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	London's Museum In Docklands Obtains Unique Slave Trade Archive - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, ...
		Museum in Docklands has acquired a significant archive of 18th century papers detailing London’s central and lesser-known role in the transatlantic slave trade.
		The journal will be on temporary display at the museum until Friday December 22 2006 and the papers will form part of the museum’s permanent slave trade gallery, opening in autumn 2007 during the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic trade.
		The museum building itself is housed in a former sugar warehouse at No1 West India Quay, and is one of the most significant surviving buildings involved in the commercial side of the slave trade.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /nwh_gfx_en/ART42073.html (943 words)

	Museum of London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The museum is located in a 1970s building close to the Barbican Centre, approximately 10 minutes' walk north of St Paul's Cathedral and admission is free.
		The Museum of London is responsible for rescue excavations in the City area.
		In 2003, the museum opened an offshoot called The Museum in Docklands in a 19th-century warehouse building near Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Museum_of_london (316 words)

	Museum in Docklands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Museum in Docklands, which is an offshoot of the Museum of London, tells the story of London's Docklands.
		It opened in 2003 and is located in a group of early 19th century sugar warehouses on the side of West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs, a couple of minutes walk from the Canary Wharf development.
		The periods covered range from the first port of London in Roman times to the closure of the central London docks in the 1970s and the subsequent transformation of the area with new commercial and residential developments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Museum_in_Docklands (224 words)

	Docklands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs (Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich) in Greater London.
		The area referred to as the Docklands, which mostly lies on the north bank of the Thames, comprises chiefly of the former properties of the Port of London.
		This was addressed by the LDDC with the construction of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which connected the Docklands with the City.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Docklands (2075 words)

	Docklands, London
		Docklands boasts some of the best examples of British architecture of the 1980s, laying claim to 52 architectural, design and conservation awards.
		Docklands and Millenium Dome on horizon in Greenwich.
		Guided tours of Docklands are available from the Visitor Centre, focusing both on the history and future of the area.
	www.planetware.com /london/docklands-gb-l-do.htm (385 words)

	london docklands museum Resources \| London Tower Hamlets and Docklands
		LONDON Museum Of The Port Of London and Docklands in LONDON - Museum LONDON Museum Of The Port Of London and Docklands in LONDON UK is on of LONDON's Museums - these details are brought to you by www.touchlondon.co.uk...
		Museum in Docklands celebrates its first birthday, June 5th...an unexplored area of London’s history, the Museum in Docklands tells the story of the.....The Museum in Docklands is part of the Museum of London Group.
		The Museum in Docklands is part of the Museum of London Group, which also manages sites at London Wall in...
	www.e-base.org.uk /london-docklands-museum.html (446 words)

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		The Board of Trustees of the Museum in Docklands and the Board of Governors of the Museum of London formally agreed to progress a merger at their March Board meetings.
		The Museum of London under its duty of care to the Port collections would be required to remove and place in storage the collections already installed at West India Quay and make arrangements for their long term storage.
		Until this is in place, the Trustees of the Museum in Docklands have asked the Governors of the Museum of London to join their Board as individuals.
	www.culture.gov.uk /NR/rdonlyres/6C49D720-DF2D-44D9-AFFE-206CAF96F4BD/0/ConsultationMoL.doc (5822 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: Museums around the UK
		Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.
		[Responsible for: Hunterian Museum; Odontological Museum, Wellcome Museum of Anatomy; Wellcome Museum of Pathology].
		Museum of science and industry that "not only explores the impact of science and technology in our daily lives but promotes the region's significant scientific contribution and provides an opportunity for genuine dialogue about science and the issues that affect us all".
	icom.museum /vlmp/uk.html (8217 words)

	House of Commons - Regulatory Reform - Fourth Report
		The effect is to increase the sphere of the Museum's direct operations from the City of London to the whole of Greater London.
		We note that the Museum of London Act 1965 (as amended by the Museum of London Act 1986) provides that the Museum "may not acquire or dispose of any land or estate or interest in land without the consent of the Secretary of State and the Corporation [of the City of London]".[10]
		We understand that the grants from the Fund provided on this basis comprise 100% of the Museum in Docklands' capital budget for the current financial year 2003/04 (amounting to £808,000) and nearly 31% of the forecast revenue budget for the first three years of the Museum's operation (comprising grants totalling £1.02 million)[16].
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmdereg/414/41408.htm (1473 words)

	destinations-uk.com
		The museum in Docklands tells the story of the Thames river, its port and its people, from the arrival of the Romans to the building of Canary Wharf.
		Located by the West India Quay in Docklands, the museum is covers five floors in a sprawling 110,000 square foot warehouse that was built 200 years ago for storing sugar, coffee, molasses, and rum.
		The museum is located at No. 1 Warehouse, next to the water and is a short walk from the Docklands underground station.
	www.destinations-uk.com /articles.php?link=articles&country=england&id=25 (713 words)

	England: London, 10 ways to Save and Still Have Fun.
		Charting an unexplored area of London’s history, the Museum in Docklands tells the story of the river, port and its people, from the arrival of the Romans to the rise of Canary Wharf.
		Throughout the Museum are the stories of people from every corner of the globe, from the Lascars of India, to the Irish, Scandinavians and Chinese, all of who came to settle on the Thames waterside
		In Mudlarks’, the Museum’s interactive gallery for children, under 11’s can learn to winch and weigh cargos, get a diver’s eye view of work under water, discover archaeological finds on the foreshore, or even reconstruct a simple model of Canary Wharf.
	www.thefamilytravelfiles.com /ezine/articles/599.asp (1050 words)

	Museum in Docklands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Charting 2,000 years of the capital's forgotten port history, from the arrival of the Romans to the rise of Canary Wharf, the Museum in Docklands introduces visitors to a vivid heritage of river pirates and colonial captains of the high seas.
		Even non-criminals lived on the seedy side of life, according to the museum's Sailortown section, an evocative recreation of the dock's rat-infested streets and alleyways.
		The Museum in Docklands is at West India Quay on Hertsmere Road, a short walk from the Canary Wharf Jubilee Line Underground station.
	www3.telus.net /johnlee/docklands.html (517 words)

	sitemap - London Docklands History for GCSE - The London borough of Barking and Dagenham.
		The development of London Docklands, entailing what is probably the most dramatic change to London's landscape since the Great Fire of London, has captured the attention of politicians, planners, the press and people throughout Britain interested in the regeneration of inner-city areas.
		The changes taking place in Docklands have also heightened interest in the history of the area, in why the docks were built and how they operated, and in the distinctive way of life that grew up around their operation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
		Its aim is to produce a series of skills-based exercises which will enable students to develop their understanding of historical concepts and develop their historical skills particularly those concerned with the use and evaluation of evidence.
	www.bardaglea.org.uk /docklands/2-intro.html (695 words)

	Museum In Docklands To Lift Lid On London's Role In The Slave Trade - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK ...
		Museum in Docklands has revealed details of a new permanent gallery that will expose the forgotten extent to which London profited from the transatlantic slave trade.
		London, Sugar and Slavery is part of a series of events and projects planned by the Museum for 2007 and 2008 to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade.
		The Museum will also launch a website that unmasks London’s slaving heritage, and stage a specially commissioned play that will be performed in Africa, the Caribbean and Britain – the three corners of the triangular slave trade.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /nwh_gfx_en/ART44145.html (1192 words)

	Museum in Docklands 2 for 1 offer - Veterinary News - VetClick
		Museum in Docklands is generously supporting Guide Dogs' new interactive exhibition.
		The museum is offering guide dog owners and the charity's supporters a 2 for 1 adult ticket offer on entry to the museum to visit Moving Forward Together.
		The Museum is accessible from the Docklands Light Railway West India Quay station and on the tube on the Jubilee Line alighting at Canary Wharf.
	www.vetclick.com /news/view_article.php?ArticleId=66 (248 words)

	Docklands Museum
		The new Docklands Museum may go into recievership, if a rescue takeover plan by the Museum of London is not completed soon.
		The Museum in Docklands was due to open in June this year, but delays caused by serious financial difficulties could see the opening date put back until Spring 2003.
		The Museum in Docklands is almost finished and ready for an Autumn opening - and we at MyVillage were lucky enough to get a sneak preview tour around what promises to be a star new attraction in Docklands.
	www.mydocklands.co.uk /docklands/arts-docklandsmuseum.htm (397 words)

	Museum in Docklands, London - Whats On in London
		The museum overlooks a quayside which was nicknamed Blood Alley after the damaged hands, necks and backs of dockers who once heaved sacks of raw sugar from nearby sailing ships.
		It is in turn overlooked by American-style skyscrapers, built in the last 20 years to challenge the Square Mile as the capital's financial powerhouse.
		Highlights of the exhibition include footage of bombs falling during the Blitz (Docklands at War) and workshop recreations of port trades when everything from cinnamon to snakeskins passed through London's docks.
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /whats_on_113248.html (265 words)

	Eastern Docklands Amsterdam; location and connections
		The Eastern Docklands are located at the northeast side of the city center of Amsterdam, west of the lake Markermeer and on the southern side of the Y-lake.
		On the western side of the Eastern Docklands the passengers terminal for cruiseships is located at appr.
		Tram 16 connects the Eastern Docklands to VU university and hospital, crossing the old center of Amsterdam.
	www.easterndocklands.com /east2.html (345 words)

	Tower Hamlets - A - Z of services
		This museum represents a remarkable 2000 year history to visitors.
		Galleries show how the region has been the heart of centuries of social and economic change (not least in the dynamism that is Docklands today) and pay homage to the people who helped re-build and shape it.
		This exciting new museum is housed inside a late Georgian house, which began in 1803 for the storage of rum, molasses and sugar.
	www.towerhamlets.gov.uk /templates/services/services-detail.cfm?sid=2003 (120 words)

	Visitor Assistant - Museum in Docklands
		The twelve galleries of the Museum in Docklands trace 2,000 years of London’s river, port and people from the arrival of the Romans to the rise of Canary Wharf.
		The Museum in Docklands is part of the Museum of London Group.
		The Museum of London Group is striving for diversity and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
	www.museumjobs.com /jobdetails-print.php?JobID=2897 (258 words)

	Unquiet Thames at the Museum in Docklands [5 March 2006] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Unquiet Thames at the Museum in Docklands [5 March 2006]
		A new exhibition at the Museum in Docklands enables visitors to glimpse the hidden world beneath London's bridges and piers, thanks to photographer Crispin Hughes.
		The 18 pictures, each over two metres wide and taking in 360 degrees, capture the play of shadow and light, the massive drowned structures revealed by the ebbing tide and the sense of expectation and foreboding that the river carries with it.
	www.london-se1.co.uk /news/view/2039 (454 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| Museum celebrates life on the docks
		The Museum in Docklands, which is based in a 200-year-old warehouse in West India Quay, will show how the area has evolved throughout centuries of social change.
		Now home to London's financial district, the Docklands still has some of the city's oldest warehouses and is steeped in history.
		Professor Jack Lohman, director of the Museum of London, said the new museum would mark an important chapter in the history of London.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/2970523.stm (394 words)

	Museum of London - English
		Our lower galleries are currently closed to the public while we work on a major new development which will transform the Museum with spectacular new galleries and visitor facilities.
		The Museum is offering you the chance to buy a year of London's history from the Great Fire to 2012.
		The Museum of London Group is funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Corporation of LondonLondon Wall, LONDON EC2Y 5HN, United Kingdom.
	www.museumoflondon.org.uk (181 words)

	London Treasures - General London Knowledge Competition
		The area outside the Museum is nick-named after the damage that sacks of raw sugar did to dockers.
		On your first visit you will be guided through the exciting social history collections, which explore the Docklands from the arrival of the Romans to the present day, by curator Tom Wareham.
		This is a rare opportunity to see a Museum with one of the curators behind its creation, who will be able to answer any questions that you have.
	www.londontreasures.com /competition_docklands.php (372 words)

	Museum in Docklands - 2 for 1
		Museum in Docklands, West India Quay, London, E14 4AL
		Museum in Docklands tells the story of London's connections with the world.
		In this atmospheric building, once filled to the rafters with vast quantities of rum, sugar, coffee and cotton from West Indian slave plantations, the stories of London’s river and port can be discovered and explored.
	www.lastminute.com /lmn/pso/catalog/Product.jhtml?POSITION=1&PRODID=449431327&CATID=96785 (308 words)

	UNQUIET THAMES: Photographs by Crispin Hughes - Digital Photography Now
		His strangely beautiful panoramas are on show in Unquiet Thames, an exhibition at the Museum in Docklands from 1 February to 5 June 2006.
		Its economic importance is matched by its ability to inspire generations of artists and writers, from Canaletto to Dickens.
		Entrance to the exhibition is free with a valid Museum entrance ticket £5 adults, £3 for concessions.
	dpnow.com /2347.html (551 words)

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