Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings is an open-air museum of rescued buildings which have been relocated to its site in Stoke Heath, a district of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. Founded in 1963 and opened in 1967, the museum was conceived following the dismantling of a 15th-century timber-framed house in Bromsgrove in 1962 to provide a location for its reconstruction. It became England's first open-air museum and, after the St Fagans National Museum of History in Wales, the second in the United Kingdom. This building is known as the medieval 'Town House' today, though it has been known by other names in the past, including the 'Bromsgrove House' and the 'Merchant's House'. It now houses a collection of domestic, industrial, agricultural and other forms of historic building, the majority dismantled and re-erected.

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Avoncroft Museum
museum, charitable organization, independent museum, 

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  Weoley Castle ⓘ
  remains of a fortified manor house, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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  Dudley Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom  

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  Hartlebury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed house in Hartlebury, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England, UK  

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  Winterbourne House and Garden ⓘ
  Botanic garden in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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  Baddesley Clinton ⓘ
  manor house in Warwickshire, England, UK

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  Birmingham Back to Backs ⓘ
  last surviving court of back-to-back houses in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, now operated as a museum

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  Blakesley Hall ⓘ
  Tudor hall in Yardley, Birmingham, England: now a museum

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  Coughton Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom

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  Dudmaston Hall ⓘ
  country house in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Haden Hill House Museum ⓘ
  historic house museum, United Kingdom

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  Harvington Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Wyre Forest, United Kingdom

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  Lace Guild Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Locksmith's House ⓘ
  museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Mary Arden's Farm ⓘ
  farmhouse and museum in Wilmcote, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, associated with William Shakespeare

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  Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands ⓘ
  museum in Kidderminster,Worcestershire, England, UK  

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  Museum Collections Centre ⓘ
  museum store, occasionally open to public, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Royal Worcester ⓘ
  Ceramics museum in Worcester, England

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  Museum of the Jewellery Quarter ⓘ
  former former jewellery factory, preserved as a museum of jewellery making

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  National Sea Life Centre ⓘ
  aquarium in Birmingham, United Kingdom

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  Oak House ⓘ
  historic house museum in Greets Green, West Bromwich, England, UK

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  Packwood House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwick, United Kingdom

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  Pershore Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Pershore, England, UK

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  Rosedene ⓘ
  house museum in Dodford, Worcestershire, England, UK

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  Sarehole Mill ⓘ
  water mill on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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  Selly Manor ⓘ
  14th-century building and museum in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  The Almonry, Evesham ⓘ
  museum in Evesham, England, United Kingdom

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  The Engine House ⓘ
  transport museum at Highley station on the Severn Valley Railway

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  Tyseley Locomotive Works ⓘ
  railway museum in Birmingham, England

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  West Midlands Police Museum ⓘ
  museum operated by West Midlands Police

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  Worcestershire County Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hartlebury Castle, near KIdderminster, England, United Kingdom

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  Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum ⓘ
  museum in Worcester, England, United Kingdom

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  Bishop Asbury Cottage ⓘ
  cottage in Sandwell, West Midlands, England, UK

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  Aston Hall ⓘ
  Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK  

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  Ragley Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom

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  Hanbury Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Wychavon, United Kingdom

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  Croome Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Malvern Hills, United Kingdom

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  Hagley Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Hagley, United Kingdom

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  Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  art gallery and local museum in Worcester, England, United Kingdom

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  Severn Valley Railway ⓘ
  Heritage railway in England

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  Birmingham Assay Office ⓘ
  one of the four assay offices in the United Kingdom

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  J. W. Evans Silver Factory ⓘ
  English Heritage in the West Midlands

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  Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and art gallery in Birmingham, UK  

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  Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Sandwell, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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  Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire) ⓘ
  museum in Worcester, England, United Kingdom

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  Barber Institute of Fine Arts ⓘ
  Art gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Elgar Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  Birthplace of Edward Elgar and museum in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, England

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  Bilston Craft Gallery ⓘ
  museum and library in Bilston, Wolverhampton  

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  Dudley Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in West Midlands, England

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  Roman Alcester Museum ⓘ
  museum in Alcester, England, UK

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  Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings ⓘ
  local independent museum in Bromsgrove, England, United Kingdom

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  Bewdley Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bewdley, England, United Kingdom

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  Norton Collection Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bromsgrove, England, UK

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  West Midland Safari Park ⓘ
  Safari park in Worcestershire, England

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  Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park ⓘ
  zoo

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  Black Country Living Museum ⓘ
  open-air museum of manufacturing history in Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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  George Marshall Medical Museum ⓘ
  museum in Worcester, England, United Kingdom

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  Earlswood Village Museum ⓘ
  museum in Solihull, England, UK

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  Broadfield House Glass Museum ⓘ
  art, craft and social history museum in Kingswinford, West Midlands

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  Droitwich Spa Heritage and Information Centre ⓘ
  museum in Droitwich Spa, England, United Kingdom

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  Malvern Museum of Local History ⓘ
  museum in Malvern, Worcestershire, England

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  Forge Mill Needle Museum ⓘ
  Industry museum in Redditch, England

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  National Motorcycle Museum ⓘ
  motorcycle museum in West Midlands, England

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  Stratford Butterfly Farm ⓘ
  UK visitor attraction

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  Cadbury World ⓘ
  visitor attraction in Birmingham, England and Dunedin, New Zealand

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  Kidderminster Railway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kidderminster, England, United Kingdom

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  Soho House ⓘ
  18th-century house in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Former home of Matthew Boulton, now a museum  

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  Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Henley-in-Arden, England, UK

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  Pen Museum ⓘ
  museum recording the history of pen making, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Thinktank ⓘ
  Science museum  

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  Stratford Armouries ⓘ
  museum in Stratford-upon-Avon, England

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  Eastside Projects ⓘ
  artist-run free public space

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  Museum of Carpet ⓘ
  textiles museum in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  The Mad Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK

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  Warwickshire County Cricket Club Museum ⓘ
  museum in Edgbaston, England, UK

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  Dudley Canal and Caverns ⓘ
  museum in Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK

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1963 Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

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1070 Dudley Castle

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1300 Hartlebury Castle

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1903 Winterbourne House and Garden

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1600 Bishop Asbury Cottage

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1635 Aston Hall

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1683 Ragley Hall

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1701 Hanbury Hall

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1760 Croome Court

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1760 Hagley Hall

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1833 Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

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1862 Severn Valley Railway

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1877 Birmingham Assay Office

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1881 J. W. Evans Silver Factory

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1885 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

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1891 Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery

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1922 Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire)

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1932 Barber Institute of Fine Arts

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1934 Elgar Birthplace Museum

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1937 Bilston Craft Gallery

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1937 Dudley Zoo

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1943 Roman Alcester Museum

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1972 Bewdley Museum

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1972 Norton Collection Museum

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1973 West Midland Safari Park

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1974 Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park

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1975 Black Country Living Museum

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1975 George Marshall Medical Museum

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1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

1977 Earlswood Village Museum

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1980 Broadfield House Glass Museum

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1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

1980 Droitwich Spa Heritage and Information Centre

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1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

1980 Malvern Museum of Local History

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1983 Forge Mill Needle Museum

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1984-10-01T00:00:00Z

1984 National Motorcycle Museum

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1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

1985 Stratford Butterfly Farm

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1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

1990 Cadbury World

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1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

1990 Kidderminster Railway Museum

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1995 Soho House

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1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

1996 Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre

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2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

2001 Pen Museum

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2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

2001 Thinktank

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2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

2007 Stratford Armouries

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2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

2008 Eastside Projects

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2012 Museum of Carpet

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2012 The Mad Museum

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2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

2012 Warwickshire County Cricket Club Museum

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2015 Dudley Canal and Caverns

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Frameless

Avoncroft Museum: Granary from Temple Broughton, Worcs (late 18thC)

Avoncroft Museum Toll house from Little Malvern, Worcs, built 1822

Avoncroft Museum: earth closet which served the Little Malvern toll house

Avoncroft Museum: prefab from Birmingham - Arcon mk5, built 1946

Avoncroft Museum: Merchants house from Bromsgrove, Worcs (15th C)

Workshops at Avoncroft Museum, 1998

Guesten Hall and Barn, Avoncroft Museum, 1998

Avoncroft Industrial Museum, Bromsgrove

Townsend House privy - the outside

Townsend House privy - the inside

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Weoley Castle	ruins, archaeological site, archaeological museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Dudley Castle	castle, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Hartlebury Castle	local museum, historic house museum, fortified manor house, episcopal palace, country house	Wikidata
site	garden	1903	Winterbourne House and Garden	botanical garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Baddesley Clinton	museum, manor house, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Birmingham Back to Backs	back-to-back houses, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Blakesley Hall	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Coughton Court	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dudmaston Hall	mansion, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Haden Hill House Museum	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harvington Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lace Guild Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Locksmith's House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mary Arden's Farm	farmhouse, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum Collections Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Royal Worcester	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of the Jewellery Quarter	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		National Sea Life Centre	zoo, public aquarium	Wikidata
site	museum		Oak House	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Packwood House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pershore Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Rosedene	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sarehole Mill	museum, watermill, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Selly Manor	historic house museum, manor house, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Almonry, Evesham	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Engine House	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tyseley Locomotive Works	museum, motive power depot	Wikidata
site	museum		West Midlands Police Museum	museum, police museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Worcestershire County Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1600	Bishop Asbury Cottage	cottage, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1635	Aston Hall	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1683	Ragley Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1701	Hanbury Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1760	Croome Court	charitable organization, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1760	Hagley Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1833	Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum	public library, art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1862	Severn Valley Railway	heritage railway, railway line	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Birmingham Assay Office	museum, building, Assay office	Wikidata
site	museum	1881	J. W. Evans Silver Factory	museum, factory, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1885	Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1891	Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1922	Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire)	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1932	Barber Institute of Fine Arts	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Elgar Birthplace Museum	historic house museum, birth house, biographical museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Bilston Craft Gallery	public library, museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Dudley Zoo	zoo, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	1943	Roman Alcester Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Bewdley Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Norton Collection Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1973	West Midland Safari Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Black Country Living Museum	open-air museum, living museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	George Marshall Medical Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Earlswood Village Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Broadfield House Glass Museum	museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Droitwich Spa Heritage and Information Centre	heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Malvern Museum of Local History	museum, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Forge Mill Needle Museum	industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	National Motorcycle Museum	national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Stratford Butterfly Farm	butterfly house	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Cadbury World	commercial museum, chocolate museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Kidderminster Railway Museum	museum, transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Soho House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Pen Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Thinktank	science museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Stratford Armouries	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Eastside Projects	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Museum of Carpet	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	The Mad Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Warwickshire County Cricket Club Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Dudley Canal and Caverns	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Avoncroft Museum: Granary from Temple Broughton, Worcs (late 18thC)		Commons
commons	image		Avoncroft Museum Toll house from Little Malvern, Worcs, built 1822		Commons
commons	image		Avoncroft Museum: earth closet which served the Little Malvern toll house		Commons
commons	image		Avoncroft Museum: prefab from Birmingham - Arcon mk5, built 1946		Commons
commons	image		Avoncroft Museum: Merchants house from Bromsgrove, Worcs (15th C)		Commons
commons	image		Workshops at Avoncroft Museum, 1998		Commons
commons	image		Guesten Hall and Barn, Avoncroft Museum, 1998		Commons
commons	image		Avoncroft Industrial Museum, Bromsgrove		Commons
commons	image		Townsend House privy - the outside		Commons
commons	image		Townsend House privy - the inside		Commons