The Cockney Museum

Excellent museum. All the dream of one man. And brilliantly put together. The street scene is very atmospheric. And you get to meet George. The Pearly King of Peckham . A very knowledgable person will worth talking to.

A great little museum. It begins with a sobering reminder of the terrible poverty that many Londoners faced in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It then continues with some more cheerful displays on Cockney culture, including the Pearly Kings and Queens. George showed us round and he is charming and a real character. It is a bit quirky and it is useful to bring a torch (or borrow one from George) because some displays are not well lit.

I work for a rest home and the residents, I work with, voted to visit the Cockney Museum.
They loved it. It brought back so many memories for them.
We had the brilliant guide of George who is the Pearly King of Peckham. This man is amazing, full of interesting stories and a keeper of Eastend London history. He's a real gem.

The only downside was getting our wheelchairs in. But the residents loved the museum and they talked about it long after.

Brilliant museum filled with great facts. Would highly recommend visiting. Great work George and all supporters!

Great and full of character. George is amazing 😀

Thoroughly enjoyed the museum. Fair play to George for getting this going and making our visit a fun one. George is a friendly, charming man with a great sense of humour. Not many people like him around now. Would highly recommend anyone to take a visit to the cockney museum.

This is a lifetime of work of George's; The true, "Pearly King of Peckham" and as he will tell you; "the original Del boy"!
If you are interested in history, London history, which is focused on the east end, then this "walk through time" is just for you. My son took me along, and it took me straight back down memory lane. The poverty, the harshness, the lack of "safety nets" no benefits, no government assistance! But a very close community of everyday working class people who looked out for each other. You'll walk through the 1800s and 1900s to the present day. The memories came flooding back to me as I strolled around the museum looking at the wall to wall information & photos.
The time & effort George & his family must have put in, to gather all of these marvelous exhibits is just took my breath away. The museum is tucked away behind the shops on the Broadway, it's small, but full of atmosphere, and songs from years gone by.
You can walk around it in 15mins, or if you are really hooked you could stay there for hours reading the history, & talking to George.
The dustbin-lids (kids/children) will love it, but it's good for the young at heart also and George is on hand to impart a world of information, and stories about the history of the costermongers, & why & how they developed the Pearly traditions, raising huge amounts of money for local & national charities!
So do yourself a favour, get your whistle & flute (suit) on, pop on your daisy roots (boots), skip down the apple & pears (stairs), hop on a bus, train, or jam jar (car), and support Gorge and his wonderful museum.
I not 100% sure, but I think your wallet will need to step back in time also, with good old fashioned cash to pay the entrance fee, or just give a donation, as wee did. But there's also a little museum shop (again cash/folding money) where you can purchase these mementos of your visit or presents for friends & family?. There are several bank machines on the Broardway just around the Jack Horner (corner), if you forget, so no drama's!
I will keep spreading the word, and support the wonderful George (who must be in his 80s now), every time I'm in the neighborhood. Ta ta for now!

Fantastic place, very atmospheric, lots of photographs, displays and history of the Pearly Kings and Queens. It's ran by George, Pearly King of Peckham, a lovely guy, great banter.