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| Established | 7 December 2007 |
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| Location | Cage Lane inThetford,Norfolk |
| Coordinates | 52°24′47″N0°45′02″E / 52.412934°N 0.750606°E /52.412934; 0.750606 |
| Type | Dad's Army |
| Website | http://dadsarmythetford.org.uk/ |
TheDad's Army Museum is a museum located in Cage Lane inThetford inNorfolk, England, dedicated to theBBC comedy seriesDad's Army.[1] Many of the outdoor locations were filmed in the local area. The museum is housed in the old fire station at the rear ofThetford Guildhall, which itself stood in forWalmington-on-Sea Town Hall in several of the episodes.
It is run by volunteers who, throughout the year, attend many 1940s events in East Anglia withJones' Van.
Thetford Guildhall, where the museum is based, featured in the 1972 episode "Time On My Hands", in which a GermanLuftwaffe pilot dangled from the clock tower when his parachute became caught in the clock's hands. The Guildhall was also used in a 1974 episode, "The Captain's Car".[2]
The Dad's Army Museum was opened byDad's Army co-writerDavid Croft on Friday, 7 December 2007,[3] and includes a reconstruction ofCaptain Mainwaring's church hall office, several display areas, a shop and the Marigold Tea Room.[4] The museum displays many unique photographs (many from the collection of theDad's Army Appreciation Society) along with other memorabilia and items connected with the series.[5]
Uniforms on display include a replica of the red, be-medalled full dress uniform worn byLance-Corporal Jones in the series, and others worn by theHome Guard.[6]
In December 2012, the museum bought the original Ford BB van used asJones' butcher's van in the series for £63,100, including the premium.[7][8][9] Because of limited space in the Dad's Army Museum, the van went on display at the nearbyCharles Burrell Museum in March 2013 following a period of restoration.[10][11]
