Manor House Museum, Kettering

c/o The Coach House
Sheep Street
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 0AN
England

Website

www.kettering.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museum@kettering.gov.uk

Telephone

01536 534219

Fax

01536 534370

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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Explore Kettering's history at the Manor House Museum. Temporary exhibitions, regular activities and a "hands-on" approach to history make this a lively and vibrant place to visit.

Venue type

Museum

 Opening hours

9.30am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Last admission 4.45pm

Closed: Sundays, Mondays and Bank Holidays

 Admission charges

Free entry

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities

c/o The Coach House
Sheep Street
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 0AN
England

Website

www.kettering.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museum@kettering.gov.uk

Telephone

01536 534219

Fax

01536 534370

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.

Includes social history, archaeological and geological material from the Borough of Kettering. Strong social history collections reflect the boot and shoe history of the town. Items not on display are kept in the museum's offsite store, and specific objects in storage can be viewed by prior arrangement.

Collection details

Agriculture, Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Industry, Land Transport, Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, Social History, Sport, Toys and Hobbies, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

  • Victorian costumes,'Robinson car',Samian Ware,Roman Lead Font,Numismatics,Civil War armour, Anglo-Saxon Cremation Urns

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

c/o The Coach House
Sheep Street
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 0AN
England

Website

www.kettering.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museum@kettering.gov.uk

Telephone

01536 534219

Fax

01536 534370

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.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

The Poppies-Past,Present and Future

9 May — 11 July 2009 *on now

This exhibition turns the floodlight on the national game from a local perspective. Kettering Town Football Club, known as 'The Poppies', has 137 years of proud history and this exhibition will take visitors on a journey through that history, right up to the present day. The exhibition is produced by the Kettering Town 'Poppies' Supporters' Trust.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Especially for children
  • All ages

When

9:30am-4:45pm

Where

Manor House Museum

Admission

Free

c/o The Coach House
Sheep Street
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 0AN
England

Website

www.kettering.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museum@kettering.gov.uk

Telephone

01536 534219

Fax

01536 534370

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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