Brentwood Museum
A small volunteer-run local history museum in a Victorian cemetery lodge in Brentwood, open on one weekend a month in summer, with free entry.
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About the museum
Brentwood Museum is housed in the lodge of a Victorian cemetery on Lorne Road, Warley. The lodge was once the home of the cemetery sexton, his wife and their six children. The cemetery no longer takes new burials and is managed as a nature reserve.
The Brentwood Museum Society was founded in 1977 and acquired the lodge in 1985. The museum opened to the public in 1989 and has opened regularly in the summer since then. It was registered with the Museums and Galleries Commission in 1993 and gained full accreditation in 2008.
The collection aims to bring the past to life through everyday objects from earlier generations. It contains hundreds of household items that show daily life in a commuter town, as well as reminders of Brentwood's military and industrial past and items from local schools and hospitals. The museum is run entirely by volunteers, and the society also organises a talks programme from October to April and welcomes group visits by arrangement.
Highlights
- Hundreds of everyday household objects from earlier generations
- Items from Brentwood's schools and hospitals
- Reminders of the town's military and industrial past
- Setting in a Victorian cemetery lodge
Permanent exhibition
- Everyday life in a commuter town – Household objects, school and hospital items and reminders of Brentwood's military and industrial past, set out to show how earlier generations lived.
- Founded
- 1989
- Operated by
- Brentwood Museum Society
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free and donations are welcome. Membership of the Brentwood Museum Society costs £24 a year and includes talks and member events.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Brentwood railway station · 8-min walk
The museum is about an 8 minute walk from Brentwood railway station and a 20 minute walk from the town centre.
By car
Free parking
Parking is free.
The museum is in Lorne Road, off Warley Hill.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Group visits focusing on a chosen aspect of the museum or of Brentwood's history can be arranged on request. |
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