Created at the ancient Island monstery around 698ad by Bishop Eadfrith in ‘memory of God and Cuthbert’ the Lindisfarne Gospels are now held in the security of the British library in London. Probably by far the most valuable book of its type in their possession, the gospels hark back to a time in Anglo-Saxon history, …
Based in the former Manor Street School building since 1993, the museum conserves and celebrates the history of Braintree and its surrounding areas, focusing on the District?s industrial and cultural achievements and its many notable personalities. The museum offers a range of educational packages for schools, from Stone Age and Iron Age, to Anglo Saxons, …
Established in 1968, The Egham Museum is an independent, community museum and registered charity reliant on volunteers. Through our exhibitions, outreach programmes and innovative use of our collections, we provide for our local communities and visitors a centre of life-long learning dedicated to raising awareness, sharing knowledge and promoting enjoyment of history. The museum is …
Construction of the airfield started in 1941, with the removal of fruit orchards. The 386th Bomb Group arrived in May 1943. The group was?assigned to the US??9th Tactical Air Force and flew the Martin B26 Marauder. The group?s role was to destroy?strategic targets such as airfields, convoys, tanks, trains etc. The first mission from Boxted …
Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, the museum was intended to record the civil and military war effort and sacrifice of Britain and its Empire during the First World War. …
The Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum of Steam Power and Land Drainage is a small industrial heritage museum dedicated to steam powered machinery at Westonzoyland in the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building. The museum is housed in an 1830 brick-built pumping station which was the first of several similar pumping …
Allhallows Museum is registered museum and a charity (no 306645) which is run entirely by volunteers.? We all work to preserve the heritage of the people of Honiton and its surrounding district and collect, conserve and display items which show how our ancestors used to live. Our museum building is the oldest in Honiton with …
The Wallace Collection is an art collection in London open to the public, housed at Hertford House in Manchester Square, the former townhouse of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford. It comprises an extensive collection of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries with important holdings of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, …
Harvington Hall belonged to the Protestant Pakington family. It was constructed by Humphrey Packington, during the 1580?s. Mary Pakington, daughter of Humphrey, came into possession of Harvington Hall upon his death on August 6, 1531. She became Catholic upon her marriage to Sir John Yate. In 1647 it was pillaged by Roundhead troops. The Hall …
The Museum of Power is located in the former Southend Waterworks (now Essex & Suffolk Water) Langford Pumping Station in Langford, Essex, England. It is on the B1019, on the main road from Maldon to Hatfield Peverel. The museum operates the Langford & Ulting miniature railway, which offers passenger rides around the museum, as well …
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is a unique place, with a unique history. Its story covers 100 years of life comprising feverish excitement interspersed with periods of calm and tranquillity. The aerodrome lies to the east of Chelmsford and west of Maldon, Essex, within an area of gently-rolling farmland. It is the largest known surviving …
The British Museum, In The Bloomsbury Area Of London, United Kingdom, Is A Public Institution Dedicated To Human History, Art And Culture. Its Permanent Collection Of Some Eight Million Works Is Among The Largest And Most Comprehensive In Existence,Having Been Widely Sourced During The Era Of The British Empire. It Documents The Story Of Human …
The Royal Air Force Museum London (also commonly known as the RAF Museum) is located on the former Hendon Aerodrome. It includes five buildings and hangars showing the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force. It is part of the Royal Air Force Museum. The Museum site at Colindale was once part of the …
Shere Museum opened in the Old Malt House as a one-day event in 1984, part of Shere?s annual ?Fair in the Square?. The core of the exhibition came from an accumulation of domestic and agricultural items left by the previous owners. In 2009, after 25 years as a collection in a private house, the museum …
Lady Waterford Hall is the former village school of the estate village of Ford, Northumberland. It is now used as the village hall and is a Grade II* listed building. The hall was built as a school in 1860 by Louisa Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford, who inherited the village after the death of her husband. …
The Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum is an art gallery and local museum in Worcester, the county town of Worcestershire, England. The museum was founded in 1833 by members of the Worcestershire Natural History Society. It is located in a Victorian building in central Worcester, which opened in 1896. The Worcestershire Regiment Museum collection …
Housing a collection featuring historic fire engines, firefighting equipment, uniforms and photographs, the Essex Fire Museum gives visitors the opportunity to?take a fascinating look at the history of the fire service here in Essex. Visitors to the museum will see for themselves how firefighting has changed over the years as the technology has advanced. Collected …
A museum was founded in 1857 under Bennet Woodcroft from the collection of the Royal Society of Arts and surplus items from the Great Exhibition as part of the South Kensington Museum, together with what is now the Victoria and Albert Museum. It included a collection of machinery which became the Museum of Patents in …
The Essex Police Museum tells the story of the history of the police in Essex from the Victorians to modern day. Things to see: The shoes of Camille Holland, murdered for her money in 1898 The death mask of Frederick Browne who murdered PC Gutteridge in 1927 A classic 1960s Noddy Bike Things you can …
The Old Lifeboat House, Grade II, was built in 1884 at the end of East Terrace to house Walton’s first RNLI lifeboat, Honourable Artillery Company. Since 1984, it has been Walton’s Maritime Museum under the management of Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust. Displays include: information on Walton’s past lifeboats and the men who sailed them; …
The Somerset Brick and Tile Museum is in Bridgwater, Somerset, England and is administered by The South West Heritage Trust. The museum is dedicated to the Brick and Tile Industry of Somerset. Bridgwater had been a centre of trade and industry since the Middle Ages, benefiting from local clay from the alluvial deposits of the …
Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century. In 1895 the building was restored by Edmund Buckle for Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey. It is a Grade II* listed building. …
The Firs: Birthplace of Sir Edward Elgar in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, England is a museum dedicated to the English composer Edward Elgar. On 1 September 2017 the museum reopened under National Trust stewardship. Elgar was born here on 2 June 1857, and lived here until his family moved to Worcester two years later. The museum …
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world’s largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, as well as sculpture, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects.It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The V&A is located in the …
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