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Canada Water: Building Victorian London

Canada Water: Building Victorian London

Heritage 5G Ltd

An immersive gallery where the viewer will consider the importance of the Ottawa Valley forest for London’s industrialisation.

Dates and Times

Sat 25th - Sun 26th Sep 2021

11am - 5pm

Southwark

T&T2

Digital Exclusive Below

Wearing specialist mixed-reality headset, a series of paintings and images will take the viewer along the Canadian timber supply chain from the docks in London back to the timber coves in Quebec City, the rafts floating down the St Lawrence, the saw mills on the Gatineau River and the logging camps located hundreds of miles further up the Ottawa River.

Please note: The event will now only take place on Sat 25 & Sun 26 Sep at T&T2, and no longer at Canada Water Theatre on Fri 24 Sep. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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T&T2

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Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Redriff Road London, Greater London SE16 7LL United Kingdom

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1 | 47 | 188 | 199 | 225 | 381 | C10 | P12

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Surrey Quays Carpark, Deal Porters Way, London SE16 2XN

ImmersiveGallery_Trailer_2min from Atif Ghani on Vimeo.

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