Scene in Time - Wilton's and the River

Wilton's is collaborating with local community groups and organisations, including The Museum of London Docklands, Wapping History Trust and the Thames River Police to bring you a full weekend of activities and attractions on the theme of Wilton’s & the River.

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the London Dock Strike and to mark the occasion we will have exhibitions, stalls, walks and talks, films, song and dance, dramatisations and re-enactments as well as plenty of food and drink stalls to keep you fuelled.

This event is part of our Wilton’s Saved, Revealed and Alive project, supported by Heritage Lottery Fund and is the perfect opportunity to explore the rich and fascinating world, past and present, of the Thames, London’s docks and the people who have lived and worked here, as well as to learn about Wilton’s role in the Capital’s maritime history.

Saturday 11th October:
9am – 3pm Locks, Docks & One Smoking Ferry (OFF SITE)

10am – 1pm Open House, Stalls and Activities
Come along and add a stitch to our river embroidery with Stitches in Time, make artwork with Museum of London Docklands, play with Musicjelly’s ingenious interactive music mixing machine, help the Wapping Crafters to knit the river, get your face painted, join a family treasure hunt and leave a memory at our history booth – and that’s just for starters!

2.00pm Talk: Ansar Ullah "Lascar Sailors”

3.00pm Talk: Jerry White "The River at War 1914 - 1918"
This is the story of how the East End and the river fared in the First World War.

4.00pm Talk: Robert Jeffries "Primus Omnium: Tales from the World's First Organised Police Force ”

5.00pm Talk: Chris Ellmers "Sailortown”

6.00pm Film: "Down The River: a Thames-themed Collection of Films from London's Screen Archives" Introduced by David Whorlow of Film London

7.00pm Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir




Sunday 12th October:

10am – 12pm Message in a Bottle: Mudlarking with Phakama (OFF SITE)

10am – 1pm Open House, Stalls and Activities

2pm Talk: Tom Wareham "Wapping, Limehouse and the Docks"

3pm Film: "Down The River: a Thames-themed Collection of Films from London's Screen Archives" With an introduction presented by Barry Card of Wilton's and scripted by David Whorlow of Film London

4pm Talk: Ray Newton "Postcards from Limehouse to Wapping”

5pm Talk: John Singleton "When methodism had a mission ... and three wise men were sent to the east”

7.00pm Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir