Cefn Mawr and District Museum
Volunteer-run community museum in Cefn Mawr with free entry, showing nine sections on local life from industry and the canal to schools, sport and music.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The museum grew out of the habit of members of the Cefn Mawr Historical Society bringing family objects and local items to their monthly meetings to discuss them. As the collection grew, the society and Cefn Mawr Community Council agreed to turn a room in George Edwards Hall into a museum. It was opened on 28 November 2014 by Ken Skates, then the Welsh Government’s Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism.
George Edwards Hall was built in 1911 and later served as a cinema. The museum occupies the Waterloo Room at the back of the hall, and the community council provides the space free of charge. Most of the exhibits have been donated or lent by local people, and new items are still being added.
The displays are arranged in nine sections: village life, schools, industry, transport, the canal and River Dee, war memorabilia, churches and chapels, sport, and music and art. Local coal, brick, metal and chemical industries are well represented, and the museum also has film and music facilities. A volunteer team runs it, and a Museum-in-a-Box service takes selected objects to schools, care homes and community groups.
Highlights
- Nine sections covering village life, industry, transport, schools, sport and music
- Local industrial heritage, including brickworks and employment records
- Objects from the canal and River Dee, including a coracle
- War medals, uniforms and ration cards
- Museum-in-a-Box outreach service for schools and community groups
Permanent exhibitions
- Village Life – Maps, aerial photographs, old pictures and household objects that show how the village and its small shops looked in the past.
- Industry – Displays on local coal, brick, metalwork, chemical and engineering works, with examples of local brickworks’ products and employment records.
- The Canal and River Dee – A coracle, nuts and bolts from the building of the aqueduct, and books and maps about the canal and the river.
- Founded
- 2014
- Operated by
- Cefn Mawr Historical Society and Cefn Mawr Community Council
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Entry is free. Visitors are invited to sign the visitor book.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
The car park and museum entrance are just off Oxford Street, directly opposite the entrance to Tesco. Reach it by the small road off the Well Street roundabout, between the Oxford Street exit and Well Street.
The museum is in the centre of Cefn Mawr and is easily reached from the A483.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Groups can arrange a visit by appointment. The museum also offers a Museum-in-a-Box service, in which committee members take objects from the collection to schools, care homes and community groups. The museum has video and music facilities and plays a different CD each day. |
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