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Museum of Funeral History

 

About Museum of Funeral History

A small museum in a basement floor that tells the history of funerals, from ancient Egypt to modern day.

Mostly display boards and old photographs, its a personal collection of a local historian and employee of the funeral home it sits within.

Open on Wednesdays - if making a special trip phone first (020 7837 1775) as sometimes they close for a funeral.

Ian has Visited - review here.

Address

Museum of Funeral History,
29-31 Roseberry Avenue,
London,
EC1R 4SL

Link to Museum of Funeral History's website

Location map and local interesting places
Map of King Square Gardens

Visitor Attractions

  1. 1] Museum of Funeral History
  2. 2] The Postal Museum
  3. 3] Charles Dickens Museum

Alley

  1. 4] Bath Court
  2. 5] Crawford Passage
  3. 6] Herbal Hill
  4. 7] Cockpit Yard
  5. 8] Gwynne Place
  6. 9] Doughty Mews
  7. 10] Sans Walk
  8. 11] Leigh Place
  9. 12] Emerald Court
  10. 13] Fernsbury Street Alley

Pocket Park

  1. 14] Fleet Valley Pocket Park
  2. 15] 15 Clerkenwell Close
  3. 16] St Andrew's Gardens
  4. 17] Granville Square

Memorial

  1. 18] Giuseppe Mazzini memorial

Church

  1. 19] St. Alban the Martyr
 

Frequently asked questions

What's the nearest railway station to Museum of Funeral History

The nearest station is Farringdon station which is 0.4 miles away.

Museum of Funeral History - Latest News

London’s Museum of Funeral History
London’s Museum of Funeral History

A funeral home in Farringdon has recently opened a most unusual museum, of the history of funerals. Not just British, but how humanity entire seeks to commemorate the death of loved ones and noble ones.

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