Tudor museum with period furniture, Edwardian shop and civil war room, plus a Yeomanry collection.
A great slice of history preserved in this building right in the centre of town. Architecturally significant, the social history is also of great human interest and we enjoyed meeting volunteer and regular staff. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area-it's free and donations are accepted!
Fascinating local history highlighting the building of the house and following it's story through the ages. Easily followed by young and old , right in the town centre, couldn't be more convenient. Highly recommend.
This was a superb museum to visit, set in its beautiful building that still stands to this very day! The rooms are open to be walked around, showing the beds that were slept on by people during different eras and their other items used too. Old weapons are a notable addition, miniature houses are very well crafted and the staff were so lovely!
A must visit if you are in the Stafford area. Very well preserved old house with rooms decorated to the different periods that the house has lived. The militaria memorabilia on the top floor is also perfectly organised and enrich surely our knowledge or the world conflicts and the role of the Stafforshire forces.
This is one of the oldest house in Stafford built in the 1500s the era of Queen Elizabeth the 1st.. It's quite a big house full of history. It's nice to wander around inside and imagine how people lived in the past.
What a delightful place to visit. The wonderful lady behind the front desk told us that the house dates back to Elizabeth the 1st in 1545 and was actually built in the shape of an E. Those of you from Wales (like me ) and Ireland will be interested to note that Charles the 1st and Prince Rupert took refuge here and set up his headquarters whilst waiting for back up from troops from Wales and Ireland at the start of the civil war in 1642. There is a room showing how the house was constructed and shows the bare bones of the structure, And a room showing an exhibition on the many ways Arsenic was used in daily life to make a beautiful green colour that slowly poisoned you and your loved ones as you enjoyed the beautiful shade of green in your fine clothes and fine dining. (who needs enemies hey) The beautiful tapestries, especially in the bedroom in my photos were all hand-made with love and care by women from Stafford who, I was told have all since now passed on, taking their excellent skills with them. It is free to visit. There is a gift shop on the ground floor that takes both cash and card payment. Please be generous and buy stuff and make a donation, don't worry if you don't have cash, they do take a card payment. There are toilets however there is no disabled access to the building given its age and composition
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Toilets
Restaurant
Good for kids
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A great slice of history preserved in this building right in the centre of town. Architecturally significant, the social history is also of great human interest and we enjoyed meeting volunteer and regular staff. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area-it's free and donations are accepted!
Fascinating local history highlighting the building of the house and following it's story through the ages. Easily followed by young and old , right in the town centre, couldn't be more convenient. Highly recommend.
This was a superb museum to visit, set in its beautiful building that still stands to this very day! The rooms are open to be walked around, showing the beds that were slept on by people during different eras and their other items used too. Old weapons are a notable addition, miniature houses are very well crafted and the staff were so lovely!
A must visit if you are in the Stafford area. Very well preserved old house with rooms decorated to the different periods that the house has lived. The militaria memorabilia on the top floor is also perfectly organised and enrich surely our knowledge or the world conflicts and the role of the Stafforshire forces.
This is one of the oldest house in Stafford built in the 1500s the era of Queen Elizabeth the 1st.. It's quite a big house full of history. It's nice to wander around inside and imagine how people lived in the past.
What a delightful place to visit. The wonderful lady behind the front desk told us that the house dates back to Elizabeth the 1st in 1545 and was actually built in the shape of an E. Those of you from Wales (like me ) and Ireland will be interested to note that Charles the 1st and Prince Rupert took refuge here and set up his headquarters whilst waiting for back up from troops from Wales and Ireland at the start of the civil war in 1642. There is a room showing how the house was constructed and shows the bare bones of the structure, And a room showing an exhibition on the many ways Arsenic was used in daily life to make a beautiful green colour that slowly poisoned you and your loved ones as you enjoyed the beautiful shade of green in your fine clothes and fine dining. (who needs enemies hey) The beautiful tapestries, especially in the bedroom in my photos were all hand-made with love and care by women from Stafford who, I was told have all since now passed on, taking their excellent skills with them. It is free to visit. There is a gift shop on the ground floor that takes both cash and card payment. Please be generous and buy stuff and make a donation, don't worry if you don't have cash, they do take a card payment. There are toilets however there is no disabled access to the building given its age and composition
