Story of the East London Museum

Abstract

The proposal to establish a museum in East London was seriously considered on the 19th July 1921 at a meeting of a small body of interested citizens, chief of whom were Dr. J. Rattray, Dr. J. Bruce-Bays, Archdeacon Rowley, Monsignor Kelly, Messrs. B.H. Dodd, J . Carnell, W.H. Smale and W.H. Fuller. The meeting was addressed by the Mayer, Councillor C.J. Neale, who spoke about the desirability of having a museum in the town.