The Old Bell Museum is a former 16th-century inn, converted into a museum and run by volunteers from the Montgomery Civic Society of
Powys. The
half-timbered
Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...
building contains eleven rooms of various local exhibits, including information on the architecture of the building itself. The building was originally opened as the Old Bell Hotel, and was a temperance hotel fashioned for teetotal visitors visiting Montgomery
The Old Bell Museum was awarded "Accredited Museum" status by the
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council of Wales (MLA) in February 2009 and re-accredited in 2013.
References
External links
*
Commercial buildings completed in the 16th century
Museums in Powys
Historic house museums in Wales
Local museums in Wales
Montgomery, Powys
{{UK-museum-stub