London Canal Museum

Category: Museums and Art Galleries Category: Museums and Art Galleries

Address: 12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, Islington, London, N1 9RT

Landline: 020 771... Landline: 020 771...
: 020 7689 6679

Website: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
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London Canal Museum - See a Different London Central London museum of London's waterways and the Victorian ice trade, set in a former Victorian ice warehouse. The museum tells the colourful story of London's canals, their people, cargoes, boats and horses. Exhibitions cover the social history of the canals, the pivotal role of horse power, the Regent's Canal, lifting and handling, roses and castles canal decoration, and the engineering of the waterways. On two waterside floors, the charming building is part of the visit, being a former ice warehouse. You can peer down into an ice well and see an exhibition about this half-forgotten industry.

Disabled Visitors Welcome The museum is fully accessible to disabled visitors. There are lifts that link both floors so that wheelchair users and the less mobile can easily get around, and step-free access at the front and rear. Both main and rear doors are power operated. Exhibitions are designed with the wheelchair user in mind, and there are low-level versions of exhibitions that might otherwise be difficult to appreciate.

For hearing-impaired visitors we offer an induction loop at reception and sub-titles are provided on all our video content. There are transcripts of some of the audio content.

For the visually-impaired, we offer a specially designed audio tour of the museum. There are handrails, ribbed floor mats, and contrasting stair nosings.

All our exhibitions of recent years have been designed to provide a simple introduction that is suitable for those with a learning disability as well as those for whom English is a second language.

Trade Bodies / Associations Association of Independent Museums
London and Partners
Inland Waterways Association