13 for exhibition.

Activity

This 6-mile linear walk takes in historic quarters of London's Docklands, Limehouse and an exhibition at the newly expanded Docklands Museum of London. We start by Paul's café by the Tower of London, with great views of the oldest Royal Palace, under Tower Bridge to St Katharine Docks. This was the location of St Katharine's Hospital, a medieval establishment. London Docklands were created after 1800 to substantially increase the capacity of the largest port in the world at that time. St Katharine's was the first to close, in 1968, due to containerisation. We continue via Thames Riverside passing several converted wharves and historic pubs including Prospect of Whitby and the Grapes. Coffee stop at the Yurt Café at Limehouse. We continue to the Museum of London's Docklands location, in a converted Georgian building. The museum is free, with lots of displays on the history of London as a trading superpower. Option to visit the current exhibition "How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global Style". This explains how Jewish refugees from Europe came to the East End and made London an iconic fashion city. Many exhibits including the creations of Mr Fish and the famous coat of Dot Cotton.

Refreshments

Café at start. Lots of choice on route.

Travel

Tower Hill (District and Circle lines) 5 minutes from start. End point: Canary Wharf (Jubilee and Elizabeth lines).

Start

11:00am prompt at tables on riverside terrace at Pauls Bakeries, Lower Thames Street, next to Tower of London, postcode EC3R 6AG

Finish

Around 2:00pm at Canary Wharf Station, postcode E14 4HJ

Links

Fashion City exhibition

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