Dennis Severs’ House

Attractions, Historic buildings and sites Spitalfields

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Time Out says

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Dennis Severs’ House is a time capsule attraction in which visitors are immersed in a unique form of theatre. The ten rooms of this original Huguenot house have been decked out to recreate snapshots of life in Spitalfields between 1724 and 1914. An escorted tour through the compelling ‘still-life drama’, as American creator Dennis Severs put it, takes you through the cellar, kitchen, dining room, smoking room and upstairs to the bedrooms. With hearth and candles burning, smells lingering and objects scattered apparently haphazardly, it feels as though the inhabitants had deserted the rooms only moments before. The Dennis Severs House tour is unsuitable for children as tours are conducted in silence.

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Dennis Severs’ House says

One of London's most evocative and atmospheric experience. Dennis Severs’ House at 18 Folgate Street, Spitalfields is more than just a time capsule. It is both a breathtaking and an intimate portrait of the lives of a family of Huguenot silk-weavers from 1724 to the dawn of the 20th Century.

Details

Address:	18 Folgate St Spitalfields London E1 6BX
Transport:	Tube: Liverpool St
Price:	£5–£10
Contact:	www.dennissevershouse.co.uk Call Venue 020 7247 4013
Opening hours:	Mon 12pm-2pm, 5pm-9pm; Wed, Fri 5pm-9pm; Sun 12pm-4pm
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