King's Own Royal Regiment Museum
City Museum
Market Square
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1HT
England
Website
Official Museum Website
Telephone
Museum Main Switchboard
01524 64637
Peter Donnelly, Regimental Curator
01524 555619
Fax
01524 841692
The museum covers the history of the King's Own Royal Regiment (4th Regiment of Foot) from its raising in 1680 through to the present day. Displays cover the Napoleonic, Crimean and Abyssinian Campaigns of the 19th Century, and the Boer War, Great War and Second World War of the 20th Century.
The museum's website is a fascinating resource on the history of the regiment and contains over one thousand photographs from the collection.
Venue Type:
Museum
Additional info
Enquiries are received by email, letter, fax and telephone. Personal callers should contact the museum first to make an appointment to ensure that the curator is available to deal with your enquiry. Over 1500 enquiries are answered each year - check the museum's website for historical information and sources of further reading.
The enquiry service is free, however donations in support of the work of the museum, which is registered as a charity, are always welcome.
Collections comprise uniforms, personal items, weapons, regimental silver and medals amongst many hundreds of items reflecting a soldiers life through the ages.
Collection details
Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art, Weapons and War
Key artists and exhibits
- The uniform of Captain Plumbe (Royal Lancashire Militia 1760) is the oldest most complete British Army uniform in existance.
- The collection includes five Victoria Crosses and details of all of those who received the gallantry award.
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