Museums · London
Twinings Museum
Twinings Museum — tea shop in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Temple · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Twinings Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Address: WC2R 1AP. Wikidata describes it as: "tea shop in Westminster, London, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.5133°, -0.1129°.
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Heritage listing
The Twinings Museum is a small museum adjacent to the Twinings shop at 216 Strand, in London, England, detailing the history of the Twinings tea company.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Twinings Museum is a small museum adjacent to the Twinings shop at 216 Strand, in London, England, detailing the history of the Twinings tea company.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Thomas Twining (1675–1741) moved with his family from Gloucester to London in 1684, when he was nine years old. After serving an apprenticeship as a weaver in the City of London, Twining worked for the East India Company merchant Thomas D'Aeth, and became a tea merchant. Twining purchased Tom's Coffee Shop, in Devereux Court, off the Strand, in 1706. He subsequently used the premises to sell tea to customers, in addition to the more common coffee, and to sell dry tea to both customers and other nearby coffee shops, such as the Grecian Coffee House – now the site of The Devereux public house. Tea was then an expensive luxury product. Twining's business was quickly successful, which enabled…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5133, -0.1129
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC2R 1AP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Phone
- +44 20 7430 2255
- Nearest railway station
- Temple — 0.3 km
- Official site
- twinings.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7858373 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Twinings Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: London twinings 09.03.2013 14-50-30.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Twinings Museum?
- Twinings Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC2R 1AP), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- Is Twinings Museum a listed building?
- Twinings Museum is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Twinings Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Temple, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WC2R 1AP.