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Brewhouse Yard - Museum of Nottingham Life
Brewhouse Yard - Museum of Nottingham Life
Castle Boulevard
Nottingham
NG7 1FB
Nottinghamshire
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Archives
Coins and Medals
Medicine
Music
Personalities
Social History
Facilities
Shop: yes
Library: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
0115 915 3600
General information (Tel)
:
0119 9153640
General information (Fax)
:
0115 915 3653
Website
:
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/sitemap/leisure_and_culture/museums_and_galleries/brewhouse_yard.htm
Open
Daily 10:00am - 16:30pm
Last Entry 16:00pm
Admission charges
Joint ticket with Nottingham Castle:
Adults: £3.50, Child/Conc: £2, Family ticket(2 adults & up to 3 children):£8
Group rate: 1 free ticket with every 10 purchased.
Description
The museum depicts the social history of Nottingham over the last 300 years. Housed in five 17th century cottages adjacent to the famous 'Trip to Jerusalem' public house. Brewhouse Yard once contained a thriving community of 20 houses with, at its peak, a population of some 127 people. Today the surviving buildings house the museum and contain a mixture of reconstructed room and shop settings, and gallery displays.
Here you can experience being in a Victorian home, see inside a child’s bedroom, root through the cupboards in the kitchen and pump water. The numerous shops throughout the museum include an Edwardian grocery shop and a Victorian chemist's. A 1920s shopping experience is recreated in a row of shops including a barbershop, pawn shop, ironmongers, doctors, cobblers and music shop. The gallery displays show objects that were made or used by people in Nottingham. 'In Search of Brewhouse Yard', our newest gallery, tells the history of the area, through sight, touch and sound.
In addition, the ever-changing Community Showcase gallery provides an opportunity for local groups, societies and individuals to display material they have produced, collected or researched. You can also see the unusual rock-cut caves at the rear of the buildings that were converted for use as air raid shelters during the Second World War.
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Collections
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Public access available to collections information
Disability Access
Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Events and resources for children and families
General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Library with public access
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Shop
Study facilities
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