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| Established | 1931; 94 years ago (1931) |
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| Location | London,E17 United Kingdom |
| Type | Local History, Public Archives |
| Owner | Waltham Forest Council |
| Public transit access |   Walthamstow Central |
| Website | www |
Vestry House Museum is a history museum inWalthamstow focusing on the heritage of the local area. The collection includes various artefacts dating from theVictorian era to the 20th century, including numerous archived documents and photographs.[1]
Vestry House was originally built as aworkhouse and was later used as a police station and also as private housing (amongst the exhibits is a replica police cell demonstrating one of the building's previous uses). The building became a museum in 1931.[1][2]
On permanent display in the museum is the Bremer Car, the first British motor car with aninternal combustion engine, which was built byFrederick Bremer (1872–1941) in a workshop at the back of his family home in Connaught Road, Walthamstow. The car first ran in 1892 and was donated to the museum by Bremer in 1933.[3]
In 2023, the museum began a revitalisation led by architects Studio Weave.[4][5]
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