About the Heritage Centre
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Vintage car comes home to Maidenhead
The 101-yr old GWK car built in Maidenhead has come home – to Maidenhead Heritage Centre, where it is attracting a great deal …
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Online Lectures
If you missed any of the lectures since May 2020 you can request a recording by emailing us at info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk. Here is a …
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Spitfire Simulator Experience
‘Amazing experience in a lovely museum. ****stars. Excellent!’ G.D. from Hawkinge (Kent), 17 February 2023 We are open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am …
Online Exhibitions
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Littlewick Green
Ruth Bowler, Custodian of the David Jarvis Collection, has selected a range of historical images and provided a commentary which confirms Littlewick Green …
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Let’s celebrate!
The people of Maidenhead like a celebration, and have been marking coronations, jubilees and royal weddings for many a year – as well …
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Jewel of the Thames
We’ve prepared a set of slides as an introduction to Maidenhead’s fascinating history from the earliest times. You can view the whole exhibition …
From The Hall of Fame
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Battle of Britain VC learned to fly in Maidenhead
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Sir Nicholas Winton
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George Edward Wade 1853 – 1933
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Stirling Moss
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Amy Johnson CBE
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Julian Grenfell
Online Exhibitions
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Women in Green
In 1937 Britain introduced Air Raid Precautions (ARP) because of the threat of aerial bombing. Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, set up the …
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WW2 Posters
During the Second World War (1939-1945), posters were used to get across basic messages to the public. How many of these posters do …
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Town Centre 1964
These photographs are part of a collection believed to have been taken by Gordon Slater, Chairman of Maidenhead Civic Society, in 1964. Gordon …
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All the World’s a Stage
Opened 23rd February 2020 All the World’s a Stage was the exhibition running when Maidenhead Heritage Centre closed for the Covid-19 outbreak. Photographs …
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Memories of D-Day
Twenty local people were interviewed in 1994 (the 50th anniversary of D-Day) to share their memories, whether on the beaches, at sea with …
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Skindles
Our online exhibition tells the story of “Skindles” and the central role it has played for over 150 years in the fashionable Maidenhead …
Visiting
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Visitors’ comments
We welcome your comments, whether on TripAdvisor, Facebook, Google, email or in the visitors’ book on the front desk. Please contact us directly …
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School & Group Visits
We offer a range of workshops for KS1 and KS2 that can be delivered at the museum or in your classroom. Workshop …
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Visit the centre
This page covers our opening times, how to find Maidenhead Heritage Centre and accessibility information. Our opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday from …