Museums · West Midlands
Locksmith's House
Locksmith's House — museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Willenhall · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Locksmith's House is a museum in the United Kingdom. Address: WV13 2EX. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.5833°, -2.0591°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Locksmith's House (formerly Willenhall Lock Museum) is a museum in Willenhall, England. The premises, on New Road, consist of a house and backyard workshops, typical of the many family run lock making businesses which once thrived in the town.
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Background
History
The house itself was built in 1840, but the period interiors date to 1904, when the Hodson lock making family first lived there. Lock making skills are demonstrated by volunteers using original tools and equipment, such as the floor press and belt driven machinery. The Lock Museum was opened to the public in 1987. Since 2003, it has been owned and managed by the Black Country Living Museum.
Description
The house and its adjoining workshops and outbuildings were awarded Grade II listed status by English Heritage in 1984 and 1986. The listed structures include the two storey workshop on the East side of the yard plus the single storey workshop (originally a stamping shop) on the West side of the yard, directly adjoining the back of the house.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5833, -2.0591
- District
- Walsall
- Parish
- Walsall, unparished area
- Postcode
- WV13 2EX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Nearest railway station
- Willenhall — 0.3 km
- Official site
- bclm.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q6665837 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Locksmith's House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Locksmiths House - geograph.org.uk - 912482.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Locksmith's House?
- Locksmith's House is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.5833°, -2.0591°. The nearest railway station is Willenhall, around 0.3 km away.
- Is Locksmith's House wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Locksmith's House is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.