Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum
THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED FROM NOVEMBER 2011 UNTIL THE SPRING OF 2013
Yes, the Spring of 2013 consequent upon the Warwick Town Council and the Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum Trust making a successful joint bid for Heritage Lottery Funding. Renovations to the Grade 1 Listed Court House will commence in 2012.
The grant will also pay for conservation works to the Yeomanry Museum located in the basement of the Court House by improving environmental conditions for its collections and making them more accessible to the public. The Museum will re-open in the Spring of 2013.
. Much of the regimental library and archive will be held in storage until the Museum re-opens in 2013. A limited research service will be provided via the Museum website.
Rugby for Heroes (4th Annual Event) 2012
The Rugby event is to be held in aid of Help for Heroes
The Royal British Legion and the Afghanistan Trust.
Learn the History of the Volunteer Cavalry Regiment of Warwickshire
See how the sword overcame the might of the Ottoman Field Gun in 1917
The Last Parade
We are very proud of our living history project in conjunction with "Torn Corner Limited" that has produced a DVD of the story of the change from Horses to Tanks, described by the soldiers who were there.
See a clip from the DVD
"The Last Parade" The DVD can be purchased at the museum
Visit our Museum in its atmospheric building with its arched roof and Victorian Kitchen.
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We are a Regimental Museum completely supported by Volunteers and our aim is to safeguard the heritage and collective memory of those who have served with the Warwickshire Yeomanry so that both present and future generations may learn the importance of the past through its history.
The Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum
supports the
UNLOCKING WARWICK
Project
In the basement of the Court House is our Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum, an accredited museum, which provides information and resources on the military history of the town.
The aim of the Unlocking Warwick’s Heritage project is to make the rich heritage of Warwick, including its buildings and gardens, military and cultural history, more accessible to both residents and visitors.The Court House, in Jury Street, Warwick is a fine Grade 1 listed building, however it is in need of conservation and restoration to maintain the fabric of the building and this forms a key part of the project. The Court House itself has a long and rich history that most people visiting it are unaware of, so the project will develop materials to tell the story of a building that has played a key role in the judicial and social life of Warwick since it was constructed in 1725.
The museum is actively involved in the project and the project will include work to improve the environment in the basement and the development of materials to tell the story of the Yeomanry.
This website launched in June 2010 and was possible by support from the MLA Renaissance West Midlands a partnership between five regional museum services; Birmingham, Coventry, Ironbridge, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton.
The Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum, in the heart of Warwickshire, are pleased to announce, they have become officially ‘Accredited ’ by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
The MLA’s Museum Accreditation Scheme sets nationally agreed standards for all museums in the UK. Our thanks must go also to the Warwickshire Museum Service and our Curatorial Advisor and the Friends without whose enthusiastic assistance, this could never have happened