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About

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 (and the last private owner of York House), were displayed at York House.

In 1904 the Borough Council bought Radnor House, intending to incorporate a museum. It took until 1913 to start it and even then it was used primarily as a store for donations awaiting permanent display. The house was destroyed by a bomb in 1940.

After purchasing York House in 1924, the Council opened a small museum there, manned by volunteers. This closed in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War.

It was not until the closing decades of the last century that there were informal discussions within local societies towards re-creating a museum to exhibit, record and celebrate life in Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons - the villages which once formed the Borough of Twickenham.

In 1993 the Twickenham Museum became a Registered Charity (no.1028984). It later inherited no 25 The Embankment, Twickenham, the property which is the museum.

The house faces the river and is adjacent to the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin in the oldest part of Twickenham. It stands on the local history trail which runs from Richmond Bridge to Twickenham. It was built around 1720 and is listed Grade 2.

The Aims of The Twickenham Museum

- To create an electronic local studies archive (website) focused on the history of the riverside settlements on the Middlesex stretch of the Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

- To collect, research and display archives, artefacts and information from Teddington,Twickenham, Whitton and the Hamptons.

- To mount exhibitions reflecting particular aspects of the rich and varied history of the area, with curatorial advice from The Museum of London and Orleans House Gallery.

- To make the resources of the museum available to all those in the borough and elsewhere who are interested in its history and wish to extend their knowledge.

- To encourage active interest and participation by all.

- To maintain free access for all.

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Map & Directions

Road Directions

Twickenham Rail Station is 10 minutes walk away, (regular service, taking about 30 minutes from London Waterloo).

 

Buses from Richmond Station (Tube and Rail): H22, R68, R70, 290, 490

 

Other buses to Twickenham: 33, 110, 267, 281

 

Walking distance from nearest bus stop 3-5 minutes.

 

The museum can also be reached via a pleasant riverside walk from Richmond.  

Twickenham Museum

Type:Museum

25 The Embankment, Twickenham, London, TW1 3DU

Tel: 020 8892 4044

Opening Times

Season (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024)
DayTimes
Monday - ThursdayClosed
Friday - Saturday11:00 - 15:00
Sunday14:00 - 16:00

* There are rare occasions when we are unable to commit to these days or times, for which we apologise and look forward to welcoming you at some other time.

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