The Swinford Museum is a small
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
in the village of
Filkins
Filkins is a village in the civil parish of Filkins and Broughton Poggs, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about southwest of Carterton, Oxfordshire, Carterton.
Churches Church of England
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, west
Oxfordshire
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,
England
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.
The collection covers local domestic, agricultural, trade and craft tools. The museum is housed in a 17th-century cottage.
It was founded by George Swinford in 1931, hence the name, with the help of Sir
Stafford Cripps
Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (24 April 1889 – 21 April 1952) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician, barrister, and diplomat.
A wealthy lawyer by background, Cripps first entered Parliament at a 1931 Bristol East by-election ...
.
See also
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List of museums in Oxfordshire
This list of museums in Oxfordshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artis ...
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Museum of Oxford
The Museum of Oxford (MOX) is a history museum in Oxford, England, covering the history of Oxford and its people. The museum includes both permanent and temporary displays featuring artefacts relating to Oxford's history from prehistoric times ...
References
External links
Swinford Museum website
1931 establishments in England
Museums established in 1931
History museums in Oxfordshire
Biographical museums in Oxfordshire
Agricultural museums in England
Rural history museums in England
West Oxfordshire District
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