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Learn more about the Royal Fusiliers through our online exhibitions. Entry to the Fusilier Museum is free with a ticket to the Tower of London - buy tickets here
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MY TIME AT THE TOWER OF LONDONBy Brian BeckettThere have...
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The museum is housed in a building originally built as officers' quarters. The building still houses the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers' Regimental Headquarters and the Officers' Mess, which is used for formal dinners and ceremonial occasions.
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was formed on 20th June 1685, when King James II issued a Royal Warrant to raise an infantry force from the existing Tower of London Garrison. The first Commanding Officer was the Constable of the Tower. The Fusiliers' intended role was to guard the guns at the Tower of London. The force later fought in Belgium and S...
The majority of the Royal Fusiliers moved to Hounslow in 1881 after being based at the Tower for nearly 200 years. Only a small number stayed. The regiment returned in 1949 for 11 years. During this time, single soldiers were barracked in the Waterloo Block while married men and their families lived in houses within the Tower. After this, the Tower...
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The Fusilier Museum. 6 reviews. #1,539 of 2,721 things to do in London. History Museums. Closed now. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. The Fusilier Museum tells the story of a British infantry regiment, raised at the Tower of London in 1685.
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The Fusilier Museum London tells the story of the Royal Fusiliers from 1685 to 1968 and of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers from 1968 onwards. The Royal Fusilier Museum is housed in the Regimental Headquarters, at the Regiment's historic home, HM Tower of London.
The Fusilier Museum London. RRF, HM Tower of London, London, Greater London EC3N 4AB England. info@fusiliermuseumlondon.org. 0203 166 6912. http://www.fusiliermuseumlondon.org/ Please remember to double-check the opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit. Artworks. Aubrey Claud Davidson-Houston (1906–1995)