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Adjutant General's Corps Museum, Winchester
Adjutant General's Corps Museum
Peninsula Barracks
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO23 8TP
Hampshire
England
Collection details
Weapons and War
Facilities
Parking: yes
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Contact details
Curator (Tel)
:
01962 877826
Regimental Secretary (Tel)
:
01962 887435
Regimental Secretary
:
RHQAGC@milnet.uk.net
Website
:
www.winchestermilitarymuseums.co.uk/AGC.html
Open
Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 17.00
Sunday (Easter - September) 12.00 - 16.00
Bank Holiday Mondays 12.00 - 16.00
Closed
Mondays (except Bank Holidays)
Admission charges
Admission free
Description
The AGC Museum was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on Friday 21 November 2003. Accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the new Adjutant General's Corps Museum in Peninsula Barracks in Winchester. During the opening ceremony Her Majesty toured the newly refurbished building and spoke to many of those who were involved in the project. The gateway to Winchester's Military Museums, the AGC Museum is the latest addition to the Museums housed in Peninsula Barracks and also hosts a Visitor Centre with a Cafe where visitors can relax when visiting the Museums.
Collections description
The Museum seeks to tell the story of personnel administration and pay, policing and detention, education, legal matters and women in the Army by using the collections of the antecedent corps – RAPC, RMP and MPSC, RAEC, ALC and WRAC, not forgetting the RAOC staff clerks and all regimental clerks in the Army. One of the most prized items in the Museum is a War Department Driving Permit that once belonged to the Queen. It is on permanent display inside the Museum.
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