Chesham Museum

Chesham Museum
15 Market Square
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1HG
England

Website

www.cheshammuseum.org.uk

E-mail

info@cheshammuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Museum (answerphone)

01494 792549

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Chesham Museum
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Chesham is one of the largest towns in Buckinghamshire and has a unique history of industry and social reform. The museum is in the town's historic Market Square and houses a collection of objects and photographs illustrating Chesham's history and especially its various industries.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Tues - 11.00-15.00
Wed - 11.00-15.00
Sat - 11.00-15.00

Mon - closed
Thurs - closed
Fri - closed
Sun - closed

 Admission charges

£2 for adults, accompanied children under 16 free.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Commercial and hire services
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

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Chesham Museum
15 Market Square
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1HG
England

Website

www.cheshammuseum.org.uk

E-mail

info@cheshammuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Museum (answerphone)

01494 792549

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The permanent exhibition has five main themes: Made in Chesham, Remember Chesham, Chesham at War, Coming to Chesham and Digging up the Past.

Displays in a temporary exhibition space are changed at least twice a year:

- Winter 2011: 'Medieval Chesham and the Manor Court Records'

- Spring and Summer 2011: 'The Post Office in Chesham'

Collection details

Trade and Commerce, Toys and Hobbies, Sport, Social History, Science and Technology, Religion, Industry, Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

  • boots, brushes, beer, Baptists, woodware, industry, wartime, archaeology, Asian community

Collections services

  • Public access available to collections information

Chesham Museum
15 Market Square
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1HG
England

Website

www.cheshammuseum.org.uk

E-mail

info@cheshammuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Museum (answerphone)

01494 792549

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

Chesham Stories

http://www.cheshammuseum.org.uk/cm_stories.php

A project (beginning 2006) to collect memories of life and work in Chesham. Each story will be placed on the Museum's web site.

Discovering Chesham

A 45 minute DVD about Chesham's history featuring the town's industry, River Chess, local land owners, places of worship, shops and much more. See www.cheshammuseum.org.uk for details.
A 1.45 minute clip can be seen on UTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYV1UrRVW7Y)

Creator

  • Chesham Museum volunteers
  • DVD 93

Publisher

  • Chesham Museum

Chesham Museum
15 Market Square
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1HG
England

Website

www.cheshammuseum.org.uk

E-mail

info@cheshammuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Museum (answerphone)

01494 792549

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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