Milestones Museum

Milestones Living History Museum
Milestones Museum, taken from the carpark
Location within Hampshire
Established 1 December 2000
Location Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Coordinates 51°15′59″N 1°06′41″W / 51.2665°N 1.1115°W / 51.2665; -1.1115Coordinates: 51°15′59″N 1°06′41″W / 51.2665°N 1.1115°W / 51.2665; -1.1115
Type Heritage centre
Public transit access Basingstoke railway station and Centre Shuttle
Website https://www.milestonesmuseum.org.uk
Milestones Museum, taken from mezzanine floor
Portsmouth electric tramcar at Milestones Museum

Milestones Museum of Living History is a museum located on the Leisure Park in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. Milestones is made up of a network of streets that have been recreated according to those found in Victorian and 1930s Hampshire.

It was opened on 1 December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh [1][2] as a joint project between Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

In the year running 2007/8 the museum received 88,338 visitors.[3]

In 2014, ownership of the Milestones Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council. [4]

Exhibits

Buildings

Features include recreations of:[5]

Road vehicles

There is a large collection of road vehicles, notably by Thornycroft and Taskers of Andover.

Railway and tramway stock

Temporary

Between February and April 2014 the museum hosted an exhibition of LEGO models of extinct animals, constructed by Bright Bricks.[6] In 2018, the exhibition returned, focusing on mythical creatures[7].

References

  1. ↑ "Sir George Young: Previous Engagements: 2000". Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "At a Meeting of Hampshire County Council held at The Castle, Winchester on Thursday, 14 December 2000 at 11.00 a.m." 14 December 2000. Archived from the original on 23 January 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  3. ↑ Katie Barnett (20 August 2008). "Visitors flocking to town museum". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Hampshire and Winchester museums and art leased to trust". BBC News. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  5. ↑ "What you'll find in Milestones Living History Museum". .hants.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Explore the LEGO Lost World Zoo at Milestones Museum". Basingstoke Gazette. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  7. ↑ https://www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/event/mythical-beasts-legendary-creatures-come-life-lego%C2%AE-bricks


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