Museum Exhibits and Displays
We are in the process of
building our permanent displays telling the story of Chatteris.
The story so far is:
In The Main
Display Room you can enter the pulpit and read about the Churches of
Chatteris.
There is a magnificent oak fireplace from a
now demolished grand old building and our unusual Town Stocks!
The Barn - in this area you can see all types of tools
and implements used by the workers on the land around Chatteris.
Transport - in this area you can see various types of memorabilia
from the old Chatteris Railway Station alongside a penny-farthing bicycle and a
boneshaker bicycle. There are also police and fire service items, together with
the dock and cell door from the old magistrate’s court. There is usually a
local historical video to watch as well.
The Shop - in this area
there are many items from various shops of the past including a delivery boy’s
bike and old enamel advertisements.
Like most
museums, we are constantly changing and updating our displays and the
artefacts, documents and photographs within them. Also, like most museums, we have more things
in storage than we have on display, so it is essential that we keep rotating
these items.
The Upstairs Gallery is used for
temporary displays and exhibitions. We often try to link these displays to
topical subjects and anniversaries.
Arts and Crafts exhibitions by local
artists and crafts people are a feature of Festival Week and
December.
