Museums and Archives

 

Kent

 

Ashford

Chatham

Canterbury

Cranbrook

Dover

Faversham

Folkestone

Herne Bay

Lydd

Maidstone

Manston

Margate

Ramsgate

Sandwich

Sevenoaks

Tenterden

Whitstable

 

Ashford Borough Museum

The Churchyard

Ashford

TN23 1QG

 

01233 631511

 

www.ashfordmuseum.co.uk  

 

Local History Archive

 

Museum of Canterbury

Stour Street

Canterbury

 

01227 475202

 

www.canterbury.gov.uk  

 

Local History Archive

Historic Dockyard

Chatham

Medway

ME4 4TZ

 

01634 823800

 

www.thedockyard.co.uk  

 

Archives relating to Dockyard fires & fire fighting

Old Naval Dockyard Fire Station

 

Cranbrook Museum

Carriers Road

Cranbrook

TN17 3JX23 1QG

 

01580 712475

 

www.cranbrookmuseum.org  

 

Local History Archive

 

Dover Museum

Market Square

Dover

CT16 1PB

 

01304 201066

 

www.dover.gov.uk  

 

Local History Archive

 

Fleur de Lis Museum

Preston Street

Faversham

ME13 8NS

 

01795 590726

 

www.faversham.org  

 

Local History Archive; WW1 explosion and fire which killed over 100 people

 

Folkestone Museum

Grace Hill

Folkestone

CT20 1HD

 

01303 256710

 

www.kent.gov.uk

 

Local History Archive

 

Herne Bay Museum

12 William Street

Herne Bay

CT6 5EJ

 

01227 36736833 631511

 

www.hernebay-museum.co.uk  

 

Fire Marks

Local History Archive

 

Lydd Museum

Queens Road

Lydd

TN29 9HL

 

01797 366566

 

www.lyddtownmuseum.co.uk

 

Manual

Local History Archives and exhibits

 

Kent Fire Brigade Museum

Closed awaiting relocation, please call 01622 692121 for the latest news

 

Collection of appliances, uniforms, Fire Marks, etc

Local History Archive

 

Manston Fire Museum

Ministry of Defence

Fire Service Central Training Establishment

Manston

Nr Ramsgate

CT12 5BS

 

01843 823351 ext 6394

 

www.manstonfiremuseum.com

 

Large Collection of appliances, RAF, Military & Local Authority Large collection of other exhibits

 

Margate Museum

Museum closed due to lack of funding, we await developments

(February 2011) – contact Thanet Council for latest news

Known to have Local History Archives

 

Ramsgate Museum

Museum closed due to lack of funding, we await developments (February 2011) – contact Thanet Council for latest news

 

Known to have Local History Archive and exhibits

 

The Guildhall Museum

The Guildhall

Sandwich

CT13 9AH

 

01304 617197

 

www.sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk

 

Local History Archive

 

Sevenoaks Museum

Buckhurst Lane

Sevenoaks

TN1 3LQ

 

01732 453118

 

www.kent.gov.uk  

 

Local History Archive

 

Tenterden Museum

Station Road

Tenterden

TN30 6NH

 

01323 411189631511

 

www.ukpages.net/kent/museum.htm  

Manual

Local History Archive

 

Whitstable Museum

5 Oxford Street

Whitstable

CT5 1DB

 

01227 276998

 

www.whitstable.museum.co.uk  

 

Local History Archive