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Banbury Museum & Gallery is a
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Banbury Museum & Gallery is a local museum
A local museum or local history museum is a type of museum that shows the historical development of a place/region (local history) using exhibits. These museums usually maintain a collection of historic three-dimensional objects which are exh ...
in the town of Banbury
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshir ...
, north Oxfordshire, England
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.
The museum is located in the centre of Banbury by the Oxford Canal
The Oxford Canal is a narrowboat canal in central England linking the City of Oxford with the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury (just north of Coventry and south of Bedworth) via Banbury and Rugby. Completed in 1790, it connects to the River Thames ...
. Its displays present the history of the town. They include the English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...
, Banbury as a market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
in Victorian times, the Oxford Canal, and Tooley's Boatyard
Tooley's Boatyard is a dockyard on the Oxford Canal in the centre of the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.
The opening of the Oxford Canal from Hawkesbury Junction to Banbury on 30 March 1778 gave the town a cheap and reliable supply ...
next to the museum. The boatyard is a scheduled ancient monument
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The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
that can be visited on a guided tour. The museum's collections include 17th century costumes.
Banbury Museum & Gallery is run by the Banbury Museum Trust. It was previously located near Banbury Cross
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshire ...
. The current location is near Spiceball Park. An architectural design competition
An architectural design competition is a type of design competition in which an organization that intends on constructing a new building invites architects to submit design proposals. The winning design is usually chosen by an independent panel ...
was launched by Cherwell District Council and RIBA Competitions RIBA Competitions is the Royal Institute of British Architects' unit dedicated to organising architectural and other design-related competitions.
Architectural design competitions are used by an organisation that plans to build a new building or re ...
to design the new Museum building. The Competition was won by ECD Architects of London and the new building opened in 2002. It is accessible over a bridge from the Castle Quay Shopping Centre or via Spiceball Park Road. Admission to the museum is free. The town's tourist information centre is located in the museum entrance in the Castle Quay Shopping Centre.
See also
* List of museums in Oxfordshire *History of Banbury, Oxfordshire
Banbury is a circa 1,500-year-old market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell (district), Cherwell District of Oxfordshire, England. It is northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, so ...
* Museum of Oxford
The Museum of Oxford (MOX) is a history museum in Oxford, England, covering the history of the City and its people. The museum includes both permanent and temporary displays featuring artefacts relating to Oxford's history from prehistoric time ...
References
External links
Banbury Museum website
Museums established in 2002 Banbury Local museums in Oxfordshire 2002 establishments in England {{UK-museum-stub