Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London
Architect/Designer | Burford, Robert |
Artist/Photographer | Hall, Janet (1946-2005) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1715 |
Image Date | 1999 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Georgian |
Medium | Transparency |
Library Reference | CT196 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Janet Hall / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Almshouses ; Statues ; Belfries, bell towers ; Museums |
NOTES: Built as almshouses for the Ironmongers' Company in 1715, these buildings were saved from demolition in 1913 and converted into the Geffrye Museum. Specializing in the English domestic interior, the museum opened to the public in 1914.
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