Milestones Museum

Coordinates: 51°15′59″N 1°06′41″W / 51.2665°N 1.1115°W / 51.2665; -1.1115

Milestones
Milestones Museum, taken from the carpark
Established	01 December 2000
Location	Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Type	Heritage centre
Public transit access	Basingstoke railway station and Centre Shuttle
Website	http://www.milestones-museum.com/

Milestones Museum, taken from mezzanine floor

Milestones Museum is a museum located in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. It is made up of a network of streets that have been recreated on those found in Victorian and 1930s Hampshire.

It was opened on 01 December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh ^[1][2] as a joint project between Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.^[3]

Features include recreations of:

• a Victorian public house
• a Victorian railway station
• a Victorian Ironmonger
• a Victorian terraced house
• a 1930s town with shops
  • Sweet shop
  • Toy shop (with original toys)
  • Record and television shop (including original equipment)

There is a large collection of road vehicles, notably by Thornycroft and Taskers of Andover.

References

1. ^ "Sir George Young: Previous Engagements: 2000". http://www.sirgeorgeyoung.org.uk/diarypast.cfm?selectyear=2000. Retrieved 06 March 2009. 
2. ^ "At a Meeting of Hampshire County Council held at The Castle, Winchester on Thursday, 14 December 2000 at 11.00 a.m.". 14 December 2000. http://www.hants.gov.uk/scrmxn/c31361.html. Retrieved 06 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Milestones Living History Museum, Basingstoke". http://www.hants.gov.uk/architecture/milestones.html. Retrieved 06 March 2009. 

External links

• Official website