taffordshire Museums

Brindley Mill

Water powered corn mill in working order and a museum of the life and times of James Brindley, 1716 - 1772.
 
Mill Street Leek ST13 8HA  Tel: 01538 384195  Email

Museum of Cannock Chase

A delightful museum, illustrating the history of Cannock Chase from medieval hunting forest to 19th Century coalfield. Special events, exhibitions and activities. Gift and coffee shops, tourist information and disabled access.

Valley Road Hednesford Cannock WS12 5TD  Tel: 01543 877666

Etruria Industrial Museum

Situated on the Caldon and Trent and Mersey canals and includes the Etruscan Bone and Flint Mill. The 19th century Mill contaiqs an 1820s steam-driven engine, ’Princess’. New interactive exhibition and lively events programme and Britain’s sole surviving steam powered potters mill.

Lower Bedford Street Etruria Stoke on Trent ST4 7AF   Tel: 01782 233144

Gladstone Pottery Museum

Victorian pottery factory with bottle ovens, cobbled yard and steam engine. There are colourful galleries and demonstrations of traditional skills and a shop.

Uttoxeter Road Longton Stoke on Trent ST3 1PQ   Tel: 01782 319232

Izaak Walton Cottage

Displays illusrating the life of Izaak Walton, author of the Compleat Angler and fishing in the 17th Century housed in a timber framed cottage. 17th Century herb garden and a picnic area.

Worston Lane, Shallowford,  Norton Bridge  ST16 0PA   Tel: 01785 619619

National Brewery Centre 

Museum and Shire Horse stables.

Horninglow Street Burton upon Trent  DE14 1JZ  Tel: 01283 511000

Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum

The house in which Dr Johnson was born. The building houses displays of his life, work and times.

Breadmarket Street Lichfield WS13 6LG Tel: 01543 264972  Email

Lichfield Heritage and Treasury Exhibition

The history of Lichfield as seen through the eyes of its people.

St Mary’s Centre Market Square Lichfield WS13 6LG  Tel: 01543 256611 Email

Moorcroft Museum & Shop

High quality, hand crafted, unique designs and a kaleidoscope of colour make Moorcroft the world's best-loved art pottery, sought by collectors worldwide. Visit the shop to see our comprehensive selection of giftware, vases and table lamps.

Sandbach Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent,  ST6 2DQ  Tel: 01782 207943   Email

Newcastle Borough  Museum and Art Gallery

Contains displays of social, civic, industrial and archaeological history of the Newcastle area. The museum also contains a gallery of Childhood toys from the 19th Century to the present.

Brampton Park Newcastle under Lyme ST5 5PQ  Tel: 01782 619705 Email

Potteries Museum and Art Gallery

One of the best ceramics collections in the world. Local history and natural history of Staffordshire, archaeology and costume.

Bethesda Street Hanley Stoke on Trent ST1 3DW  Tel: 01782 202173  Email

Shire Hall Gallery

Former Crown Court Buildings in Market Square are now home to the Shire Hall Gallery, an important visual arts centre for the County. The Great Hall is used to show exhibitions of fine art, craft and photography across the whole spectrum of creative work produced by contemporary artists. The Gallery also houses the leading Midlands Craft Shop, a must for anyone wishing to buy distinctive work by contemporary craftspeople.

Market Square Stafford ST16 2LD  Tel: 01785 278345

Staffordshire Regimental Museum

Exhibits include historical items of the North and South Staffords, memorabilia from World War I and World War II and a regimental reference library.

Whittington Barracks Lichfield WS14 9PY Tel: 01543 434390