Tenbury Museum
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Tenbury Museum is a museum
in the market town of Tenbury Wells
, Worcestershire
. It holds a collection of local and social history objects, plus copies of the Tenbury Advertiser newspaper dating back to 1871.
The building was originally Goff's Free School and continued in use as a school until 1914. In 1977 it was renovated for use as a museum.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in the market town of Tenbury Wells
Tenbury Wells
Tenbury Wells is a market town and civil parish in the north-western extremity of the Malvern Hills District administrative area of Worcestershire, England. The 2001 census reported a population of 3,316.-Geography:...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
. It holds a collection of local and social history objects, plus copies of the Tenbury Advertiser newspaper dating back to 1871.
The building was originally Goff's Free School and continued in use as a school until 1914. In 1977 it was renovated for use as a museum.