Museums · West Midlands
Land of Lost Content
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Land of Lost Content — museum in Craven Arms, Shropshire.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Craven Arms · 0.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Land of Lost Content is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Craven Arms, Shropshire". Coordinates: 52.4398°, -2.8334°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Land of Lost Content was a museum in Craven Arms, Shropshire, that collected everyday objects such as toys, magazines and packaging. The museum's name was taken from Poem XL in A. E. Housman's collection A Shropshire Lad.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The museum was founded by Stella Mitchell, who had begun collecting everyday objects while studying art in Birmingham in the 1970s. She opened her first museum in 1991 with her husband Dave in West Sussex, before moving to Craven Arms in 2003. Its final premises occupied the town's former market hall, constructed in 1888, which the couple bought for £165,000. In 2018, the museum was threatened with closure because it did not meet modern safety standards. The owners retrofitted the premises with additional fire doors and extinguishers. In 2023, the premises closed following legal problems over co-ownership with Wayne Hemingway. Two years later, the property was put up for sale.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4398, -2.8334
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Craven Arms
- Postcode
- SY7 9NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Nearest railway station
- Craven Arms — 0.4 km
- Official site
- lolcmuseumofpopculture.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q108266188 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Land of Lost Content (museum) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Land of Lost Content in Craven Arms - geograph.org.uk - 3710873.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Land of Lost Content?
- Land of Lost Content is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY7 9NN), in the parish of Craven Arms.
- What is Land of Lost Content?
- Land of Lost Content — museum in Craven Arms, Shropshire.
- How do I get to Land of Lost Content?
- The nearest railway station is Craven Arms, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY7 9NN.
- Is Land of Lost Content a protected site?
- Yes — Land of Lost Content is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Land of Lost Content?
- The nearest railway station is Craven Arms, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY7 9NN.