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Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery
Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery was a museum in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. It had permanent displays dedicated to the natural history of North Hertfordshire, including the famous black squi
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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
Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery was a museum in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. It had permanent displays dedicated to the natural history of North Hertfordshire, including the famous black squirrel, as well as its archaeology from remote prehistory to the turn of the twentieth century.
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Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery was a museum in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. It had permanent displays dedicated to the natural history of North Hertfordshire, including the famous black squirrel, as well as its archaeology from remote prehistory to the turn of the twentieth century.
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Background
History
Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery was founded in 1914 to house the collections being amassed by the Letchworth and District Naturalists’ Society. The building was designed as a single storey structure by Richard Barry Parker, one of the principal architects of the early Garden City movement. It was enlarged in the 1920s and extended to the rear in 1960–63 to designs by Courtenay Melville Crickmer (who had designed Letchworth Library, next door, in 1938). Its first curator, W Percival Westell (1874–1943), was a well-known author of works on natural history and archaeology. Appointed as Honorary Curator in 1914, the post became salaried in 1928 and he remained as Curator until his death.…
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- Coordinates
- 51.9767, -0.2296
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- North Hertfordshire
- Parish
- North Hertfordshire, unparished area
- Postcode
- SG6 3PF
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Official site
- bettinafurnee.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery?
- Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.9767°, -0.2296°.
- Is Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery. Check ahead for specific facilities.