Geffrye Museum London, Architect, Kingsland Rd Building, Photos, History
Geffrye Museum Building, Shoreditch
Kingsland Road Architecture in East London, England – renewal design by Wright & Wright Architects
5 Jul 2017
Geffrye Museum Building in Shoreditch
Geffrye Museum Shoreditch
Founded by Sir Robert Geffrye, the museum is a former site of almshouses built to house the financially insecure elderly from 1714.
It was converted to a museum of furniture and industry by London Country Council in 1914. Since 1930, displays of domestic life have been exhibited here to depict period rooms from the 1600s, to the present day.
The museum combines careful architectural surveying, original furniture and decor with reinterpreted rooms that are built from studying other historical documents, such as household inventories, literature, diaries, letters and business accounts. The museum is also filled with, and organised according to original paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and film. A little more information on the Geffrye Museum?s period rooms:
1630 Hallway from central London house

1630: A hall which stood before the Great Fire of London, used as a relatively public space for family and household employees to spend their time, receive meals and entertain guests. The hall was often located on the first floor, as the ground floor was mainly used for commercial purposes by families at this time.
1695 Soho parlour Denmark Street

1695: A Soho parlour constructed dur...