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Burwell Museum

Burwell Museum
Attraction: Museums & Galleries
Admission Charge: Child less than £5
Age Range: Ages 11 to 18 years, Ages 5 to 11 years, Under 5's
Street Name: Mill Close
Town: Burwell
County: Cambridgeshire
Post Code: CB5 0HL
Telephone: 01638 605544
Website: http://www.burwellmuseum.org.uk
Facilities: Indoor Activities
Opening Times: 2pm to 5pm
Opening Days: Specific Days
Opening Periods: March to October
Description
Burwell Museum Trust was formed in Burwell, Cambridgeshire in 1982 by a small group of like minded people with an interest in local history, to set up a museum providing the public a glimpse of what life was like in a village on the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens in the past.

Some members of the group already had a collection of potential exhibits but no permanent place to display them.  In the late 80's a suitable building was found - a 200-year-old timber framed barn, derelict but structurally sound, in another village.  The owner, an elderly farmer, wanted £400 for the barn. The Museum Trust only had £50 at that time. The owner accepted this and said the Trust could pay him the rest when they had some more money.  The barn was dismantled and transported to Burwell, restored and re-erected on a site (disused allotments) owned by the Parish Council next to Stevens' Mill (a fully restored windmill now owned by the Museum Trust). On display are artefacts from the last 100 years associated with this part of Cambridgeshire.



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