Maidenhead Heritage Centre Explained

51.5218°N -0.7195°WMaidenhead Heritage Centre is a heritage centre and museum in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.[1]

Maidenhead Heritage Centre and Museum was founded in 1993.The centre presents the history of Maidenhead history from Roman times to the present.[2] It collects and preserves artefacts, photographs, documents, and sound recordings, to illustrate local history.The Maidenhead Archaeological & Historical Society,[3] founded in 1960–1, collaborates with the centre.[4]

In December 2006, the centre and museum moved to a permanent location in Park Street.Special exhibitions are organised and presented,[5] for example one on Maidenhead Bridge, the main historic road bridge to the east of the town, in 2007, marking its 230th anniversary.[6] There is a permanent exhibition of material related to the Air Transport Auxiliary, which was based at White Waltham Airfield.[7]

The museum was accredited by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council in 2009.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.culture24.org.uk/am25965 Maidenhead Heritage Centre
  2. http://www.maidenheadheritage.org.uk/history.htm Local History – Maidenhead 100AD to Present Day
  3. http://www.archaeology.co.uk/local-societies/maidenhead-archaeological-a-historical-society.htm Maidenhead Archaeological & Historical Society
  4. Current archaeology, Issues 128–145, A. & W. Selkirk, 1992, page 21.
  5. http://www.windsor.gov.uk/site/things-to-do/maidenhead-heritage-centre-p314711 Maidenhead Heritage Centre
  6. http://www.culture24.org.uk/history+%2526+heritage/art49539 Maidenhead Heritage Centre Celebrates Bridge To Prosperity
  7. Web site: Permanent ATA exhibition Grandma Flew Spitfires.
  8. http://www.localberkshire.co.uk/news/maidenhead/articles/2009/11/05/42692-heritage-centre-gets-seal-of-approval-/Heritage Centre gets seal of approval