A charming Georgian building, built as a workhouse in 1764, now filled with a rich variety of displays and objects which reflect the social and natural history of the area, its geology and archaeology.
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This Electrical Museum was opened in May 1981 by the then Chairman of Southern Electricity, John Wedgwood.
Since then the Museum has seen many changes both here and in our parent company Scottish and Southern Energy.
We thank Mr Wedgewood and h...
The remains of Christchurch Castle include parts of the mound-top keep, and more unusually the 12th-century riverside chamber block or 'Constable's House'. This very early example of domestic architecture includes a rare Norman chimney....