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Dennis Severs’ House

House museum, Spitalfields. An 18th-century house set as if its family had just left the room; some visits are silent and lit only by candles.

Address: 18 Folgate Street, E1 6BX
Station: Liverpool Street, about 5 min
Good to know: Book online; latecomers can’t be admitted. No photography, and no toilets in the house.