Week 2: Day One

A trip to the London Transport Museum

Exploring the Museum

Gateway Primary school spent the day at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. They took part in a drama project looking at different aspects of the history of the tube and after some research around the museum and much rehearsing they performed their plays to the whole group.

Performing

In the afternoon they watched a film about the first 100 years of the London Underground and then explored the museum on a fact hunt, looking for the answers to prepared questions.

Shillibeer's Omnibus, it's popularity led to the clogging up of London's streets and an underground train was thought to be needed.

On Shillibeer's Omnibus