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 …
Tickets for The London Transport Museum or LT Museum. The London Transport Museum’s main aim is to help conserve the history of, and show the transport heritage of Britain’s capital city. The museum includes the city’s famous red buses, the black cab and of course the tube train. Most of the museum’s exhibits originated from …
From its beginnings as a military fort, Corbridge evolved into a vibrant civilian settlement ? the most northerly town in the Roman Empire. Unlike other settlements in the area, it continued to flourish even in the later stages of Roman rule in Britannia. Roman Corbridge was set at the junction of two major roads: Dere …
Our mission statement is to ‘engage people with their past, present and future by collecting, preserving and presenting selected and significant objects from the history of Elmbridge, for the purposes of learning and enjoyment.’ In June 2014, Elmbridge Museum closed the doors of its permanent gallery to the public and became an outreach museum. We …
The Museum is divided into three galleries. The Fishing Gallery contains the fishing coble ‘Girl Anne’ and a selection of equipment associated with fishing. The Community Gallery contains a selection of artefacts depicting the social history of Newbiggin by the Sea including the Mining Community, and there is a twenty minute video illustrating the life …
The Lightbox is a public gallery and museum located in Woking, Surrey, in the South East of England. Three galleries host a range of exhibitions, changing regularly and it has a free museum of local history – ‘Woking’s Story’. It was opened on 14 September 2007. Located in the centre of Woking on the banks …
GEORGE MARSHALL MEDICAL MUSEUM?TUESDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2018? The Museum is home to a fascinating collection of artefacts which show the way medicine and healthcare have developed over the past 300 years. There is plenty to see, including our collection of death masks, a reconstructed apothecary’s shop and a 19th-century operating theatre. We also hold a …
The Transport Museum, Wythall is a transport museum just outside Birmingham, at Chapel Lane, Wythall, Worcestershire, England. The museum was originally run by the charity The Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Trust (BaMMOT). BaMMOT was formed in 1977 and the museum site was acquired in February 1978. The museum has three halls, presenting a significant …
Alan Goldsmith?, owner and curator of the toy museum, was born during WWII, during a time in British history when so many sacrifices were made for the war effort in every walk of day to day life; toys were one of these sacrifices. Alan?s passion for toys was ignited with the purchase of a small …
Tickets for Edinburgh Castle (as part of a combination ticket pass) Edinburgh Castle dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Our The Royal Edinburgh Pass gives you: Fast-Track access to Edinburgh Castle Fast-Track access to Holyrood Palace Fast-Track access to Royal Yacht Britannia Access to the Edinburgh …
The Museum of Somerset is located in the 12th century great hall of Taunton Castle, in Taunton in the county of Somerset, England. The museum is run by South West Heritage Trust, an independent charity and includes objects initially collected by the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society who own the castle. Until 2008 the …
Hollytrees Museum is a free to visit, publicly owned museum in the centre of Colchester and close to Colchester Castle. It is situated in an eighteenth-century house (“Hollytrees”), which was used as a private residence until 1929, when it became a museum. The first house on the site, known as “Symnells” after its owner, was …
The London Bus Museum is a purpose-built transport museum, open daily to the public and located at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey. Entry is on a joint basis with Brooklands Museum. The museum is operated by the London Bus Preservation Trust and exhibits around thirty-five examples (from its forty+ collection) of London buses, coaches and ancillary …
Tickets for Brooklands Museum. One of our BESTSELLERS! What’s Included Entrance to Brooklands Museum For any petrolheads out there, Brooklands Museum is a must visit. With a huge collection of iconic vehicles and aeroplanes including one of the last remaining Concorde’s and even a World War II bomber plane. You can even sit in the …
Discover the fascinating past of Epsom & Ewell at Bourne Hall Museum.? Based in the futuristic building of Bourne Hall, our free museum allows you to come face to face with the local past. With exhibits ranging from prehistoric times to the modern day, our permanent displays and regular exhibitions illustrate every aspect of local …
The Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life is a local history museum in Tiverton, Devon, England, to the southwest of Gotham House. It features various exhibits relating to the social and economic history of the Mid Devon region, one of the most popular being a steam locomotive known as the “Tivvy Bumper”. Founded in 1960 …
Chesters is one of a series of permanent forts built during the construction of Hadrian?s Wall. The cavalry fort, known to the Romans as Cilurnum, was built in about AD 124. It housed some 500 cavalrymen and was occupied until the Romans left Britain in the 5th century. Pioneering excavations in the 19th century exposed …
Ash Museum is in the Cemetery Chapel, Ash Cemetery, Ash Church Road, Ash. We are open 3rd Sunday each month 2.00pm – 4.30pm. This hand pulled funeral bier, which continued in use until c.1977, forms a central exhibit in the museum. Other interesting objects include three shields which formerly hung in the British Legion Hut …
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