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Desborough Heritage Centre 16
The centre reveals 2000 years of heritage, starting with the famous Iron Age Desborough Mirror
(100 BC), Romans in the Ise Valley, and the Anglo-Saxon Desborough Necklace (c.670AD). See how rich they are in 19th and 20th century industries (silk, shoes, corsetry), together with all the developing town’s domestic and social history.
Contact
72 Station Road,
Desborough NN14 2RS
01536 765734 or 01536 763916 desheritage@btconnect.com
Desborough Heritage Centre www.desboroughheritagecentre.co.uk
Admission
Free
Talks/tours offered
• Guided tours and groups by arrangement
Opening
Monday to Saturday, 10am- 12.30pm and 2pm-4pm. Closed bank holidays.
Earls Barton Museum
A small volunteer run museum based in a bedroom above the local gift and coffee shop ‘Jeyes of Earls Barton’. It depicts the lifestyle and industry of days gone by through objects donated by local families.
Contact
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• Guided walks of Earls Barton for pre-arranged groups
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26-28 The Square,
Earls Barton NN6 0NA
01604 811735 earlsbartonmuseum@hotmail.co.uk
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Earls Barton Museum:Village Life Through The Lens
Opening
Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm. Closed bank holidays.
Admission
Free
Talks/tours offered
