Dennis Severs’ House

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Dennis Severs' House

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  • Address:

    Dennis Severs’ House 18 Folgate St
    Spitalfields
    London
    E1 6BX

  • Venue phone:

    020 7247 4013

  • Venue website:

    www.dennissevershouse.co.uk

  • Opening hours:

    6-9pm Mon, last adm 8.15pm; noon-4pm Sun, last adm 3.15pm, noon-2pm, last adm 1.30pm Mondays following the first and third Sun

  • Transport:

    Tube: Liverpool St

  • Price:

    £12 Mon eve (not bank hols) by candlelight; booking essential. £8 Sun, £5 noon-2pm Mon following the first and third Sun; no booking required

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Discover a series of ‘Raree Boxes’, peep-show devices that reveal tableaux made by artist Richard Sharples and sound artist Richard J Lockley-Hobson. The boxes use a variety of techniques including hand-cranked mechanisms, Victorian optical illusions...

  1. Fri Jun 21
    – Fri Jul 5
  2. Dennis Severs’ House 18 Folgate St, Spitalfields, E1 6BX
  3. £7-£45
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Rated as: 5/5 (3 ratings)
  • Loved the house - what a unique place, unlike any museum I have been to before. Really fascinating and we easily spent 45 minutes in silence just staring at everything. Appeals very much to the nosey who like to look around how other people live, but with a time traveller twist. Only downsides are that other annoying people kept talking (please enforce the silence more severely); the signs around the house were patronising (yes, we are getting how this house works, stop telling us we don't); and some parts are a little shabby (you can tell the difference between period shabby and just things that have worn down through all the people staring at them). Overall, definitely a must see as there is not another place quite like this!

    Sara Sun Mar 10
    Rated as: 4/5
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  • A unique experience and well worth the admission price. Difficult to describe (I said it was unique); it's a bit like your arrival has startled and scared away the ghosts of the Jervis's. The rooms aren't huge (a comment, not a criticism) like all similar houses so that limits numbers. However there's a lot to see and take in in each room and it's a visit best not rushed. If you visit I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

    Mick R Tue Jun 26 2012
    Rated as: 5/5
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  • Absolutely brilliant! A real piece of living history. The attention to detail is amazing, like stepping back 300 years. All museums should be done this way, if it were possible. Highly recommended.

    Lynn Jackson Tue Feb 7 2012
    Rated as: 5/5
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  • is it open on Saturdays

    Lyndy Fri Nov 25 2011
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  • I'm not really sure about the price and the time info above. Can someone please explain it? I really want to visit this, but I need to know the times and the price. Thanks! :)

    Michelle Wed Oct 12 2011
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  • THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TEXT IT HELPS A LOT. THANK U DENNIS SEVERS

    SHAZIA KHAN Thu Apr 14 2011
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  • Excellent experience, but you may just find yourself being over curious..... dont smell the pee pots, I can assure you theyre authentic!, like every other minute detail.

    Sally Mon Feb 8 2010
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