Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia
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Established | 1976 |
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Location | Hall Lane, Upminster |
Curator | Ian Whaley |
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Website | upminstertithebarn.co.uk |
The Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia is a small museum located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, London, England. It is located at OS grid reference TQ564877.
It is owned by Havering London Borough Council and run in partnership with the Hornchurch and District Historical Society. The museum holds around 14,500 artifacts of domestic and agricultural use.
As of 2024[update], the museum is closed while a significant programme of works is undertaken on the barn structure and roof, funded by a grant provided by the National Highways Company.
The museum opened in 1976. The thatched barn in which the museum is located was built in 1450 by the nearby priory (dependent on Waltham Abbey). Although commonly known as the Tithe Barn, the building was never used for the collection of tithes and a grange barn might be a more accurate designation (Upminster's real tithe barn adjoined the rectory in what is now Gridiron Place). Upminster station is the nearest National Rail and London Underground station. The Upminster Tithe Barn Museum is served by London Buses route 248.
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North face
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West face
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South face, main entrance
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1450
- Barns in England
- Museums established in 1976
- 1976 establishments in England
- Folk museums in the United Kingdom
- Rural history museums in England
- Museums in the London Borough of Havering
- Thatched buildings in England
- Tithe barns in Europe
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