Avoncroft Museum of Historic BuildingsThe Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings is an open-air industrial and architectural museum located in Stoke Heath, a district of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Opened in 1967, the museum was conceived following the dismantling of a of a 15th century timber-framed house in Bromsgrove to provide a location for its reconstruction. The museum is centered around a collection of buildings which have been relocated from their original sites and restored. It also contains the largest collection of telephone kiosks in the UK, complete with a fully working analogue telephone exchange, as well as a fully functional windmill.References |
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