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Ashwell Village
Museum
A fascinating collection covering every aspect of village life,
housed in a 16th century timber-framed building. |
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Baldock Museum
This museum is dedicated to the history of Baldock and its locality. |
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Bishops Stortford Museum
New museum bringing to life the rich history of the town and its unique links with the history of empire and Africa through the Cecil Rhodes collection |
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Buntingford
Heritage Centre
Provides a regular programme of temporary exhibitions about the
history of Buntingford and the surrounding area. |
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Bushey Museum
The collections tell the story of Bushey with an emphasis on the
unique artistic history of the village, including works by the
Monro Circle and Sir Hubert von Herkomer RA and his famous school
of art. |
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Cromer
Windmill
Hertfordshire's sole surviving post mill, Cromer Windmill dates
from 1679/81 and was in use until 1923. After many years of restoration
work, the mill is now open to the public. |
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Dacorum Heritage
Trust
The Trust acts as the museum organisation for the Borough of Dacorum
and operates a museum store in Berkhamsted. The Trust organises
displays drawn from its collections at different venues around
Dacorum. |
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Datchworth
Museum
Displays about the history of the village housed in a former blacksmith's
shop, which contains the original forge and bellows. |
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Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre
Situated on the historic site of Salisbury Hall, the museum has
on display 18 types of de Havilland aircraft and sections ranging
from DH Moths, modern military and civilian jets and the prototype
Mosquito. |
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Elstree and Boreham
Wood Museum A community project to record the history of the area. |
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Elstree Film and Television Heritage Group
This museum regularly create displays on the growth of the film and television industry in Elstree and Borehamwood, covering key events in the history of the film and television studios as well as current productions. |
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Garden City Heritage Museum
Housed in a building designed by Harry Parker the
museum tells the story of the Garden City Movement from it origins
to the present day. The Temporary Exhibiition Programme explores
the social history of Letchworth Garden City from 1903. |
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The Forge Museum,
Much Hadham
There is a working blacksmith on site and a beautiful Victorian
Cottage Garden behind the museum, which was the village forge
from 1811 to 1983. Closed until Spring 2009 |
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Hertford
Museum
Located in a 17th century town house with a recreated Jacobean
knot garden. There are extensive century-old collections, mainly
local history, as well as temporary exhibitions and resources
for schools. |
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British Schools Museum, Hitchin
A collection of elementary school buildings, including the only
surviving example of a monitorial schoolroom in the world. The
museum also contains an intriguing collection of Victorian school
and home artefacts. |
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Hitchin
Museum & Art Gallery
Displays include a reconstructed Victorian chemist's shop and
a costume gallery. The museum has a changing temporary exhibition
programme and holds regular events. There is also a garden of
medicinal plants. |
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Knebworth
House
This has been the home of the Lytton family since 1490 and successive
generations have contributed to the building, décor and contents.
It has also been used as a film location, including Wayne Manor
in the first Batman film. |
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Letchworth
Museum & Art Gallery
Includes displays on natural history and archaeology, particularly
the Iron Age and Roman period. The fine art collection concentrates
on local artists and contains many works by William Ratcliffe.
There is a regular programme of temporary exhibitions. |
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Lowewood
Museum, Hoddesdon
Displays include artefacts, photographs and pictures relating
to the history of the Borough of Broxbourne. |
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Mill Green
Museum
A working 18th century watermill, situated in an attractive riverside
setting. The adjoining museum has displays on local history and
archaeology. |
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Museum
of St. Albans
The story of historic St. Albans from the departure of the Romans
to the present day. There is a special exhibition programme and
a wildlife garden. |
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Museum of Technology, The Great War & WWII
The Museum of Technology covers The Great War and WWII (1850 - 1980). |
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Potters Bar Museum
The museum tells the story of Potters Bar from prehistory to the
1950s. A new exhibition on an aspect of local history is displayed
twice a year. |
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Redbourn Village
Museum
The museum includes displays about the village's history up to
the present day. |
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Royston
& District Museum
The museum includes displays of local history from the Stone Age
to the present day. It also exhibits an excellent collection of
20th century ceramics, the Royston Tapestry and work by local
artists. |
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St. Albans
Organ Theatre
A permanent working exhibition of mechanical musical instruments. Live performances and demonstrations throughtout the year. |
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Scott's
Grotto, Ware
An enchanting 18th century grotto built by the Quaker poet John
Scott. The Grotto was visited by many famous people of the time,
including Dr. Johnson. There is also an octagonal summerhouse
on the hill above the grotto. |
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Shaw's
Corner, Ayot St. Lawrence
The home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950.
The atmospheric rooms remain much as he left them and contain
many of his literary and personal effects. |
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Stevenage
Museum
The story of Stevenage and its people. Displays include a Roman
coin hoard and a computer challenge about the New Town. |
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Three Rivers
Museum, Rickmansworth
A collection from the Three Rivers District, including archaeology,
Second World War memorabilia and local photographs. |
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Verulamium
Museum, St. Albans
The museum of everyday life in Roman Britain. Discover the life
and times of a major Roman city through award-winning displays
of mosaics, room settings, interactives and computer touch-screens. |
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Natural History Museum, Tring
Once the private collection of Walter Rothschild, the museum holds
more than four thousand species of animals in a unique Victorian
setting. Part of the Natural History Museum. |
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Watford Museum
Permanent and temporary exhibitions on Watford's past, including
a superb art collection, displays about the local printing and
brewing industries and a tribute to the town's football club. |
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Ware Museum
Permanent displays reflect the history of this famous malting
town. There are collections of archaeology and social history,
including a rare Roman slave manacle. |
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Welwyn
Roman Baths
Preserved in a steel vault within the A1 motorway embankment,
the site displays the remains of a Roman bath-house, part of a
villa built 1,700 years ago. There is a small collection of Roman
objects found locally. |
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