The Richmondshire Museum is a
museum located in
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
in
North Yorkshire,
England.
The Museum Trust was founded in 1974 by the Soroptimists of Richmond and the Dales; the Museum opened in 1978 in a former joiner's workshop, and has expanded its collections ever since.
The Museum incorporates a reconstructed
cruck house
A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which support the roof of a building, historically used in England and Wales. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and ...
, which contains a collection of domestic bygones. There is a Leadmining Gallery, which details the industry which flourished in
Swaledale and the North
Yorkshire Dales until the end of the nineteenth century. The Transport Gallery has a model of
Richmond Railway Station. Another room contains the Herriot Set from the BBC's ''
All Creatures Great and Small'', and Barker's Chemist's Shop. The Wenham Gallery covers the history of Richmond and district. In 2008 the Museum opened a recreation of the Richmond grocer's shop where the founder of the
Fenwick department store chain began his working life. Next to this there is a recreation of an ironmonger's shop and the Museum also houses the old post office from nearby
Grinton.
The Museum also boasts a purpose built Discovery Centre that can be used by both schools and visiting families. Here visitors can dress up and play in the mock up shop and with bygone toys; this room also houses the Museums Wednesday Workshops which are free activity sessions for families.
References
External links
Museum website
Museums in North Yorkshire
Local museums in North Yorkshire
Museums established in 1978
1978 establishments in England
Richmond, North Yorkshire
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