Museums · East Midlands
Gordon Boswell Romany Museum
Gordon Boswell Romany Museum — museum in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Spalding · 2.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7724°, -0.1431°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is a collection at Clay Lake, Spalding in Lincolnshire, England. The museum was the lifetime's work of Gordon Boswell (died 27 August 2016, aged 76), who amassed a collection of artefacts, photographs, and several examples of the characteristic Gypsy wagon or Vardo. The museum also operates a number of non-Romany vehicles, including a horse-drawn hearse.
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Background
History
Building bridges to the non-Romany community was a tradition in Boswell's family. His great-grandfather had been an important source of information on Romany traditions and language for Victorian academics including George Borrow. Gordon Boswell's father Sylvester published in 1970 a best-selling autobiography, The Book of Boswell, which portrayed the Romany life. Gordon Boswell gradually collected waggons, carts, and other artefacts of Romany life over many years. The museum that resulted was opened on 25 February 1995.
Visiting
The museum is open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from, roughly, Easter (Good Friday) to the last weekend in September each year. There is access to all exhibits for the disabled. An admission fee is charged. The museum uses one of the wagons for organised trips in the nearby Fenland.
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- Coordinates
- 52.7724, -0.1431
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- South Holland
- Parish
- South Holland, unparished area
- Postcode
- PE12 6BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Established
- 1995
- Nearest railway station
- Spalding — 2 km
- Official site
- www.boswell-romany-museum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5584891 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gordon Boswell Romany Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gordon Boswell Romany Museum?
- Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode PE12 6BL), in the parish of South Holland, unparished area.
- When was Gordon Boswell Romany Museum built?
- Built or established in 1995.
- Who owns Gordon Boswell Romany Museum?
- Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is owned by | publictransit =.
- How do I get to Gordon Boswell Romany Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Spalding, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE12 6BL.