Museums · East of England
Clare Ancient House Museum
Clare Ancient House Museum — a Grade I-listed museum in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Clare Ancient House Museum is a Grade I-listed building in england-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Ancient House is a medieval timber-framed and partly pargeted building located in Clare in Suffolk, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
The oldest part of the building is the west wing, dating from the 14th century, whilst the heavily decorated east wing is believed to have been built in 1473. The house features a moulded timber ceiling in one of the ground floor rooms and some elaborately carved oriel windows. It is mentioned in a will dating to 1502. The Ancient House was acquired in the early 1930s by a local farmer, Charles W. Byford, in order to prevent its removal to the United States. It was then gifted in 1938 to Clare Parish Council to put to "a useful public purpose". A museum was established by the council in 1979. In the 1990s it was re-designed with grants and help from the Heritage Lottery Fund, St Edmundsbury…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0788, 0.5808
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Parish
- Clare
- Postcode
- CO10 8NY
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Suffolk
- Official site
- www.clare-ancient-house-museum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4752861 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ancient House, Clare (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clare Ancient House Museum?
- Clare Ancient House Museum is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO10 8NY), in the parish of Clare.
- Is Clare Ancient House Museum a listed building?
- Clare Ancient House Museum is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Clare Ancient House Museum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO10 8NY. It sits within the West Suffolk parliamentary constituency.