Raven Row, London

Name: Raven Row
Address: 56 Artillery Lane, London, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7377 4300

#1689 among attractions in London

Museum, Art gallery

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Facts and practical information

Raven Row is a free art exhibition centre in Spitalfields. It was constructed from numbers 56 and 58, Artillery Lane. These properties were built about 1690. The area was formerly used for testing artillery and this portion of the lane was known as Raven Row until 1895. No. 56 and 58 had been rebuilt in the 1750s used for Huguenot silk weavers and traders. They were converted into a gallery in 2009 by 6a architects on behalf of Alex Sainsbury, who established a charity to run it. The inaugural exhibition was of work by New York artist Ray Johnson. Raven Row has held exhibitions by K.P. Brehmer, Iain Baxter, Adam Chodzko, Suzanne Treister, Peter Kennard, Hilary Lloyd, Harun Farocki, Eduardo Paolozzi, Stephen Willats and Yvonne Rainer. Other exhibitions have been curated by Richard Grayson, Lars Bang Larsen and Alice Motard. ()

Coordinates: 51°31'5"N, 0°4'37"W

Address

56 Artillery LaneTower Hamlets (Spitalfields and Banglatown)London United Kingdom

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+44 20 7377 4300

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Day trips

Raven Row – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Whitechapel Gallery, 30 St Mary Axe, Old Spitalfields Market, Baltic Exchange.

~870 ftE
Museum, Edwardian architecture, Modern art museum
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~1530 ftSW
Soaring tower nicknamed the Gherkin
30 St Mary Axe, London
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~650 ftNE
Covered Victorian market hall
Old Spitalfields Market, London
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~1440 ftSW
Shopping, Market
Baltic Exchange, London
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~680 ftSE
Shopping, Street, Market
Petticoat Lane Market, London
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~1500 ftNE
Street
Brick Lane, London
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~260 ftW
Synagogue, Neoclassical architecture
Sandys Row Synagogue, London
2 min walk • Sandy's Row Synagogue is a historic Grade II listed synagogue and former Christian church in the East End of London. Built by refugee French Huguenots in 1766, it was later converted into a Baptist chapel and in 1867 was acquired by a Jewish congregation. It is the oldest surviving Ashkenazi synagogue in London.
~1420 ftE
Mosque, Sacred and religious sites
Brick Lane Mosque, London
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~1190 ftSW
Church, Baroque architecture
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, London
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~1280 ftE
Synagogue
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7 min walk • The Machzike Hadath community synagogue is a Lithuanian synagogue founded in 1891. The synagogue, also known as the Spitalfields Great Synagogue, was founded in 1891 in the East End of London, England. In 1893, it merged with the Machzike Shomrei Shabbat Synagogue of Booth Street.
~950 ftSW
Church
Jubilee International Church, London
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Raven Row?

Nearby attractions include 56 Artillery Lane, London (1 min walk), Christ Church, London (1 min walk), Chapter Spitalfields, London (2 min walk), Sandys Row Synagogue, London (2 min walk).

How to get to Raven Row by public transport?

The nearest stations to Raven Row:

Bus

Brushfield Street • Lines: 242 (3 min walk)
Lolesworth Close • Lines: 242 (4 min walk)

Metro

Liverpool Street • Lines: Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan (7 min walk)
Aldgate • Lines: Circle, Metropolitan (7 min walk)

Train

Shoreditch High Street (10 min walk)
London Fenchurch Street (12 min walk)

Light rail

Tower Gateway Platform 1 • Lines: Tg-B (14 min walk)
Bank Platform 9 • Lines: B-L, B-Wa (17 min walk)

Ferry

Tower Millennium Pier • Lines: Rb1, Rb1X, Rb2, Red Tour (20 min walk)
London Bridge City Pier • Lines: Rb1, Rb1X, Rb2, Rb6 (22 min walk)