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- Abingdon Museum Friends - Dedicated to promoting public awareness and enjoyment of Abingdon Museum, located in the historic County Hall building in Oxfordshire.
www.geocities.com/abingdonmuseumfriends/index.html
- 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.
www.anchorpress.org.uk
- Axe Valley Heritage Museum - Historical Roman site at Seaton with a wide collection of historical photographs of Seaton, Beer, Axmouth and Colyton.
www.seatonmuseum.co.uk
- Ballymoney Museum - An account of the 1798 United Irish Rebellion and the events in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim.
www.1798ballymoney.org.uk
- Bath Postal Museum - Visitor and membership information, postal history timeline, exhibit guide, school activities overview, and shop. Bath, England.
www.bathpostalmuseum.org
- 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.
www.bedesworld.co.uk
- Bestwood Winding Engine House - History of Bestwood Winding Engine House, Bestwood village, Nottinghamshire.
bestwoodweh.tripod.com
- 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.
www.bristol-city.gov.uk/cgi-bin/w3menu?C+CMM01300+BG+F+CMM00108
- 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.
www.buckscc.gov.uk/tourism/museum
- Cadbury World - Dedicated to the history of chocolate and the Cadbury family of Birmingham.
www.cadburyworld.co.uk
- Chertsey Museum - Museum for the borough of Runnymede documenting and illustrating life there from prehistory to the present.
www.chertseymuseum.org.uk
- Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections - Explore this pilot website to discover the pre-eminent designated museum collections in England.
www.cornucopia.org.uk
- Cranbrook and District Museum - Local history museum housed in former 15th century rectory farmhouse.
www.localmuseum.freeserve.co.uk
- Croft House Museum - A Shetland croft of the 19th century, comprised of a house, steading and watermill.
www.shetland-museum.org.uk/crofthouse
- Dingles Steam Village - Collection of industrial steam engines, vintage machinery and early fairground ephemera. Includes guide to local West Devon attractions.
www.steam-heritage.co.uk
- 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.
www.dover.gov.uk/museum
- 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.'
www.daysout.co.uk/colourapore/IA174.html
- Gosport Museum - Cultural heritage in Hampshire, with virtual tour of the museum.
www.hants.gov.uk/museum/gosport
- 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.
www.grantown-on-spey.co.uk/museum.htm
- Green's Mill - Early 18th century mill in Nottinghamshire. Information on other museums and heritage sites in city of Nottingham.
www.innotts.co.uk/greensmill
- 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.
www.gwynedd.gov.uk/Museums
- Hampshire Museums - City Council network of 18 museums and historic sites across the southern county. Comprehensive listings and searchable database.
www.hants.gov.uk/museums
- 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.
www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk
- 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.
www.mistral.co.uk/hammerwood/haxtmill.htm
- Herefordshire Heritage Services - Dedicated to the collection and conservation of local history. Educational services include a mobile museum exhibition.
www.museums.herefordshire.gov.uk
- Heritage Museum - Museum of the Ulverston Heritage Centre exhibits Cumbrian history from the Neolithic to the Post-War period.
www.rootsweb.com/~ukuhc/museum.html
- Ilford Hospital Chapel - The Friends of The Hospital Chapel Ilford Essex are dedicated to preserving this historic 12th century hospice for future generations.
www.ilfordhospitalchapel.co.uk
- 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.
www.kent.gov.uk/e&l/artslib/MUSEUMS/Home.html
- 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.
www.leicestermuseums.ac.uk/museums/museframe.html
- Lichfield Heritage Centre - Exhibits include a civil war audio-visual presentation, when Lichfield was almost destroyed. Located in Staffordshire.
www.lichfield.gov.uk/heritage
- Lion Salt Works - Restored 19th century salt works captures Cheshire's industrial heritage.
www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk
- Lowewood Museum - Borough of Broxbourne Museum, covering Waltham Cross, Cheshunt, Goffs Oak, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon.
homepages.tesco.net/~hdp
- Macclesfield Museums - Fully restored Paradise Mill and Silk Museum, offering a unique history of the Cheshire town and an insight into the production of this glamorous fabric.
www.silk-macclesfield.org
- Meadow Colliery - Historically preserved area in the former coal mining town of Madely.
shropshiremining.org.uk
- Mill Green - Eighteenth century water mill restored to working condition, with museum which exhibits items of local history.
www.geocities.com/rainforest/jungle/9428
- 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.
motherwellheritage.freeservers.com
- Museum of Kent Life - Open air museum with over 100 years of history.
www.museum-kentlife.co.uk
- Nantwich Museum - Features the Cheshire market town's history in salt, shoe making, clothing, and its English Civil War connections.
www.nantwichmuseum.org.uk
- North Somerset Museum Service - Manages the North Somerset Museum, based in Weston-super-Mare. History of the museum, galleries and displays, collections.
www.n-somerset.gov.uk/museum
- 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.
www.purtonmuseum.com
- 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.
www.romanbaths.co.uk
- Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum - Showcasing the medieval Cathederal town of Salisbury and ancient wonders of Stone Henge.
www.salisburymuseum.org.uk
- Seaford Martello Tower - Eighteenth century stronghold built to repel French troops during the Napoleonic Wars has been restored to its original condition.
www.seaford.museum.btinternet.co.uk/twr2-pic.htm
- Shardlow Heritage Centre - Containing displays on the local history of this important canal transhipment port. Located in Derbyshire.
homepages.which.net/~shardlow.heritage
- 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.
www.shef.ac.uk/city/museums.html
- 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.
www.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/museum.nsf
- South Somerset Museums - District Council site with heritage listings.
www.southsomerset.gov.uk
- 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.
www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk
- St Barbe Museum - Colourful and interactive displays on the history and culture of Lymington and the New Forest area.
www.st-barbe-museum.demon.co.uk
- 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.
www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk
- 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.
www.norfolk.gov.uk/tourism/museums/stranger.htm
- 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.
surreymuseums.org
- 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.
www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/visinfo/swlfolkm
- 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.
www.exeter.ac.uk/bill.douglas
- 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.
www.shetland-museum.org.uk/bod
- The Galleries Of Justice - Two and one-half centuries of crime and punishment, justice and jurisprudence at this museum in Nottingham.
www.galleriesofjustice.org.uk
- 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.
www.ironbridge.org.uk
- 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.
www.compulink.co.uk/~mary-rose
- 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.
www.regency-town-house.org.uk
- The Wandle Industrial Museum - The secrets of the powerful River Wandle, and its industrial past.
www.wandle.org
- Tiverton Museum - Houses one of the largest social history collections in Southwest England. Located in county Devon.
www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk
- Tom Brown's School Museum - A source of information about the history of Uffington and the Vale of White Horse.
www.uffington.net/museum
- True's Yard Fishing Museum - The museum of the traditional fishing quarter in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
freespace.virgin.net/trues.yard
- 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.
www.folkpark.com
- Ultra Designs - From Roman to Victorian Britain and beyond, unique historical colouring book souvenirs make education fun. Based in Gloucester.
www.ultradesigns.co.uk
- University Museum of Natural History - Featuring entomology, geology, mineralogy and zoology collections. Oxford dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles.
www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/oum
- Vale and Downland Museum - Cultural heritage of Wantage, Oxfordshire.
www.wantage.com/museum
- Wheal Martyn China Clay Discovery Centre - 26 acres of Cornwall's china clay industry at Wheal Martyn in St Austell.
www.wheal-martyn.com
- Whitstable Museum - Maritime museum and art gallery reflecting the traditions of a harbour town in Kent. Featuring exhibits on wildlife, diving and shipping.
www.whitstable-museum.co.uk
- 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.
www.yhmc.org.uk
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