Haddenham Museum
Volunteer-run village museum in Haddenham's Old Schoolroom, with free entry and displays on witchert building, farming and wartime life.
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About the museum
Haddenham Museum is an independent museum run entirely by volunteers and governed by the Haddenham Museum Trust, a registered charity set up in 1998. It sits in the Old Schoolroom behind the Methodist Church on the High Street. The building is itself made of witchert, the local building material of decayed limestone used for many of the village's cottages, barns and walls.
The collection tells the story of Haddenham's change from a farming community into a modern residential village, with finds from Roman times and earlier. Displays cover witchert building, the effect of the 1830 Enclosure Act with before-and-after parish maps, and farming from horse power to steam and diesel, including a model of a Buckinghamshire barge waggon of the type once built in the village.
Other items include memorabilia from both world wars, a note that the local airfield was used to launch gliders in the Second World War, household objects showing how homes have changed, photograph albums, an 1820 parish map and film clips. The Trust also publishes booklets, The Haddenham Chronicles, and members give guided village walks and talks by arrangement.
Highlights
- Witchert building display in a witchert building
- Maps showing the village before and after the 1830 Enclosure Act
- Model Buckinghamshire barge waggon
- Memorabilia from both world wars
- Photograph albums and film clips on request
Permanent exhibitions
- Witchert and the village – A display on witchert, the local building material, and on Haddenham's history from Roman finds to the modern village.
- Enclosure, farming and machinery – Before-and-after maps of the 1830 Enclosure and a display tracing farming from manual and horse power to steam and diesel.
- Wartime and domestic life – Memorabilia from the two world wars and objects showing how Haddenham homes have changed.
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- Haddenham Museum Trust
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Entry is free. Running costs are covered by membership subscriptions, donations and sales.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Fort End
The nearest bus stop is Fort End (bus X20 between Aylesbury and Oxford), where a finger post points to the museum. The railway station is Haddenham and Thame Parkway on the Chiltern line.
The museum is in the Old School Room behind the Methodist Church on the High Street.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum sells local history books, maps, cards and calendars.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Members give guided walks around the village and talks to groups by arrangement. Photograph albums can be browsed at the reading table and DVDs of film clips are shown on request. |
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