Free entry
Sun 26 Jul & Sun 9 Aug, 2pm-4pm
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11am–6pm |
| Wednesday | 11am–6pm |
| Thursday | 11am–9pm |
| Friday | 11am–6pm |
| Saturday | 11am–6pm |
| Sunday | 11am–6pm |
Whitechapel Gallery is committed to making all of our exhibitions as accessible as possible for every visitor. Please contact access@whitechapelgallery.org if you would like to discuss a particular request and we will gladly discuss with you the best way to accommodate it.
For complete access information about the gallery, please visit here.
About This Event
Tours commence at 2pm at the junction of Whitechapel Road and Sidney Street (outside Barclays Bank) which is a five minute walk from Whitechapel Station. The experience takes approximately two hours.
Complimentary tea and cakes will be served at the Whitechapel Gallery at the conclusion of the tour.
The tour is best enjoyed by those over 12 years old.
Tours proceed whatever the weather so, if storms are forecast, you might bring an umbrella.
Please ensure you stay on the pavement, cross roads carefully, and follow safety instructions from the tour guide at all times.
Join The Gentle Author for a two-hour walking tour of sightseeing and storytelling along the Whitechapel Road, culminating in tea and cake at the Whitechapel Gallery.
Once regarded as the ‘back entrance to London’, this has always been a place of transience but in recent centuries it has become enriched by multiple waves of immigration, delivering the vital cultural life of Whitechapel today.
Visit the site of London’s first purpose built theatre from 1567, learn about the White Raven which served as a refuge for ‘black poor’ in the 18th century, wonder at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry founded in 1570, explore the Pavilion Theatre and the Whitechapel Mount, and discover where Joseph Merrick known as the ‘Elephant Man’ was displayed before he was rescued by surgeon Frederick Treves of the London Hospital.
‘In the flesh The Gentle Author is an even better storyteller, a magician of social history who brings the past alive and reanimates the present.’
– Patrick Barkham, The Oldie
This event is part of Backyard Biennial.
Commissioned with the support of the Golsoncott Foundation.
The Gentle Author has been publishing a daily post about the culture of the East End on the Spitalfields Life blog since 2008 – drawing a large international readership – as well as curating exhibitions, publishing books, hosting walking tours and leading community campaigns against exploitative development.
Visit www.thegentleauthorstours.com for more tours .
