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Harborough Museum (Leicestershire)
 Harborough Museum (Leicestershire) ... daily througout the year and admission is free. There is a programme of temporary exhibitions and special events. The Museum opened in 1983 and is operated in partnership by Leicestershire County Council, Harborough District Council and the Market Harborough Historical Society. There is one full time Keeper and six part time Museum Assistants. There are a number of volunteers and a small Friends group.Newest Review: ... if you are in a wheelchair or can’t manage stairs, you’ll need to enter through the council offices back on the main street where there’s a lift available. If you are planning to visit on a Sunday and can’t manage the stairs you should call ahead to make sure you can get access to the lift. ~ First impressions ~ The museum is about the size of a small library – all on one floor and easy to ... more ... see everything in about 30-45 minutes. It focuses on the history of Market Harborough and the surrounding areas and has a distinctly eclectic set of exhibits.
On first entering we ‘ploughed’ straight into an exhibition on the women’s Land Army during ...more |
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Harborough Museum (Leicestershire): Examining other people's underwear on a Saturday in a public ... (1522 words)
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I live in rural Northamptonshire in a part of the county that could fairly be described as ‘quaint’ or ‘quiet’ or even ‘pretty’. It should therefore come as no surprise that it’s also – at times – a bit on the dull side. In fact, I’d go as far as to suggest that Northamptonshire and the southern end of the neighbouring county of Leicestershire are actually pretty much ‘closed’ during the winter months. In the summer we are bursting with stately homes a-plenty but nothing opens before Easter. The gentry of the area are clearly in hibernation – probably tucked up with their foxhounds and saving on their heating bills. A couple of weeks ago I had a visitor – a ... Read the complete review
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