Dennis severs house at 18 folgate street spitalfields is more than just a time capsule.
Dennis severs house tour. On a recent visit to spitalfields we had arranged to meet with two friends and tour dennis severs house at 18 folgate street. 44 0 20 7247 4013 email. This he did for his own personal enjoyment as well as for the harvest of an atmosphere which he then employed to provide the. 18 folgate street london e1 6bx.
The rooms in the house feels like the household members have just left leaving behind them a half finished letter a cup of tea a work of embrodery. The house s ten rooms harbour ten spells that engage the visitor s imagination in moods that dominated the periods between 1724 1914. The plot this is the original text as written by dennis severs. 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.
We were in the first group to be admitted at noon were told a bit about. Visiting dennis severs house is a unique experience it feels like traveling through time. Please click on the sub sections above for desktop users or in the menu for mobile device users get in touch. Curator led tour in response to growing concerns relating to the spread of covid 19 coronavirus and to protect the safety of our staff and visitors dennis severs house will be closed from the 18 th of march until further notice.
Info dennissevershouse co uk view google map plan your journey. Our staff will continue to work remotely and will be taking bookings as soon as possible. In response to growing concerns relating to the spread of covid 19 coronavirus and to protect the safety of our staff and visitors dennis severs house will be closed from the 18 th of march until further notice. 44 0 20 7247 4013.
Its creator was dennis severs an artist who used his visitors imaginations as his canvas and who lived in the house in much the same way as its original occupants might have done in the early 18 th century. The smell inside is intoxicating. Dennis severs house 18 folgate street spitalfields london e1 6bx.