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Opening Times: (Beginning April to end October)
Every Sunday 2:15pm - 4:45pm Bank Holiday Mondays 2:15pm - 4:45pm (NOT MAY DAY holiday) Other times by appointment with Curator for groups (four or more) in return for a small donation to the museum. |
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On this site we aim to give our on-line visitors a glimpse of what we have on show. Instead of just a collection of pictures of items in the museum, the site has been divided into 'topics' and the pages include a bit of the story associated with that topic, hopefully showing what a rich and varied history there is in one small Essex museum. |
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| How It All Started | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coggeshall Museum opened in 1990 in an annex to St. Peter's Hall (now the Village Hall) in Stoneham Street. The
hall itself was formerly one of Coggeshall's breweries but since the 1920s has
been a focus for many of Coggeshall's community activities. During the Second
World War the hall provided a place to relax for the many servicemen of all
nationalities who were stationed at the airfields that surrounded this small
Essex town. The museum was established in what had been the kitchen which
provided meals for the nearby primary school with the aim to preserve Coggeshall's historic past
and to carry on recording today's events for generations to come. It was set up
by enthusiastic band of volunteers who do all the maintenance and the
setting of the exhibits.
The memorabilia on show has been
loaned or donated by local people and the exhibits change from year to year,
different themes taking precedence, so there is always something new to see. The
museum is run entirely by volunteers and there is no admission charge, but
donations are always very welcome to help offset running costs and improve the
standard of the exhibitions. It is hoped that visitors to the museum, whether
from Coggeshall itself or from further afield, will find something of interest
in their look at Coggeshall's past and, above all, will enjoy their visit and
come and see us again.
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