Newport Pagnell Historical Society Museum
Small local history museum in a former chapel, run by volunteers and open on two Sunday afternoons a month.
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About the museum
The Newport Pagnell Historical Society was founded in 1984 by a small group of people interested in the buildings and people of the town. In the 1990s it took over Chandos Hall, a former chapel on Silver Street that had been used as a meeting lodge by the Oddfellows until 1994. The society restored the building, adding an upper floor, an office, a kitchen, a toilet and display cabinets, and it now serves as the society's headquarters and museum.
The museum stores and shows items that have been donated or loaned to the society and stages changing exhibitions on local history. Past themes have included the railway, the town at war, sport and leisure, and the local car industry with the Aston Martin factory.
The permanent displays include old photographs, items linked to Taylor's mustard and the town's breweries, Oddfellows memorabilia, material about the business that became Aston Martin, records of coach, canal and rail transport, material on the early M1 motorway, Ancient Order of Foresters items and an Edwardian pram.
Highlights
- Collection of historic photographs of the town
- Material about Taylor's mustard and local breweries
- Records of the Salmons business that became Aston Martin
- Material on coach, canal and rail transport and the building of the M1
- Oddfellows and Ancient Order of Foresters memorabilia
Permanent exhibition
- Newport Pagnell local history collection – Photographs, items linked to Taylor's mustard, breweries, the Aston Martin story, transport and the early M1, plus Oddfellows and Foresters memorabilia.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
The society recommends the free Silver Street car park for museum visits.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum is down the alleyway between 52 and 54 Silver Street, in the white-painted building at the end. |
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