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Exhibition: Frozen Thames: Frost Fair 1814

Location

Museum of London Docklands,

No.1 Warehouse, West India Dock Road, London,
E14 4AL

Dates

This exhibition CLOSED on Sun, 30th Mar 2014

This exhibition has finished.

Cost: Free of Charge

Description

For Londoners, frost fairs were a once in a lifetime occasion, when the frozen Thames became a carnival and street market all rolled into one.

This small display at the Museum of London Docklands includes a varied collection of original keepsakes from the 1814 frost fair, and important contemporary illustrations, including two etchings by satirical artist, George Cruikshank, and a print by George Thompson.
FREE


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Location

Museum of London Docklands,

No.1 Warehouse, West India Dock Road, London,
E14 4AL

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