The Twickenham Museum
About The Twickenham Museum
It is 150 years since the first museum was planned for Twickenham. Thomas Twining, a member of the famous family of tea merchants, promoted the building of a technical museum with an educational purpose. This was opened in 1860 and was manned by volunteers. It was destroyed by fire in 1871 and was not rebuilt. Between 1897 and 1922 the private collections of the Duc d'Orleans and Sir Ratan Tata, the Indian industrialist and philanthropist. In 1993 the Twickenham Museum became a Registered Charity. It later inherited no 25 The Embankment, Twickenham, the property which is the museum.
The Twickenham Museum Address
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The Embankment
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW1 3DU
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 8408 0070 |
Location Information for The Twickenham Museum
| Address: |
The Embankment
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW1 3DU
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 8408 0070 |
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Events at The Twickenham Museum
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Down by the Riverside at The Twickenham Museum
Museum ExhibitionRecurring event
Old photographs relating to the riverside and riverside activities.
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Lost Houses of Twickenham, Whitton,Teddington and the Hamptons at The Twickenham Museum
Museum ExhibitionRecurring event
Photographs of demolished houses in Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons.
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People at Play at The Twickenham Museum
Museum ExhibitionRecurring event
Photographs and objects showing people at leisure in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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People at Work at The Twickenham Museum
Museum ExhibitionRecurring event
A collection of old photographs relating to people at work in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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