Down an East Finish alley, the decaying frontage of considered one of London’s final surviving music halls may be discovered — they usually provide excursions of the constructing.
Wilton’s Music Corridor began in 1859 as a home that changed into a pub, then a music corridor, then a warehouse, and is now as soon as once more a theatre area.
Conservation of the constructing hadn’t restored it to its unique Victorian glory however preserved the looks because it was on the flip of the century when it was in a fairly sorry state. The conservation made the constructing usable whereas retaining its semi-derelict look, which makes it such an fascinating constructing to go to.
They run occasional guided excursions, often in the course of the winter months solely, and after their busy summer season interval, they may resume in October.
They happen on Saturdays at 5pm, and on the time of writing, tickets can be found for:
- twelfth Oct
- ninth Nov
- sixteenth Nov
- seventh Dec
- 14th Dec
Tickets should be purchased prematurely from right here.
Wiltons’s Music Corridor is a brief stroll from Tower Hill or Aldgate East tube stations.
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