First Garden City Heritage Museum 
     First Garden City Heritage Museum
296 Norton Way South
Letchworth Garden City
SG6 1SU
Hertfordshire
England 
 
 
Collection details
Decorative and Applied Art , Design , Social History
 
Facilities
 
 
 
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School and group visits can be catered for, and talks are available. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Public car parks at Hillshott and Gernon Road are both within 5 minutes walk of the museum.
 
 
 
 
Contact details
General information (Tel) : 01462 482710
General information (Fax) : 01462 486056
E-mail : fgchm@letchworth.com
Website : www.letchworthgc.com/placestovisit/history/gardencityheritagemu seum.html 
 
Open
Monday to Saturday, 10am - 5pm
 
 
Closed
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
 
 
Admission charges
Residents: 50p
Non-Residents: £1.00
Students: 50p
Under 16’s: FREE
 
 
Description
Ebenezer Howard, founder of Letchworth Garden City, had a vision that would end the poverty and slums suffered by so many in the late Victorian era. Howard dreamed of 'Garden Cities' - a combination of the good things from town and country and where the profits from the town would be used to benefit the ordinary townspeople.
 
Collections description
The First Garden City Heritage Museum tells the story of the Garden City Movement from its origins to the present day. It is housed in a beautiful and unique building designed in 1907 by the architect Barry Parker. You can visit Barry Parker's office, filled with beautiful hand-made Arts and Crafts furniture. Our temporary exhibitions programme explores the social history of Letchworth, the worlds first Garden City. 
 
 
 
Events
A Very Crafty Christmas  Event
 
 
 
General Information
Pre-booking service for groups
 
General Education
Education facilities available
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