Wivenhoe Chapel Museum

About the museum

Wivenhoe Chapel Museum is a small local museum in the cemetery chapel at the town’s New Cemetery, between Belle Vue Road and Stanley Road. The chapel was more than a hundred years old and was little used because fewer funerals were being held there, so Wivenhoe Town Council converted it into a museum for the town in a project costing about £3,000. The museum was officially opened on 14 May 2015 by the Town Mayor.

It is run by Wivenhoe Town Council with volunteers, who staff it on summer weekends. The displays show objects, pictures, maps and memorabilia from Wivenhoe’s past, including an eighteenth-century clock that Captain Mathew Martin gave to St Mary’s Church, finds from the Iron Age and Bronze Age found locally, old photographs of the town and models. Pictures from the Wivenhoe History Group’s digitised collection of John Stewart’s Memories are also shown.

Highlights

• Clock given to St Mary’s Church by Captain Mathew Martin
• Old photographs, maps and memorabilia of Wivenhoe
• Local Iron Age and Bronze Age finds
• Curios and models
• Free entry; run by volunteers

Permanent exhibition

• Wivenhoe’s past – Local objects, pictures, maps and memorabilia in a small space, including the Mathew Martin clock and Iron Age and Bronze Age finds.

Founded

2015

Operated by

Wivenhoe Town Council

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Entry is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum’s pages give no accessibility information; the town council can be contacted on 01206 822864.

Kids & families

Children are welcome.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the chapel at Wivenhoe New Cemetery, between Belle Vue Road and Stanley Road.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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