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Lapada MemberTown House is a gallery, shop and coffee shop that has been in an early eighteenth century building opposite Hawksmoor’s Christ Church in Spitalfields, for more than twenty years.

During that time, it has gradually changed from an antique shop to one that now sells a range of ceramics, both new and old, books, art and interesting antiques when I find them. We also have a coffee shop in an old kitchen selling home made cakes, including Queen cakes made from a recipe that’s the same date as the building.

We host regular exhibitions by contemporary artists in the gallery across the courtyard behind the shop: Doreen Fletcher, Chris Thompson, Eleanor Crow and Nicholas Borden have all exhibited here recently. And for two months in the summer we hold Town House Open featuring works by new and known artists.

If you are interested in hearing about the exhibitions or workshops we host here, sign up to our mailing list, follow us on Instagram or visit us!

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Come and visit us in the heart of Spitalfields.
We welcome visitors Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 6pm
and Sunday 11.30am to 5.30pm.








Find Us

Tube: Liverpool Street
Overground: Shoreditch High Street
Bus: No 242 runs along Commercial Street, otherwise any that go to Bishopsgate
Opening Hours: Tues to Sat 11am – 6pm. Sun 11.30am – 5.30pm. Closed Bank Holidays.
Telephone: +44 20 7247 4745
Address: 5 Fournier Street, London, E1 6QE

Exhibitions and Events

To find out more about the items below, click on an image then click on the "read more" link.

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Thinking about houses and the way we connect with them in paintings for an exhibition here later this year. So I’m reading Novel Houses by Christina Hardyment at the moment, about houses in art and fiction. Where would fairy tales be without the house in the woods?

#worldbookday #housesinart #thehouseinthewoods

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Thinking about houses and the way we connect with them in paintings for an exhibition here later this year. So I’m reading Novel Houses by Christina Hardyment at the moment, about houses in art and fiction. Where would fairy tales be without the house in the woods?

#worldbookday #housesinart #thehouseinthewoods

Thinking about houses and the way we connect with them in paintings for an exhibition here later this year. So I’m reading Novel Houses by Christina Hardyment at the moment, about houses in art and fiction. Where would fairy tales be without the house in the woods?

#worldbookday #housesinart #thehouseinthewoods
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It’s time for submissions to the Open exhibition here again! There’s always a moment of excitement when I open up a submission, so thank you to everyone who has submitted over the last three years

And this year it’s a bit different as it’s open to drawings, mixed media and original prints too, see link in bio for details

And thanks again to @jesliberty for the wonderful artwork!

#townhouseopen23 #art #artist #callforsubmissions #openexhibition

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It’s time for submissions to the Open exhibition here again! There’s always a moment of excitement when I open up a submission, so thank you to everyone who has  submitted over the last three years

And this year it’s a bit different as it’s open to drawings, mixed media and original prints too, see link in bio for details

And thanks again to @jesliberty for the wonderful artwork!

#townhouseopen23 #art #artist #callforsubmissions #openexhibition

It’s time for submissions to the Open exhibition here again! There’s always a moment of excitement when I open up a submission, so thank you to everyone who has submitted over the last three years

And this year it’s a bit different as it’s open to drawings, mixed media and original prints too, see link in bio for details

And thanks again to @jesliberty for the wonderful artwork!

#townhouseopen23 #art #artist #callforsubmissions #openexhibition
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@fourniercider went on a great @e5bakehouse pastry class and look what he’s making! In the coffee shop here this weekend…

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@fourniercider went on a great @e5bakehouse pastry class and look what he’s making! In the coffee shop here this weekend…

@fourniercider went on a great @e5bakehouse pastry class and look what he’s making! In the coffee shop here this weekend… ...

Jonathan Garratt sent me this as he unpacked his kiln today….
Espresso and chocolate cups should be back in stock here for the weekend

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Jonathan Garratt sent me this as he unpacked his kiln today….
Espresso and chocolate cups should be back in stock here for the weekend

Jonathan Garratt sent me this as he unpacked his kiln today….
Espresso and chocolate cups should be back in stock here for the weekend
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The original and large Huguenots of Spitalfields map is up in the gallery again for a month or so. The map itself was created by @atelier_dant seven years ago and then we invited people to come and pin their Huguenot ancestors on it to create a map for printing. Sorry, it’s not possible now to add more names!
The caster by a Huguenot silversmith (can’t remember his name), featured on the map is in the other photo, early 18th.

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The original and large Huguenots of Spitalfields map is up in the gallery again for a month or so. The map itself was created by @atelier_dant seven years ago and then we invited people to come and pin their Huguenot ancestors on it to create a map for printing. Sorry, it’s not possible now to add more names!
The caster by a Huguenot silversmith (can’t remember his name), featured on the map is in the other photo, early 18th.

The original and large Huguenots of Spitalfields map is up in the gallery again for a month or so. The map itself was created by @atelier_dant seven years ago and then we invited people to come and pin their Huguenot ancestors on it to create a map for printing. Sorry, it’s not possible now to add more names!
The caster by a Huguenot silversmith (can’t remember his name), featured on the map is in the other photo, early 18th.
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Table set for a light lunch for a group here today. The light in here is always lovely - reflected off the stone of Christ Church opposite

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Table set for a light lunch for a group here today. The light in here is always lovely - reflected off the stone of Christ Church opposite

Table set for a light lunch for a group here today. The light in here is always lovely - reflected off the stone of Christ Church opposite ...

Wolf moon earlier…

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Wolf moon earlier…

Wolf moon earlier… ...

Happy New Year! Not sorry to say bye to 2022, but time for a bit of quiet looking back over the past year here at Town House and my highlights

2 The first exhibition here was work by @cthompson_art and The Painter’s House was one of my favourite paintings of the year
3 I loved the afternoon our garden was open @londonngs so doing it again in 2023!
4 @fletcher.doreen exhibition Traces here in June and my other favourite painting of the year: ‘All the Fun of…’
5 The highlight of the year though has to be reading our daughter’s first book The Cellist & stocking it here!
6 A visit to @peter.gabrielse in August and always amazed by his skill at matching object and place.
7 Karen Nicol here for @l_d_f_official - loved the gauzy fabric against the stone of Christ Church behind
8 First pop up here was Make East & I loved having such creative makers here so hope to do it again in 2023
9 A few pieces by @rosamundcoady here in December, love her work - makes me want to start cooking all over again! Looking forward to her exhibition here in the autumn…

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Happy New Year! Not sorry to say bye to 2022, but time for a bit of quiet looking back over the past year here at Town House and my highlights 

2 The first exhibition here was work by @cthompson_art  and The Painter’s House was one of my favourite paintings of the year
3 I loved the afternoon our garden was open @londonngs so doing it again in 2023!
4 @fletcher.doreen exhibition Traces here in June and my other favourite painting of the year: ‘All the Fun of…’
5 The highlight of the year though has to be reading our daughter’s first book The Cellist & stocking it here!
6 A visit to @peter.gabrielse in August and always amazed by his skill at matching object and place. 
7 Karen Nicol here for  @l_d_f_official - loved the gauzy fabric against the stone of Christ Church behind
8 First pop up here was Make East & I loved having such creative makers here so hope to do it again in 2023
9 A few pieces by @rosamundcoady here in December, love her work - makes me want to start cooking all over again! Looking forward to her exhibition here in the autumn…

Happy New Year! Not sorry to say bye to 2022, but time for a bit of quiet looking back over the past year here at Town House and my highlights

2 The first exhibition here was work by @cthompson_art and The Painter’s House was one of my favourite paintings of the year
3 I loved the afternoon our garden was open @londonngs so doing it again in 2023!
4 @fletcher.doreen exhibition Traces here in June and my other favourite painting of the year: ‘All the Fun of…’
5 The highlight of the year though has to be reading our daughter’s first book The Cellist & stocking it here!
6 A visit to @peter.gabrielse in August and always amazed by his skill at matching object and place.
7 Karen Nicol here for @l_d_f_official - loved the gauzy fabric against the stone of Christ Church behind
8 First pop up here was Make East & I loved having such creative makers here so hope to do it again in 2023
9 A few pieces by @rosamundcoady here in December, love her work - makes me want to start cooking all over again! Looking forward to her exhibition here in the autumn…
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That’s it! We’re closed until the 5th January. Hope you all have a lovely Christmas, see you next year…

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That’s it! We’re closed until the 5th January. Hope you all have a lovely Christmas, see you next year…

That’s it! We’re closed until the 5th January. Hope you all have a lovely Christmas, see you next year… ...

Beginning to feel like Christmas - no snow here though!

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Beginning to feel like Christmas - no snow here though!

Beginning to feel like Christmas - no snow here though! ...

Really looking forward to next weekend here and Make East, our Christmas shopping pop up with four brilliant makers in the gallery @doeleather
@dantesceramics
@sannehop beeswax candles
@corinnehamak_jewellery

Christmas is coming!

Make East 3rd - 4th December
Town House Spitalfields
5 Fournier Street

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Really looking forward to next weekend here and Make East, our Christmas shopping pop up with four brilliant makers in the gallery @doeleather 
@dantesceramics 
@sannehop  beeswax candles
@corinnehamak_jewellery 

Christmas is coming!

Make East 3rd - 4th December
Town House Spitalfields
5 Fournier Street

Really looking forward to next weekend here and Make East, our Christmas shopping pop up with four brilliant makers in the gallery @doeleather
@dantesceramics
@sannehop beeswax candles
@corinnehamak_jewellery

Christmas is coming!

Make East 3rd - 4th December
Town House Spitalfields
5 Fournier Street
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Last weekend of our exhibition Outside In showing works by @marcgooderhamartist and @asmorrigan who is talking here about his ‘A New Chapter’

Ends 5pm Sunday 20th and a link to a video of the exhibition is available on the Events page of the Town House website townhousespitalfields.com

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Last weekend of our exhibition Outside In showing works by @marcgooderhamartist and @asmorrigan who is talking here about his ‘A New Chapter’

Ends 5pm Sunday 20th and a link to a video of the exhibition is available on the Events page of the Town House website townhousespitalfields.com

Last weekend of our exhibition Outside In showing works by @marcgooderhamartist and @asmorrigan who is talking here about his ‘A New Chapter’

Ends 5pm Sunday 20th and a link to a video of the exhibition is available on the Events page of the Town House website townhousespitalfields.com
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YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLjlYdmd1VHV5Q0ln Outside In presents a new collection of work by artists Marc Gooderham and A S Morrigan in which they explore this city - outside and in
Outside In presents a new collection of work by artists Marc Gooderham and A S Morrigan in which they explore this city - outside and in

Outside In presents a new collection of work by artists Marc Gooderham and A S Morrigan in which they explore this city - outside and in

YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLjlYdmd1VHV5Q0ln

Outside In

Townhouse Spitalfields October 28, 2022 2:30 pm

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Town House Open 2022

Townhouse Spitalfields July 16, 2022 9:55 am

Doreen Fletcher

Doreen Fletcher

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TRACES - an exhibition of new work by Doreen Fletcher

Townhouse Spitalfields June 17, 2022 8:00 am

YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLl83YTVEUFpXaEhN

The Painter's House - Chris Thompson

Townhouse Spitalfields March 25, 2022 8:53 am

Always attracted to half seen views through doors, in her new exhibition Eleanor Crow offers us all a glimpse in, a step inside…

Always attracted to half seen views through doors, in her new exhibition Eleanor Crow offers us all a glimpse in, a step inside…

YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLmRuVUp1UnUyRFVv

A Step Inside, an exhibition by Eleanor Crow

Townhouse Spitalfields November 22, 2021 12:59 pm

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Town House Open 2021

Townhouse Spitalfields November 22, 2021 9:56 am

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