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Topia!: Reference: Museums: History: Europe: United Kingdom (86)
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Shardlow Heritage Centre - Containing displays on the local history of this important canal transhipment port. Located in Derbyshire. Heritage Museum - Museum of the Ulverston Heritage Centre exhibits Cumbrian history from the Neolithic to the Post-War period. Roman Baths Museum - Discover early Roman Britain life with detailed information on Roman Britain, the Thermal Springs and an online Virtual Tour. In the city of Bath, Somerset. Ulster American Folk Park - An outdoor museum which tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Located in Omagh, Northern Ireland. The Regency Town House Heritage Centre - Focused on the history of the Brighton area between the 1780s and 1850s and British society during this period. Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections - Explore this pilot website to discover the pre-eminent designated museum collections in England. Strangers' Hall Museum - One of the oldest buildings in Norwich, this museum exhibits the social history of Britain through collections representing domestic life, costumes and textiles, dolls and toys, and children's books. Ultra Designs - From Roman to Victorian Britain and beyond, unique historical colouring book souvenirs make education fun. Based in Gloucester. The Galleries Of Justice - Two and one-half centuries of crime and punishment, justice and jurisprudence at this museum in Nottingham. North Somerset Museum Service - Manages the North Somerset Museum, based in Weston-super-Mare. History of the museum, galleries and displays, collections. Abingdon Museum Friends - Dedicated to promoting public awareness and enjoyment of Abingdon Museum, located in the historic County Hall building in Oxfordshire. Herefordshire Heritage Services - Dedicated to the collection and conservation of local history. Educational services include a mobile museum exhibition. Buckinghamshire County Museum - Restored buildings showcase the heritage alongside a changing programme of exhibitions in the Buckinghamshire Art Gallery and the interactive fun of the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery. Dover Museum - Local history museum situated in famous port, county Kent. Collections include sections on Cross Channel Swimming, and the Dover Bronze Age Boat at Dover Museum. Chertsey Museum - Museum for the borough of Runnymede documenting and illustrating life there from prehistory to the present. Surrey Museums - A site for those visiting or working for museums in Surrey. Includes a listing of museums, with links to their sites, the findings of a recent Access Audit and Training Audit, plus links and reference materials. The Wandle Industrial Museum - The secrets of the powerful River Wandle, and its industrial past. Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum - Showcasing the medieval Cathederal town of Salisbury and ancient wonders of Stone Henge. Dingles Steam Village - Collection of industrial steam engines, vintage machinery and early fairground ephemera. Includes guide to local West Devon attractions. Wheal Martyn China Clay Discovery Centre - 26 acres of Cornwall's china clay industry at Wheal Martyn in St Austell. Gosport Museum - Cultural heritage in Hampshire, with virtual tour of the museum. St Barbe Museum - Colourful and interactive displays on the history and culture of Lymington and the New Forest area. Axe Valley Heritage Museum - Historical Roman site at Seaton with a wide collection of historical photographs of Seaton, Beer, Axmouth and Colyton. Tom Brown's School Museum - A source of information about the history of Uffington and the Vale of White Horse. The Bod of Gremista - Eighteenth century Shetland booth nearby fish drying beach. Birthplace of Arthur Anderson co-founder of what is now P & O Ferries. Croft House Museum - A Shetland croft of the 19th century, comprised of a house, steading and watermill. Lowewood Museum - Borough of Broxbourne Museum, covering Waltham Cross, Cheshunt, Goffs Oak, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon. Swaledale Folk Museum - Interprets the cultural history of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale through their farming and lead mining tools, their pastimes and the impact of the lead mines upon their lives. Meadow Colliery - Historically preserved area in the former coal mining town of Madely. Mill Green - Eighteenth century water mill restored to working condition, with museum which exhibits items of local history. Kent Museums - Listing of heritage museums in Folkestone, Ramsgate and Sevenoaks. Contains links to other local museums in Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Dover, Maidstone, Swale, Dartford, Ashford, Shepway, Thanet and Medway Towns. St Albans Museums - Details of museums in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Contains information on the Roman Verulamium museum, 3rd largest city in Roman Britain and Museum of St Albans. South Somerset Museums - District Council site with heritage listings. Bede's World - The Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow. Looks at the life and times of the Venerable Bede (AD 673-735,) one of the greatest scholars of the Early Middle Ages. University Museum of Natural History - Featuring entomology, geology, mineralogy and zoology collections. Oxford dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles. Vale and Downland Museum - Cultural heritage of Wantage, Oxfordshire. Hampshire Museums - City Council network of 18 museums and historic sites across the southern county. Comprehensive listings and searchable database. Sheffield Museums - Listings for The Bishop's House Museum, Kelham Island Industrial Museum, City Museum and Abbeydale Hamlet, an 18th century steel and scythe works. Lichfield Heritage Centre - Exhibits include a civil war audio-visual presentation, when Lichfield was almost destroyed. Located in Staffordshire. Bath Postal Museum - Visitor and membership information, postal history timeline, exhibit guide, school activities overview, and shop. Bath, England. Bestwood Winding Engine House - History of Bestwood Winding Engine House, Bestwood village, Nottinghamshire. Museum of Kent Life - Open air museum with over 100 years of history. Ballymoney Museum - An account of the 1798 United Irish Rebellion and the events in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery - Offers colourful, interactive, displays on Lymington (New Forest) history and culture. Two art galleries provide changing, high quality, exhibitions. Whitstable Museum - Maritime museum and art gallery reflecting the traditions of a harbour town in Kent. Featuring exhibits on wildlife, diving and shipping. Seaford Martello Tower - Eighteenth century stronghold built to repel French troops during the Napoleonic Wars has been restored to its original condition. Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre - Set in Faversham, the Centre traces 1,000 years of life, industry and architecture in the 'Medieval Gem of Kent.' Leicester City Museums - Guide to heritage sites including the Jewry Wall Museum, dedicated to local Roman ruins and the Abbey Pumping Station, a historic sewage treatment plant with famous talking toilet. Ilford Hospital Chapel - The Friends of The Hospital Chapel Ilford Essex are dedicated to preserving this historic 12th century hospice for future generations. Tiverton Museum - Houses one of the largest social history collections in Southwest England. Located in county Devon. Bristol Museums - Includes The City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol Industrial Museum and historic sites The Georgian House, Blaise Castle House and The Red Lodge. The Bill Douglas Centre - A comprehensive resource for the historical study of cinema and popular culture at the University of Exeter. Presenting 60,000 items available for academic research. The Mary Rose - A favourite of King Henry VIII, the Mary Rose sank in 1545. The 16th century warship was in recovered in 1982. Includes schools home page. Grantown Museum and Heritage Trust - Community based museum in Grantown-on-Spey presenting the heritage and culture of the region from 1765 to the present. Anchor Press Museum Project - A proposed working museum in Tiptree, Essex whose primary aim is to advance the education of young people on the craft of printing. Haxted Watermill Museum - A working watermill and museum of mill machinery with emphasis on the history, development and uses of water power. Lists wind and watermills across Sussex and Surrey. Lion Salt Works - Restored 19th century salt works captures Cheshire's industrial heritage. Macclesfield Silk Museums - Four museums. A silk museum, a restored silk factory, a local heritage museum, and the West Park Museum. The West Park Museum displays decorative art and has an Egyptian collection. Nantwich Museum - Features the Cheshire market town's history in salt, shoe making, clothing, and its English Civil War connections. Cranbrook and District Museum - Local history museum housed in former 15th century rectory farmhouse. Purton Museum - Representing 2,000 years of the Wiltshire villages history from the Ringsbury Camp Iron Age Hillfort, through Roman and Saxon finds towards the present day. Harrington Aviation Museums - The Carpetbagger Aviation Museum and Northants Aviation Society Museum are located at the WW2 USAAF Station 179, Harrington, Northamptonshire. Themes include Operation Carpetbagger,Thor Rocket and Royal Observer Corps. True's Yard Fishing Museum - The museum of the traditional fishing quarter in King's Lynn, Norfolk. Motherwell Heritage Centre - Many pictures from the centre, which offers an multi-media exhibition providing an interactive journey through the history of Motherwell and the surrounding area. The Ironbridge Gorge Museums - Located in Shropshire, the site of the birth of the Industrial Revolution, Ironbridge Gorge has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Gwynedd Museums Service - The Museums Service, which is part of Gwynedd Council in North Wales, UK, includes the Bangor, Lloyd George and the Quaker Heritage Centre Museums. Mountfitchet Castle - Built during the Iron Age, Mountfitchet Castle is known as "the castle time forgot" and is now a national historic monument in Essex. Guided tours include The Prison, The Stores and The Viking Raiders. Online booking form. The Falconer Museum in Forres, Moray, Scotland - A museum of local heritage in the town of Forres in the North of Scotland. Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, Dorset - Tells the tale of six labourers' arrest, trial and deportation for unionising, leading to the foundation of modern trade unionism. Twyford Waterworks Trust - A Complete Edwardian Waterworks. Original architecturally interesting buildings and old machinery. Westonzoyland Engine Trust - Stationary steam engines and land drainage machinery. Events calendar. Shropshire County Museum Service - Service offers advice to developing attractions and local initiatives in the museum community. Operate from three sites: Acton Scott Historic Working Farm, Ludlow Museum and Much Wenlock Museum. Reigate Priory Museum - Changing exhibitions for both adults and children. A map showing the location. Kidderminster Carpet Museum Trust - Presenting the local history of woven carpets in Kidderminster. Green's Mill - Early 18th century mill in Nottinghamshire. Information on other museums and heritage sites in city of Nottingham. The Web Perambulator Museum - A guide to the history of the perambulator, that carriage you push around a child or doll in. Photos and information. Yorkshire and Humberside Museums Council - An on-line guide to museums and galleries in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Links and advice for museum professionals. Southwold Museum, Suffolk - the archaeology, local history and natural history of the area - A museum dedicated to the local and natural history of Southwold. The collection includes archaeological finds, paintings, photographs, models and wildlife. Whimple History Society - A Heritaga Center run by volunteers committed to researching and recording information about the village, its people, customs, traditions, skills and trades. The Falstaffs Experience - Stratford Upon Avon - Displays of the local history, including haunting and superstition. D-Day Commemoration Committee - Two museums, the Memorial Pegasus at Ranville and the landing museum at Arromanches, covering the Battle of Normandy 1944
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