Measham Museum

About the museum

Measham Museum grew out of a local history group whose members met weekly in rooms above an undertaker's business in the village. The museum itself opened on 1 December 1992 next to the community office, and in its first year it attracted more than a thousand visitors and received a commendation from the county museums service.

In 2008 the museum moved to the old Measham railway station, a building that served the village from 1873 until passenger services ended in 1931. After restoration the building was handed over to the museum in April 2009 and the displays reopened in spring 2009. The museum gained accreditation in 2011 and is run by volunteers.

A central part of the collection comes from two local doctors, father and son, who kept letters, photographs, documents and objects that show village life over almost a century. The museum also shows Measham ware, the dark brown glazed teapots and tea-table ware, often decorated with flowers and birds, that is traditionally linked with canal families; the earliest piece on show is dated 1886. Past temporary displays have covered mining, the Second World War, notable local people, lost buildings, weddings, schools and the railway.

Highlights

• Former railway station building with local history displays
• Collection of the two village doctors, father and son
• Measham ware teapots, earliest dated 1886
• Photographs and documents on village life
• Accredited volunteer-run museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Dr Hart collection – Letters, photographs, documents and objects kept by two village doctors, father and son, showing village life over almost a century.
• Measham teapots – Dark brown glazed Measham ware teapots and tea-table ware decorated with flowers and birds, the earliest dated 1886.

Founded

1992

Operated by

Measham Museum and History Group

Admission & discounts

Friends of Measham Museum is a household membership at £5 a year, renewable each April.

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the old railway station off Mannings Terrace, reached from the High Street in the centre of Measham.

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