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The Museum in Docklands opened
its doors in 2002 and is in an early-19th century warehouse,
originally built to store sugar, molasses and rum.
The museum shows the history
of London's river, port and it's people The story goes from
Roman times, through medieval times to it's role as the home
port of the British Empire, the bombings of WWII and it's
recent regeneration.
Although designed to educate,
it is for all ages, using artifacts, models, film projection
and oral tapes to relate the story.
Features include a re-creation
of the Rhinebeck Panorama, depicting the upper Pool of London
around 1810, and a 20 foot model of Old London Bridge. Life-like
dock street scenes of 1675 and 1827, with sounds and smells,
bring the story to life.
Admission charge.
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