British Schools Museum

The British Schools Museum is an educational museum based in original Edwardian and Victorian school buildings in Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The museum complex is made up of listed school buildings housing infants, girls and boys schools with houses for Master and Mistress. It includes a monitorial schoolroom based on the educational theories of Joseph Lancaster for 300 boys, which opened in 1837, and a rare galleried classroom, dating from 1853.

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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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  Hertford Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in East Hertfordshire, England, UK  

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  Bedford Castle ⓘ
  castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK  

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  Benington Lordship ⓘ
  country house in Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Whipsnade Tree Cathedral ⓘ
  Garden in Bedfordshire, England, UK

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  Henry Moore Studios and Gardens ⓘ
  sculpture park and museum in Much Hadham, East Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Baldock Museum and Local History Society ⓘ
  municipal Building in England

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  British Schools Museum ⓘ
  education museum in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Hertford Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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

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  Leighton Buzzard Light Railway ⓘ
  preserved narrow gauge railway in Bedfordshire

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  Lowewood Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Lowewood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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

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  Much Hadham Forge Museum ⓘ
  industry museum in United Kingdom

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

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  RAF Henlow ⓘ
  Royal Air Force support station in Bedfordshire, England

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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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  Verulamium Museum ⓘ
  Museum in St Albans, United Kingdom

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  Ware Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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  Wimpole Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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  Woburn Abbey ⓘ
  occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford

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  Moot Hall ⓘ
  building in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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

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  Moggerhanger House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Central Bedfordshire, England, UK

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  Shuttleworth Collection ⓘ
  aviation museum in Old Warden, Bedfordshire

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

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  The Higgins Bedford ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in Bedford, England, United Kingdom

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  Stevenage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hertfordshire, 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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  Hertfordshire Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Military Intelligence Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

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

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  Woburn Safari Park ⓘ
  safari park located in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

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

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  Shepreth Wildlife Park ⓘ
  zoo in the United Kingdom

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  Woburn Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Woburn, England, United Kingdom

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  Wysing Arts Centre ⓘ
  Visual arts centre, gallery and artists studios

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  Potters Bar Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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  John Bunyan Museum and Library ⓘ
  biographical museum in England, United Kingdom

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  Redbourn Museum ⓘ
  museum in Redbourn, England, UK

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  The National Speedway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Broxbourne, England, UK

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  Panacea Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bedford, United Kingdom

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  Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Ridgmont, England, UK

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

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1100 Bedford Castle

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1812 Moggerhanger House

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1928 Shuttleworth Collection

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1930 Wardown Park Museum

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1931 Whipsnade Zoo

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1947 Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment Museum

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1949 The Higgins Bedford

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1954 Stevenage Museum

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1954 Stockwood Discovery Centre

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1959 De Havilland Aircraft Museum

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1960 Hertfordshire Zoo

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1966 Military Intelligence Museum

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1967 Pitstone Green Museum

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1970 Woburn Safari Park

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1978 St Albans Musical Museum

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1984 Shepreth Wildlife Park

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1984 Woburn Heritage Centre

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1989 Wysing Arts Centre

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1990 Potters Bar Museum

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1998 John Bunyan Museum and Library

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2000 Redbourn Museum

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2007 The National Speedway Museum

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2012 Panacea Museum

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2014 Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre

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2020 Radlett and District Museum

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British School, Queen Street, Hitchin

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View to Edwardian Classroom, British Schools Museum, Hitchin

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	1066	Hertford Castle	castle, city hall	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Bedford Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	garden		Benington Lordship	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Whipsnade Tree Cathedral	war memorial, garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1977	Henry Moore Studios and Gardens	museum, sculpture garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Baldock Museum and Local History Society	local museum, city hall	Wikidata
site	museum		British Schools Museum	education museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hertford Museum	local museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Knebworth House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Leighton Buzzard Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Lowewood Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mill Green Museum and Working Mill	watermill, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Much Hadham Forge Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Old Gorhambury House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		RAF Henlow	air base, military museum, Royal Air Force station	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		Verulamium Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ware Museum	city museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wimpole Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1101	Woburn Abbey	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1500	Moot Hall	house, market hall, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1611	Hatfield House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1812	Moggerhanger House	English country house, historic house museum, historic house	Wikidata
site	museum	1928	Shuttleworth Collection	independent museum, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1930	Wardown Park Museum	local museum, independent museum, historic house	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Whipsnade Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1949	The Higgins Bedford	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Stevenage Museum	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	1960	Hertfordshire Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Military Intelligence Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Pitstone Green Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Woburn Safari Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	St Albans Musical Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Shepreth Wildlife Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Woburn Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Wysing Arts Centre	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Potters Bar Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	John Bunyan Museum and Library	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Redbourn Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	The National Speedway Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Panacea Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2020	Radlett and District Museum	museum, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
commons	image		British School, Queen Street, Hitchin		Commons
commons	image		Hitchinschools3		Commons
commons	image		Hitchinschools3		Commons
commons	image		Hitchinschools1		Commons
commons	image		Hitchinschools2		Commons
commons	image		Blue Plaque on Hitchin British Schools Museum		Commons
commons	image		British Schools Museum, Hitchin		Commons
commons	image		British Schools Museum, Hitchin		Commons
commons	image		British Schools Museum Hitchin		Commons
commons	image		View to Edwardian Classroom, British Schools Museum, Hitchin		Commons