Chesham Museum

Chesham Museum is based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. The museum, which is run by volunteers, first opened in 2004 housed in temporary premises known as 'The Stables'. The museum relocated to the town's Market Square, in October 2009. Having been closed for a number of years Chesham Museum is reopening its doors in Chesham Town Hall, January 2024. The museum's collection of artefacts and photographs documents the history of the town and surrounding areas.

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  Someries Castle ⓘ
  fortified manor house in Hyde, Bedfordshire, England, UK  

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  Berkhamsted Castle ⓘ
  castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK  

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  Windsor Castle ⓘ
  royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK  

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  Chenies Manor House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Chiltern, United Kingdom

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  Dorneywood Garden ⓘ
  National Trust in South East England

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  Runnymede ⓘ
  water-meadow alongside the River Thames in Surrey, England

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  Whipsnade Tree Cathedral ⓘ
  Garden in Bedfordshire, England, UK

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  Ascott House ⓘ
  historic house and National Trust site in Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway ⓘ
  English standard gauge heritage railway

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  Cliveden ⓘ
  country house in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  Dorney Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Bucks, United Kingdom

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  Eton College Collections ⓘ
  collection of items kept by Eton College

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  Eton College Natural History Museum ⓘ
  

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  Headstone Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed manor house in the London Borough of Harrow, England,UK

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  Leighton Buzzard Light Railway ⓘ
  preserved narrow gauge railway in Bedfordshire

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  Living Chair Museum ⓘ
  Furniture museum in High Wycombe, England

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  Long Crendon Courthouse ⓘ
  15th-century building in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  Mill Green Museum and Working Mill ⓘ
  local museum in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Milton's Cottage ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Chiltern, United Kingdom

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  Old Gorhambury House ⓘ
  country house in St Michael, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Pitzhanger Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in the London Borough of Ealing, United Kingdom  

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  Shaw's Corner ⓘ
  writer's house museum in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  St Albans Museum + Gallery ⓘ
  Local museum in St Albans, United Kingdom

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  St Albans Organ Theatre ⓘ
  theatre in the UK

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  St Albans Roman Wall ⓘ
  English Heritage in the East of England

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  Stonor Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Oxfordshire, England, UK

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  Thame Museum ⓘ
  museum in Thame, England, United Kingdom

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  Tring Local History Museum ⓘ
  local history museum in Tring, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Verulamium Museum ⓘ
  Museum in St Albans, United Kingdom

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  Waddesdon Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  West Wycombe Park ⓘ
  country house in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  Wycombe Museum ⓘ
  museum in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Hatfield House ⓘ
  country house in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Frogmore House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Windsor, United Kingdom

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  Osterley House ⓘ
  historic house museum in London

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  Natural History Museum at Tring ⓘ
  museum under the control of the Natural History Museum in the UK

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  Wardown Park Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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  Whipsnade Zoo ⓘ
  zoo near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England

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  Battle of Britain Bunker ⓘ
  Royal Air Force WWII operations room  

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  Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment Museum ⓘ
  museum in Luton, England, UK

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  Windsor and Royal Borough Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Stockwood Discovery Centre ⓘ
  museum in Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

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  De Havilland Aircraft Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Stanley Spencer Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Cookham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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  Pitstone Green Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leighton Buzzard, England, United Kingdom

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  Buckinghamshire Railway Centre ⓘ
  operational railway museum

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  RAF Museum London ⓘ
  aviation museum in London, United Kingdom  

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  Berkshire Yeomanry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Windsor, England, United Kingdom

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  Hanwell Zoo ⓘ
  British Zoo

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  Chiltern Open Air Museum ⓘ
  Museum in the Chiltern Hills, United Kingdom

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  St Albans Musical Museum ⓘ
  museum in St. Albans, England, UK

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  The History On Wheels Museum ⓘ
  museum in Eton, Berkshire , England, UK

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  Watford Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Eton Life ⓘ
  museum in Windsor, England, UK

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  Headstone Manor and Museum ⓘ
  museum in London Borough of Harrow, United Kingdom

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  Potters Bar Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Amersham Museum ⓘ
  private museum, local history in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Bushey Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and gallery in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Maidenhead Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in United Kingdom

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  Roald Dahl Children's Gallery ⓘ
  Children's museum in Aylesbury, England

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  Haddenham Museum ⓘ
  private, Local History and Rural Life Museum in Buckinghamshire, England

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  River and Rowing Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom

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  Trenchard Museum ⓘ
  military Museum in Buckinghamshire, England

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  Elstree and Borehamwood Museum ⓘ
  museum in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Redbourn Museum ⓘ
  museum in Redbourn, England, UK

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  Amersham Fair Organ Museum ⓘ
  museum in Amersham, England, UK

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  Chesham Museum ⓘ
  private, community and local history museum in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre ⓘ
  biographical museum in Great Missenden, England, United Kingdom

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  Hertfordshire Fire Brigade Museum ⓘ
  museum in Watford, England, UK

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  Marlow Museum ⓘ
  museum in Marlow, England, UK

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  Heath Robinson Musuem ⓘ
  museum in northwest London about W. Heath Robinson

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  National Paralympic Heritage Centre ⓘ
  sports museum in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Radlett and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Radlett, England, UK

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1947 Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment Museum

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1959 De Havilland Aircraft Museum

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1962 Stanley Spencer Gallery

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1967 Pitstone Green Museum

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1969 Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

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1972 RAF Museum London

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1974 Berkshire Yeomanry Museum

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1975 Hanwell Zoo

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1976 Chiltern Open Air Museum

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1978 St Albans Musical Museum

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1980 The History On Wheels Museum

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1981 Watford Museum

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1985 Museum of Eton Life

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1986 Headstone Manor and Museum

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1990 Potters Bar Museum

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1991 Amersham Museum

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1993 Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

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1993 Maidenhead Heritage Centre

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1996 Roald Dahl Children's Gallery

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1998 Haddenham Museum

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1998 River and Rowing Museum

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1999 Trenchard Museum

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2000 Elstree and Borehamwood Museum

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2000 Redbourn Museum

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2004 Amersham Fair Organ Museum

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2005 Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

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2009 Hertfordshire Fire Brigade Museum

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2009 Marlow Museum

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2016 Heath Robinson Musuem

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2019 National Paralympic Heritage Centre

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2020 Radlett and District Museum

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Gas Mask Chesham Museum

Chesham Museum The Stables

Woodenware rolling pin Chesham Museum

Chiltern bears Chesham Museum

Chemist shop old photo Chesham Museum

Chesham Museum Ch1

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Someries Castle	ruins, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Berkhamsted Castle	ruins, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Windsor Castle	castle, palace, tourist attraction, English country house, historic house museum, royal palace, Residence of the British Royal Family	Wikidata
site	garden		Chenies Manor House	English country house, manor house, historic house museum, garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Dorneywood Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Runnymede	water-meadow, garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Whipsnade Tree Cathedral	war memorial, garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Ascott House	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway	heritage railway, ELR railway line section	Wikidata
site	museum		Cliveden	English country house, historic house museum, country house hotel	Wikidata
site	museum		Dorney Court	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Eton College Collections	art collection, classroom museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Eton College Natural History Museum	classroom museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Headstone Manor	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Leighton Buzzard Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Living Chair Museum	furniture museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Long Crendon Courthouse	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mill Green Museum and Working Mill	watermill, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Milton's Cottage	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Old Gorhambury House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pitzhanger Manor	art museum, library building, manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shaw's Corner	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Albans Museum + Gallery	local authority museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Albans Organ Theatre	theatre building, music museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Albans Roman Wall	history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stonor Park	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Thame Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tring Local History Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Verulamium Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Waddesdon Manor	English country house, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		West Wycombe Park	English country house, historic house museum, estate	Wikidata
site	museum		Wycombe Museum	local museum, independent museum, furniture museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1611	Hatfield House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1684	Frogmore House	English country house, historic house museum, Residence of the British Royal Family	Wikidata
site	museum	1761	Osterley House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1889	Natural History Museum at Tring	natural history museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1930	Wardown Park Museum	local museum, independent museum, historic house	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Whipsnade Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1939	Battle of Britain Bunker	bunker, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1951	Windsor and Royal Borough Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Stockwood Discovery Centre	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1959	De Havilland Aircraft Museum	independent museum, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Stanley Spencer Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Pitstone Green Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Buckinghamshire Railway Centre	independent museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	RAF Museum London	tourist attraction, military museum, aviation museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Berkshire Yeomanry Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Hanwell Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Chiltern Open Air Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	St Albans Musical Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	The History On Wheels Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Watford Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Museum of Eton Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Headstone Manor and Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Potters Bar Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Amersham Museum	local museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Bushey Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Maidenhead Heritage Centre	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Roald Dahl Children's Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Haddenham Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	River and Rowing Museum	local museum, maritime museum, independent museum, sports museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Trenchard Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Elstree and Borehamwood Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Redbourn Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Amersham Fair Organ Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Chesham Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Hertfordshire Fire Brigade Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Marlow Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Heath Robinson Musuem	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	National Paralympic Heritage Centre	museum, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2020	Radlett and District Museum	museum, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Gas Mask Chesham Museum		Commons
commons	image		Chesham Museum The Stables		Commons
commons	image		Woodenware rolling pin Chesham Museum		Commons
commons	image		Chiltern bears Chesham Museum		Commons
commons	image		Chemist shop old photo Chesham Museum		Commons
commons	image		Chesham Museum Ch1		Commons