I recently had a day off and decided to visit the
Geffrye Museum. This is a really cool museum of the home housed within 18th Century almshouses, which used to be a home for the elderly built with money donated by Sir Robert Geffrye. It's a two minute walk from Hoxton station and I highly recommend it if you ever get the chance to visit :)
The museum is an exhibition of English middle class living rooms from the 1600s right through until the present day. Visiting the museum is like taking a walk through time!
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| The beautiful exterior |
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| One of the almshouses |
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| A parlour in 1695 |
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| A sunny reading room, how lovely is this?! |
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| A drawing room in 1830 |
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| This is an Edwardian Period room, love that light! |
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| A beautiful 1930s Period room |
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| Mid-century living room |
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| I fell in love with this pedestal table from about 1845 :) what a beauty! |
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| 1900 Japanese parasol - eventually declared unsafe for decorating fireplaces! |
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| A super cool retro TV from the 1950s |
Did you know that...?
- Downing Street became
the official London residence of the Prime Minister in 1732.
- In 1765 an 8-year-old
Mozart wrote his first symphony.
- The World’s first
underground railway opened in London in 1863.
- In London, in 1870,
the postal service was so efficient that you could invite your friend to
afternoon tea by sending an invitation that same morning!
Hannah xo
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