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Richmondshire Museum was founded in 1974 by the Soroptimists of Richmond and the Dales; it opened its doors in 1978 in a former joiner's workshop, and has gradually grown ever since.
Your visit begins in a reconstructed cruck house, with a collection of domestic bygones. The Leadmining Gallery details the industry which flourished in Swaledale until the end of the 19th century. The Transport Gallery , with its model of Richmond Station, leads to the Herriot Set from the BBC's All Creatures Great and Small, and Barker's Chemist's Shop. Next is the Wenham Gallery, which covers the history of Richmond and district, and contains a former village Post Office from just up the dale. The latest addition is a recreation of the Richmond grocer's shop, just round the corner in Frenchgate, where the founder of the Fenwick department store chain began his working life.
School parties are welcomed; there is a lecture room for such parties and for study groups, and a souvenir shop. There is wheelchair access throughout, a lift giving access to all floors, and a toilet for disabled visitors; guide dogs are welcome.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
- Alternate Thursdays from April 24 2008 - Family History drop-in centre, 2-4:30pm
- 10-24 May - "What's in a Hay Meadow? Part I Spring" display at Richmond Library; links to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Hay-time Festival.
- 18 May - Museum garden, based on people's memories of Dales gardens up to 1960, is one of the gardens open on Richmond Gardens Open Day.
- 18 May 2:00 p.m - Temple Grounds (Richmond), Mill Field hay meadow walk (2:00 p.m meet at Yorke Square car-park). A guided walk through a traditional flower-rich hay meadow: links to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Hay-time Festival.
- 27 May - Richmondshire Museum's 30th Birthday
- 30 June-12 July - "What's in a Hay Meadow? Part II Summer" display at Richmond Library; links to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Hay-time Festival.
- September - Date to be announced - Workshop led by Stephen Allen, Conservator at North Yorkshire County Record Office 'Looking After Your Own Family Records'.
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| Museum Courtyard |
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