Portsoy Salmon Bothy
A former working Salmon House, the Salmon Bothy has been lovingly restored and now comprises a museum, a base for family history research and a fully functional community space and venue.
The museum showcases displays, artefacts and information about Portsoy’s harbours, the industry and trade and the salmon fishing operations.
The Bothy is also used as a base for Family History Research, with a trained genealogist available to assist by appointment.
Upstairs at the Bothy is a fully functional community space and venue used by many clubs and societies on a regular basis, providing the perfect backdrop for cosy folk music evenings, musical recitals and small theatre groups. It is also the home of Folk at the Salmon Bothy, a highly active traditional music club which now holds its own annual festival, The HAAL. The venue is available for hire for meetings, workshops, classes and many types of events and gatherings, including weddings and parties.
The Salmon Bothy is run entirely by a group of enthusiastic volunteers, as part of Portsoy Community Enterprise. The group receives no public funding towards operational costs, all costs are met through donations and venue hire charges which are kept as minimal as possible.
With credit to the volunteers, The Bothy is recognised as a four star Historic Attraction by Museums Galleries Scotland and attracts in excess of 3,000 visitors and users per annum.
Museum of Computing @ Swindon
The Museum of Computing is devoted to the history of computing and digital development. It was the first physical museum of its kind in the UK dedicated to the history of computing. It is based in the centre of Swindon at Theatre Square. The Museum is not simply a repository of artefacts, but has active displays as well as providing a forum for the provision of lectures.
There is a mixture of permanent and temporary displays. Most artefacts belong to the museum, although some exhibits have been loaned by companies and other collectors. The Museum is keen to show former products of commercial computer companies, and welcomes such offers.
Read MoreInternal Fire: Museum of Power
Internal Fire is a working museum covering the history of the internal combustion engine and now covering steam as well. Engines from small farm generators to 32 ton pumping engines run daily and other displays include working vintage telephone exchanges and radios. Over 9 Halls of exhibits. The museum has a cafe serving drinks and light snacks plus a shop with second hand books etc. NOTE: Seasonal Opening, now closed until Easter 2018
Read MoreMid Suffolk Light Railway Museum
Located in the heart of the countryside, the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum is Suffolk’s only standard gauge steam railway. Known locally as the ‘Middy’, this quaint little line running from Haughley to Laxfield opened in 1904, firstly for freight and later for passengers. The line closed in 1952 and the track was lifted; however in the early 1990’s a group of enthusiasts decided to revive this forgotten piece of Suffolk history, firstly as a museum and later by adding a demonstration line for visitors to experience rural travel on vintage trains. The work of the museum was recognised when the Middy was declared the winner of the Suffolk Museum of the Year Award for 2014. Today the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum is a registered charity and while the museum may be small, visitors can look forward to a big welcome from our voluntary staff. Upon purchasing your ticket you are able to ride the trains as many times as you wish, and being a season ticket this also allows you to return free of charge throughout the year (except special events days). We have a well-stocked shop, real ale bar, and tearoom serving beverages, home-made cakes and hot snacks. We look forward to welcoming you to the Middy very soon, for more details about our events and opening times.
Read MoreEssex Fire Museum
The Essex Fire Museum gives visitors the opportunity to take a fascinating look at the history of the Fire Service here in Essex. Housing a collection featuring historic fire engines, firefighting equipment, uniforms and photographs. Visitors to the museum will see for themselves how firefighting has changed over the years as the technology has advanced. Collected and curated by former Grays Firefighter Roger Pickett the Essex Fire Museum provides a fascinating look back in to the history of the fire service and the men and women
Read MoreWest Stow Anglo-Saxon Museum
One of England’s great archaeological sites, West Stow has extensive indoor galleries and a stunning recreation of an Anglo-Saxon village surrounded by 125 acres of unspoilt countryside.
Visitors to West Stow can explore history and nature, watch a film, dress up as an Anglo-Saxon or say hello to the rare breed pigs and chickens. As part of the annual RingQuest event, you could even meet a Hobbit, among other Lord of the Rings characters!
History
West Stow is the site of an early Anglo-Saxon village, occupied from AD 420-650, over 400 years before the Norman Conquest.
In 1976 the West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Trust was formally established to manage the site, at that stage there were three reconstructed houses within the village. The trust was registered as a charity by the Charity Commissioners in 1977 (Charity no. 272897). West Suffolk’s Heritage Team currently manages the day-to-day running of the reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village on behalf of the trust.
The reconstructed village now consists of eight buildings:
- craft building
- farmers house
- hall building
- living house
- oldest house
- sunken house
- weaving house
- workshop
Suffolk Regiment Museum
The museum was opened in 1935. It was housed in various buildings on the Regimental Depot site, including the Sergeants’ Mess and Officers’ Mess, before moving in 1968 to its present location in the former Armoury. The first floor room is where, by the 1930s, new recruits were fitted out with their uniform and equipment.
The displays tell the story of the regiment from its foundation in 1685 to amalgamation with the Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1959. The history covers the regular, militia, volunteer and war-time battalions as well as the experience of individual soldiers and is told through medals, uniforms, photographs, weapons, equipment and personal memorabilia. A small display at Moyses Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds gives an overview of the story, while the regimental archive and photograph collection are on deposit at the Bury St Edmunds branch of the Suffolk Record Office.
Read MoreThe Ropewalk
PRESERVING HALL’S BARTON ROPERY
The Ropewalk Museum pays tribute to the history of the rope making factory, Hall’s Barton Ropery, dates back to between 1800 and 1803 with the building of a “modern” rope works, including the characteristic “walk”” on the site after Thomas Hall and his son William purchased land on the east side of Barton Haven.
The foundation of the Hall-Mark company itself dates back to 1767 when the Halls, a wealthy ship-owning family from Hull, first became involved in rope making in Barton.
The Ropewalk Museum is part of The Ropewalk arts centre which is housed in the Grade II listed building which stretches a quarter of a mile along the length of Barton Haven. Now an Accredited Museum it contains displays, artifacts and other memorabilia associated with the history of the factory and its workforce
Some of the artefacts on display and in store were rescued when Hall’s Barton Ropery closed for the final time in 1989 while others were donated by former employees and their families.
The Fusilier Museum London
The museum tells the story of the 20th Regiment of Foot and the Lancashire Fusiliers from 1688 to 1968, when they became part of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The museum continues the story for the whole Regiment up to the present day.
The Fusilier Museum in Lancashire has a long history of its own. Originally it was housed in the Training Depot at Wellington Barracks and was used to inspire and motivate troops. In 1934 it opened its doors to the public and enlarged with private collections, personal souvenirs and a wide range of historic material. Now the museum has grown and developed again in the new town centre location which used to be known as the Arts and Crafts Centre.
Read MoreUniversity of Salford Art Collection
The University of Salford Art Collection began in the late 1960’s. It now holds around 700 works in its permanent collection, which is stored and displayed on campus for the benefit of students, staff, alumni and the public; as well as being made available for loans for museums and galleries both in the UK and internationally.
The early collection policies were quite broad, but consisted mainly of post-war and contemporary British print-making, painting and photography. In particular works with a connection to Salford or Greater Manchester were acquired; including examples by Northern school painters (Adolphe Valette, LS Lowry and Harold Riley) and prints by the Manchester Print Workshop (Adrian Henri and Kip Gresham).
Over the years the collection has evolved to include an extensive body of work by expressionist painter Albert Adams and a number of works by the Young British Artists (YBA’s).
Since 2013, there has been a more clearly defined and articulated approach which focuses on three collecting areas: About the Digital, Chinese, Contemporary Art and From the North. The University of Salford Art Collection places great emphasis on partnership working and co-commissioning in order to develop the collection and exhibition programmes further.
Museum Accreditation from Arts Council England was renewed in 2016.
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