The Showmans wagon was built for Tom Clarke, a travelling fairground showman, and is typical of the large 'living carriages' made in the 19th by Orton and Spooner.

The Chain Shop was originally from Colley Gate, Cradley Heath in the Black Country. It was re-constructed in 1970.

Our cruck framed barn was built during the 16th century at Cholstrey Court Farm, near Leominster in Herefordshire. The barn was rebuilt at Avoncroft in 1974.

Our Victorian Mission church is from Bringsty Common, Herefordshire. It was built in 1891, and moved to Avoncroft in 1995. The consecrated church hosts services and wedding blessings through the year.

Avoncroft Museum was approached in 1973 by Bridgnorth Civic Society to help in the distmantling of a historic Cock Pit. The new building with the historic roof was completed in 1979.

This small octagonal counting house stood in Bromsgrove Cattle market from 1853 to 1978. It was transported the 2 miles to Avoncroft in one piece in 1978.

The Museum's Dovecote is from Haselour Hall in Staffordshire. Dovecote's were built to provide pidgeons for food. This structure was built c1600, although was later heightened and clad in brick.

Forge Cottage is now the location of the Museum offices. The bulding was built in Wellington, Herefordshire in the eighteenth century, and comprised a dwelling and a working forge.

Our Cell Block, from Ledbury in Herefordshire, was distmantled in 1986 and reconstructed at Avoncroft in 1992. The block contains 3 cells, each equiped with their own ceramic flushing toilet!

The Perry Mill is a two storey brick building probably constructed between 1790 and 1810. It was built on Feckenham Road at the Hunt End, Redditch, and was in use until the late 1930's.

The Guesten Hall is a modern building crowned with a spectacular 1330's timber roof, originally built as the Guest's Hall of Worcester Cathedral. The Hall is now used for weddings and functions.

The Museum's Ice house was built c1765 at Tong Castle, in Shropshire. The castle was demolished in 1954 for the new M54, and the Ice House was saved and re-constructed at Avoncroft.

The National Telephone Kiosk Collection opened at Avoncroft in 1994 with the aid of BT. It includes examples of every type of GPO and BT telephone kiosk from the 1920's to the present day.

The Museum's Earth Closet was originally contructed in the garden of Townsend House on the outskirts of Leominster during the first half of the eighteenth century.

The Tudor Merchant's House was built in 1558 by the Lylley family of dyers. In 1962 the house was demolished, and a local group saved the timbers, leading to the first exhibit at Avoncroft in 1967.

Nail making once employed 9,000 people in Bromsgrove, now the only remaining nail makers are volunteers at Avoncroft Museum. This nailshop came to the Museum from Sidemoor in Bromsgrove.

Perry Mill..

In 1967, a large and complex multiperiod dwelling was being demolished in Wrexham. During the process important mediaeval timbers were discovered which were then saved and reconstructed at Avoncroft.

Prefab houses were built in the mid-1940's following the devastation caused by World War 2. Our Prefab is an Arcon Mark V design, and was built in 1946 at 85 Moat Lane, in Yardley, Birmingham.

The Toll House, built in 1822 at Little Malvern, was part of the Upton-upon-Severn Turnpike Trust. The building was given to Avoncroft in 1985 by the Berrington Estate.

This wagon shed, from Hanbury in Worcestershire, was built during the first half of the 18th century. During reconstruction, nails made at Avoncroft were used for the oak cladding.

The Museum's windmill is from Danzey Green in Warwickshire. The earliest recorded mill on that site was in 1560. Our mill was constructed in the mid-19th century and moved to Avoncroft in 1969.

Reg. Sherwin is a self taught woodturner who has been a resident at the Museum since 1987 in the Woodturner’s Workshop, which is designed for both teaching and demonstrating the craft.