Museums · South West England
Winchcombe Museum
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Winchcombe Museum — museum in a town hall in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Winchcombe · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Winchcombe Museum, the nearest railway station is Winchcombe, located 1.5 km away. Entry to the museum is free, and it is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is GL54 5LJ.
About
Winchcombe Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1928. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in a town hall in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.9533°, -1.9642°.
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Heritage listing
Winchcombe Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which accommodates the Winchcombe Folk and Police Museum, is a Grade II listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Official information
Winchcombe Museum showcases the rich history of Winchcombe, featuring collections such as fragments of the UK's most significant meteorite and fifteenth-century town maces. The museum, located in the former Town Hall, is volunteer-led and aims to inspire visitors with the town's past.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Winchcombe Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which accommodates the Winchcombe Folk and Police Museum, is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The current building was commissioned to replace an earlier town hall which had become very dilapidated. The new building, formed by the southwest section of the current structure, was designed by William Hill Knight of Cheltenham in the Tudor style, built in red brick with stone dressings at a cost of £367 and was completed in 1853. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto the High Street. The building was arcaded on the ground floor, so that markets could be held, with three square-shaped piers supporting an entablature. The first floor was fenestrated by a prominent oriel window with a gable above. Internally, the principal room was an assembly room on…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9533, -1.9642
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Tewkesbury
- Parish
- Winchcombe
- Postcode
- GL54 5LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Established
- 1928
- Nearest railway station
- Winchcombe — 1.5 km
- Official site
- www.winchcombemuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26383822 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Winchcombe Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Winchcombe Museum. - panoramio.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winchcombe Museum?
- Winchcombe Museum is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL54 5LJ), in the parish of Winchcombe.
- What is Winchcombe Museum?
- Winchcombe Museum — museum in a town hall in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Winchcombe Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Winchcombe, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL54 5LJ.
- When was Winchcombe Museum built?
- Built or established in 1928.
- Who owns Winchcombe Museum?
- Winchcombe Museum is owned by | website=.
- Is Winchcombe Museum a listed building?
- Winchcombe Museum is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Winchcombe Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Winchcombe Museum is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Winchcombe Museum free to visit?
- Yes, Winchcombe Museum is free to enter.