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Thorney Heritage Museum

Thorney Heritage Museum
Attraction: Tours, Museums & Galleries
Admission Charge: Free
Age Range: Ages 11 to 18 years, Ages 5 to 11 years, Under 5's
Building: The Tankyard
Street Name: Station Road
Area: Thorney
Town: Peterborough
County: Cambridgeshire
Post Code: PE6 0QE
Telephone: 01733 270634
Website: http://www.thorney-museum.org.uk
Facilities: Indoor Activities
Opening Times: 2pm to 5pm
Opening Days: Specific Days
Opening Periods: March to October
Description
The Thorney Heritage Museum is a small independently run museum in Thorney Peterborough.  The Thorney Heritage Museum describes the development of the village from a Saxon monastery, via Benedicting Abbey, to a model village built in the 19th century by the Dukes of Bedford. 

The main innovation was a 10,000 gallon water tank that supplied the whole village; other villages had to use unfiltered river water!

The Museum Society runs tours of the village and offers a family history service using records dating from the mid 17th century.




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