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Hertfordshire MuseumsA fascinating collection covering every aspect of village life, housed in a 16th century timber-framed building Swan Street Ashwell Baldock SG7 5QH Tel: 01462 – 742956 Email Baldock Museum and Local History Society There is one permanent display on the history of the town from Roman times to the present and two changing displays. the larger one, "What Grandma Used To Do" describes the lives of women in Victorian Baldock with sections on servants, straw plaiters, teachers, nurses and other working women and gentlewomen; birth, death, fashion, marriage and elopement Oak House 22 Whitehorse Street Baldock SG7 6QQ Tel: 01462 892640 Bishop's Stortford Local History Museum An independent museum run by members of the Bishop's Stortford Local History Society on a voluntary basis. Opened in 1979, it has three display rooms, an office, library and storage areas for photography and documents. Cemetery Lodge Apton Road Bishop's Stortford CM23 3SU Tel: 01279 722557 Email A museum of elementary education from 1798, set in a unique cluster of schoolrooms, including the only complete Lancasterian Schoolroom in the world (1837). Tours, Family Trail and hands-on learning for all ages. 41/42 Queen Street, Hitchin SG4 9TS Telephone: 01462 452844 Email The Museum covers local history through the Bushey Museum Trust's collections of artefacts, documents, maps and works of art. Rudolph Road Bushey WD23 3HW Tel: 0208420 4057 Email All the objects are housed, catalogued and conserved at the Museum Store in Berkhamsted, an old fire station which was specially converted in 1994. Collections include: photographs - particularly of the Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead and Kings Langley areas, archaeology - various roman villa excavations and the Kings Langley Royal Palace, industry - John Dickinson's the paper manufacturers of Hemel Hempstead, Cooper, McDougall & Robertson Ltd. of Berkhamsted and the Ovaltine (Novartis) Collection The Museum Store Clarence Road Berkhamsted HP4 3YL Tel: 01442 879525 Email A private village museum in what was formerly the blacksmith's shop, comprising one ground floor room with the original forge as the main feature. There are 826 artefacts, the majority from village residents, displayed in glass-fronted wall cabinets. The bulk of the collection being from the earliest part of the last century up to and including the Second World War. 9a Datchworth Green Datchworth Nr Knebworth SG3 6TL Tel: 01438 813477 de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (Incorporporating the Mosquito Aircraft Museum) Situated at the historic Salisbury Hall it was the first Aviation Museum in Britain. Located at the birthplace of the De Havilland Mosquito. Displays include the unique prototype Mosquito and the De Havilland Mosquito B.Mk.35 (TA634) . Salisbury Hall London Colney AL2 1EX Tel: 01727 822051 First Garden City Heritage Museum The Museum tells the story of the Garden City Movement from its origins to the present day. It is housed in a beautiful and unique building designed in 1907 by the architect Barry Parker. You can visit Barry Parker’s office, filled with hand-made Arts and Crafts furniture and enjoy the temporary exhibitions programme, which explores the social history of Letchworth Garden City 296 Norton Way South Letchworth Garden City SG6 1SU Tel: 01462 482 710 Email Forge Museum and Victorian Cottage Garden the museum's displays tell stories about how the crafts of blacksmithing and farriery have developed over the years and also includes smaller exhibits about local village life. The museum is in Grade II listed buildings and the garden has n early nineteenth century Bee shelter. There is a resident blacksmith who can be seen at work. High Street Much Hadham SG10 6BS Tel: 01279 843 301 French and Jupps Ltd Malting Museum Run by the Jupp family for over 300 years, the Museum illustrates the intricacies of this craft. The Maltings Stanstead Abbotts Ware SG12 8HG Tel: 01920 870015 Vast private collection of railwayana, including working signals, small signal boxes, and other signalling equipment on display together with much documentation of local railway history. 235 Luton Road Harpenden AL5 3DE Tel: 01582 713524 A local history museum in an early 17th century town house, withy a charming 18, Bull Plain Hertford SG14 1DT Tel: 01992 582686 Email holds Hertford Museum's collection of stored objects. A rare Roman corn dryer is displayed on open days Maidenhead Yard The Wash Hertford SG14 1PX Tel: 01992 582686 Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery The museum tells the story of Hitchin's history through displays and interactives. It holds the Hertfordshire Yeomanry Collection and a costume collection covering 200 years. There is a reconstructed Victorian Chemist's Shop complemented by a Physic Garden of medicinal plants and shrubs. Paynes Park Hitchin SG5 1EH Tel: 01462 434476 Email Sixteenth century restored water mill adjacent to Verulamium. Milling machinery and farming implements St Michael's Street St Albans AL3 4SJ Tel: 01727 853502 Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery occupies an attractive Edwardian building facing Kennedy Gardens, close to the centre of Letchworth Garden City. The museum has four main galleries: Local wildlife, art gallery, mezzanine gallery archaeology gallery Broadway, Letchworth, SG6 3PF Tel. 01462 685647 Lowewood Museum is housed in a fine Georgian building dating from the 1750's. High Street Hoddesdon EN11 8BH Tel: 01992 – 445596 Mill Green Museum and Water Mill A restored 18th century working corn mill, water-powered and producing flour Mill Green Hatfield AL9 5PD Tel: 01707 271362 The Museum tells the story of St Albans from the departure of the Romans to the present day. Hatfield Road St Albans AL1 3RR Tel: 01727 819340 Email Situated opposite the timber-framed building of what remains of the medieval manor of Wyllyotts, the displays interpret the long history of Potters Bar and its district. Wyllyotts Centre Wyllyotts Place Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 2HN Tel: 01707 645005 Opened to the public in May 2000, exhibits include the 12th century priory remains, a trades and industry section and items from the collection of Ann Skillman. Schools are catered for by displays. Silk Mill House The Common Redbourn St Albans AL3 7NB Tel: 01582 793397 Email Displays of the Royston & District Local History Society collections relating to the history of this late medieval town and surrounding area. Also a substantial collection of late 19th century ceramics and glass, plus the Royston Embroidery Project Lower King Street Royston SG8 5AL Tel: 01763 242587 Email Ayot St Lawrence Welwyn Garden City AL6 9BX Tel: 01438 820 307 Email A permanent working exhibition of mechanical instruments. The Museum currently has two theatre organs, four cafe organs worked by punch-card and numerous other instruments including music boxes and a self playing Violin Camp Road St Albans AL1 5PE Tel: 01727 869693 Email The Museum gives the complete story of Stevenage from the Stone Age right up to the present
day. The visitor can try the computer quizzes, or try on some Victorian costumes. There are films
covering Stevenage and listen to memories of days gone by. St Georges Way Stevenage SG1 1XX Tel (01438) 218881 Email A collection from the Three Rivers District of archaeological remains, items rescued from old buildings, Victorian and wartime memorabilia and a large collection of photographs dating back to the early 20th century Basing House 20 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER Tel: 01923 775882 Email A Museum depicting everyday life in Roman Britain. In 100 acres of parkland near Roman theatre and hypocaust, on the site of one of the major cities in Roman Britain. The Museum has recreated Roman rooms, mosaics and wall plasters, touch screens, video and hands-on discovery areas St Michael's St Albans AL3 4SW Tel: 01727 751 810 Email Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum The museum was once the private collection of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron
Rothschild, and is now part of The Natural History Museum. It houses more than 4000 mounted specimens of animals in
a unique Victorian setting. There is a permanent exhibition on the town's history and four temporary displays each year. The collection includes a large array of Roman archaeology and social history of the town, including photos and tools of the malting industry and of D Wickham & Co Ltd, railcar manufacturers and exporters throughout the world. 89 High Street, Ware, SG12 9AL Tel: 01920 487848 Email the Museum has displays of local history and industry, including Watford Football Club memorabilia and the Cassiobury Collection of fine art. | ||
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