Displaying an amazing collection to commemorate Ella Mary Leather, author of "Folklore of Herefordshire," artefacts from WW2 and finds from the Big Weobley Dig, the museum offers an insight into the fascinating history of Weobley.
The museum also features a long-case clock by Uvedale Davies and a special exhibit on Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Other exhibits include a hot-water carrier from Garnstone Castle, artifacts from the Weobley Workhouse, historical archives, records, paintings, and models of timber-framed buildings. Additionally, the museum displays an Admiralty shield, a Bamford knife grinder, and has a "Puzzle Corner".
Beyond the museum, Weobley is known for its timber-framed houses and the Weobley Heritage Trail, a self-guided walk exploring the village's history and architecture.
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About our Museum
Standing on the site formerly occupied by the village police station and court, our museum is a showcase of special exhibits on timber-framing and how half-timbered houses were built.
The museum maintains historical archives for Weobley, including old photographs and historical documents along with several old maps of the area. See a display on Weobley Castle and exhibits of traditional farming tools.
A focus of the museum is to show how local people lived and worked in Weobley over the past 200 years. See a hot-water carrier used by the servants at Garnstone Castle and items from the Weobley Workhouse, where poor people found a home but had to work hard for their keep.
Research at Weobley Museum
The museum holds various documents that may be useful for local and family history research including details of monumental inscriptions in the parish church and churchyard, extracts from local trade directories and transcripts of some Weobley parish registers and accounts. If you would like to see any of these please ask the volunteer steward on duty. We do not have a photocopier in the museum but can usually arrange to take any copies that you want later and post them on to you.
Many of the documents that we hold are not on open access due to lack of space. If the steward can’t answer your enquiry immediately please leave your contact details and details of your enquiry so that one of our curators can get in touch with you to see if we can help you or contact Sue Browning at [email protected]