Tutbury Museum
A volunteer-run village museum in the Old Soup Kitchen at Charity House, with local photographs, maps, documents and family history records.
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About the museum
Tutbury Museum is housed in the Old Soup Kitchen, on the ground floor of Charity House in Duke Street, in the centre of the village. The building dates from 1844 and was the office of the trustees of the Tutbury Parish Charities; it was known locally as the Soup House. The museum opened in 1988 and grew out of objects, photographs and documents collected by a local man, Aubrey Bailey, who was given permission by the trustees to show his collection there.
The museum is staffed entirely by volunteers. Its collection includes old maps, documents, photographs and artefacts from the area, and a large archive of photographs of village life since the early days of photography, most of them scanned and searchable by subject. For family historians it holds transcribed parish registers from 1668 to 1965, census returns and other records. Volunteers answer online enquiries about local and family history even when the museum is closed.
In 2023 the museum published a 30-page illustrated guidebook to the historic village of Tutbury. The museum rooms are very small, and the museum closes for the winter and reopens in the spring.
Highlights
- Local maps, documents, photographs and artefacts
- Large archive of scanned photographs of village life
- Transcribed parish registers from 1668 to 1965
- Census records for family history research
- Guidebook to the historic village of Tutbury
Permanent exhibitions
- Local history collection – Old maps, documents, photographs and artefacts that tell the story of Tutbury and its local industries.
- Photograph archive – A large collection of photographs of village life since the early days of photography, most of them scanned and searchable by subject.
- Founded
- 1988
- Operated by
- Volunteer-run
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bus stops are close to the museum.
By car
Free parking
A free car park is nearby.
The museum is in the centre of the village, in Charity House on Duke Street.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum rooms are very small. Family history enquiries can be sent through the contact form on the website at any time. |
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