Top 10 most unusual British museums
This story from the Telegraph is way more effective than the Visit Britain campaign currently running. Here’s a rundown of the Top 10 that simply begs for a curiousity visit (descriptions as listed on the Telegraph picture gallery)
// Dog Collar Museum, Leeds Castle, Maidstone: “A collection of dog collars, mostly dating from the Middle Ages (no dogs admitted).” Naturally.
// Jack Hampshire Pram Museum, Pailton, Rugby: “a collection of vintage baby carriages”. Can the designs be that varied in those days? Speaking of babies, People has the most inane (or most useful) Celebrity Baby Blog here. All the easier to kidnap for a ransom.
// Lawnmower Museum, Trerice: “The Lawnmower Museum is in the grounds of Trerice House, a National Trust property. (Another, the British Lawnmower Museum, is in Southport).” So relevant there are two!
// Lock Museum, Willenhall, West Midlands: “Locks, keys and lock-making tools displayed in a Victorian locksmith’s house.”
// Museum of Mental Health, Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield: “Part of the Stephen Beaumont Museum, it includes a padded cell and other exhibits from the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, built in 1818.”
// Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle, Cornwall: “Founded in 1951, it claims to be the world’s largest collection devoted to witchcraft.”
// Colman’s Mustard Shop and Museum, Norwich: “‘The museum of the history of mustard.”
// Cumberland Pencil Museum, Keswick: “Located in the area where graphite was first mined for pencils and the first pencil factory was built in 1832.” Makes you wonder what else they have in Keswick.
// Verdant Works, Dundee: “A collection that explores the history of jute.”
// Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, Notting Hill: “Housing the Robert Opie collection, the world’s largest collection of packaging and related materials.”
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