Chepstow Museum
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| Location | Bridge Street, Chepstow, Wales |
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| Owner | Monmouthshire Museums Service |
| Website | Chepstow Museum |
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Chepstow Museum is a museum in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is operated by Monmouthshire Museums Service.
Location
[edit | edit source]Chepstow Museum is located close to the town centre, opposite Chepstow Castle in Bridge Street, near the River Wye. It occupies Gwy House, a fine townhouse built in 1796 originally for Warren Jane, a wealthy apothecary and merchant.[1] The building became a girls' high school in 1907, and was then used as a Red Cross hospital in World War I. In 1921 it became the Chepstow District Hospital, before being converted into the town museum in 1982.[2][3] It retains many of its original internal features.
Displays
[edit | edit source]The museum collection and displays reflect the growth and history of Chepstow as a trading port from medieval times and Marches town and its location within the Wye Valley, attracting many poets and painters.
In 2010 the museum held an exhibition, 'The Wye Tour and its Artists', of period art from the Wye Tour. A catalogue and detailed guide was published.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, 2000, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Anne Rainsbury (ed.). Chepstow and the River Wye In Old Photographs, 1989, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Ivor Waters, The Town of Chepstow, 1972
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External links
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- Official website
- 19 pages of artifacts associated with Chepstow, held on Gathering the Jewels the website of Welsh Cultural history
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