Clare Ancient House Museum
26 High Street
Clare
Sudbury
Suffolk
C010 8NY
England
Website
Museum website
www.clare-ancient-house-museum.co.uk
general information
info@clare-ancient-house-museum.co.uk
Telephone
Secretary
01787 277572
Publicity Officer
01787 277249
Clare Ancient House is a Grade 1 Listed Building, dating in part to the 14th and, in part, the 15th century. It may have served as a shop, and has certainly been a bakery, a workhouse and a dwelling for the Church sexton. It is most famous for its 17th-century decorative pargeting, of which it is a well known example. The Museum it now houses aims to interpret the history of Clare through its artefacts, its photographs and special exhibitions.
Venue Type:
Museum, Historic house or home
Additional info
CD-roms on the historic buildings and people of Clare, including some local genealogical information.
The East wing is leased to the Landmark Trust, for holiday lets.
Largely Victorian and early 20th-century domestic and agricultural artefacts for Clare and environs. Photographs of local buildings, people and events. Historical issues are explored in explanatory panels around the walls, and through pamphlets available for purchase.
Collection details
Social History, Personalities, Costume and Textiles, Archives, Architecture, Archaeology, Agriculture
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