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London Canal Museum

To educate the public on Inland Waterways especially those in London.

Main Activity

To manage and run the London Canal Museum

Description

The London Canal Museum is an independent, registered museum run and managed entirely by volunteers. The museum is housed in a Victorian ice warehouse near Kings Cross Station, in Bath bridge Basin on the Regents Canal.
The ground flood's exhibitions and displays are devoted to a general history of canals in Britain. The life and work of the people who lived on them. The story of the ice trade is also told. This floor has recently been refurbished.
The first floor, oraginally used as stables, tells the story of London's Canals. Its secondary theme is of horrrses, both on the canal and in London. Fund are being sought for the complete refurbishment of this floor.

Sectors: heritage