The Lanman Museum

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Housed within Framlingham Castle, the Lanman Museum collection includes artefacts relating to all aspects of daily life in Framlingham, UK, over many centuries. The museum is a charity independent of English Heritage who manage the Castle, but is generally open whenever the Castle is open, see Castle opening times.  More information on access here.  To make a donation to the museum click here.  Latest news here.

Search the Lanman Museum collection here.

No snow in Framlingham at the moment, but here are some pictures of snow in the past, mostly from the Framlinham Historical Photo Archive. Also included in this selection is a WWI Christmas Card from the 108th Light AA regiment of the Royal Artiliary (from the Watling Collection in the museum).

Milley Nixie and Nellie Brunning of Mount Pleasant Farm on their delivery round, c.1925. Milk was sold from the churn for 2 1/2d (c.1 new penny) a pint, along with eggs and butter from the basket below.
Snowy conditions around the Market Hill, possibly 1970s
Well Close Square c.1905 after a heavy fall of snow.
This RAF lorry crashed on the Broadwater bridge in snowy conditions, c.1947
Clearing the snow in 1963
World War I Christmas Card from the 108th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artilliary. From the Watling Collection.
Playing in the snow below the Castle walls, Winter 2009-10
Crown Hotel open despite the snow, Winter 2009-10
News

The clock from the former Regal Cinema has recently been given to the museum.  New Pictorial Tour of the Museum.  Is the Lanman Museum even better than the Castle?  See this extract from a Times review.  Other news from the Museum here.

Some of the museum can be explored here online (click the images below), and more will be added (see also the menus above):

Framlingham’s railway

Sir Henry Thompson

Queen Mary

Clocks

Framlingham Pageant

The Regal Cinema

Framlingham then and now

Framlingham at War

Art and Photography

On the Land

Leisure

Church & Chapel

(under construction)

Education

(under construction)

 

There is also a large searchable collection of historic photographs of Framlingham at the Framlingham Historical Photo Archive and see also the Framlingham Then and Now page on this site.

Here are some pictures from our Instagram page:

For contact details see the Contact page. Please do get in touch with any comments or queries. Can you help us? See here.

The Lanman Museum, Framlingham Castle, Church Street, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 9BP, UK. More information: see About the Museum.