Plans have been submitted to house it inside a disused loo
London is home to an array of world-class museums in varying shapes and sizes, covering everything from design and natural history right down to curiosities and coin-operated games. And it could soon be getting one more as the Eastern City BID (that’s the organisation focused on the area of the City between Aldgate and Bank, Monument and Liverpool Street) has submitted plans to open a mini-museum all about the Great Fire of London, inside an old loo next to the Monument.
The Monument, the 202ft column designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Dr Robert Hooke, was erected in 1677 to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666. Though you can climb to the top of it and enjoy views over the City, there’s not a lot of space for detailed information about the fire and about the building of the structure. A toilet, in what looks like a glass box, was built close to the Monument in the early 2000s and has since fallen out of use, and this is where the Eastern City BID is planning to house the mini-museum. Under the proposals, the space would feature interpretative materials, displays and digital content relating to the Monument and to the Great Fire of London, giving a disused space a new lease of life.
There are already graphics with proposed designs covering the small building but planning permission still needs to be granted before any work can be started.
