Richmondshire Museum

The Richmondshire Museum is a museum located in Richmond in North Yorkshire, England.^[1]

The Museum Trust was founded in 1974 by the Soroptimists of Richmond and the Dales; the Museum opened in 1978 in a former joiner's workshop, and has expanded its collections ever since.^[2]

The Museum incorporates a reconstructed cruck house, which contains a collection of domestic bygones. There is a Leadmining Gallery, which details the industry which flourished in Swaledale and the North Yorkshire Dales until the end of the nineteenth century. The Transport Gallery has a model of Richmond Railway Station. Another room contains the Herriot Set from the BBC's All Creatures Great and Small, and Barker's Chemist's Shop.^[3] The Wenham Gallery covers the history of Richmond and district. In 2008 the Museum opened a recreation of the Richmond grocer's shop where the founder of the Fenwick department store chain began his working life. Next to this there is a recreation of an ironmonger's shop and the Museum also houses the old post office from nearby Grinton.^[4]^[5]

The Museum also boasts a purpose built Discovery Centre that can be used by both schools and visiting families. Here visitors can dress up and play in the mock up shop and with bygone toys; this room also houses the Museums Wednesday Workshops which are free activity sessions for families.

References

^ Barnard, Ashley (23 March 2022). "New season at Richmondshire's 'hidden gem' of a local museum". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ Mills, Rachel; Graham, Melissa (2015). The rough guide to England (10 ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 608. ISBN 0241202140.
^ "The Herriot Trail" (PDF). richmondshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ Chapman, Hannah (17 July 2021). "Museum prepares to reopen after lockdown revamp". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ Barnard, Ashley (9 April 2022). "Our weekly trip delving into Richmondshire's past with local museum". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.