The Red House Museum and Gardens

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A charming Georgian building, built as a workhouse in 1764, now filled with a rich variety of displays and objects which reflect the social and natural history of the area, its geology and archaeology.

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  The Herbert Druitt Costume Gallery

  Display of dress charts the remarkable innovation and change in fashion from 1903 to 1939 - from the extravagance of Edwardian fashions and the restraint of the First World War, to stunning 1920s beaded “flapper” dresses and Art Deco inspired fabrics of the 1930s.

   

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  The Bygones Gallery

  Step into a bygone age and experience the charm and harsh reality of life in the workhouse when children worked from dawn to dusk making watch parts.

  Listen to or download the audio-tour of the workhouse.

   

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  Discover 'People, Place and Time'

  From fragments of flint and pottery to a Saxon burial in the archaeology galleries.

   

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  Red House Gardens

  Relax in the aromatic walled Herb Garden featuring collections of herbs and old-fashioned roses, and stroll through the woodland walk in the tranquil South Garden.
  Enjoy a pleasant cup of tea or coffee in the Museum Courtyard.

   

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  The Arthur Romney Green Room

  'Arts & Crafts' furniture, whilst in the Resource Room, you can browse through a wealth of material relating to local history. Additional material is available on request: please make an appointment for in-depth research.