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Historic craftsmanship is not only about how things were built. It is also about how people made their surroundings beautiful. From the colours that filled medieval churches and manuscripts to…

Historic buildings are more than timber frames, old walls and impressive architecture. Look closely and they reveal the work of countless skilled craftspeople. Brickmakers and bricklayers built walls and chimneys.…

For centuries, craftspeople have looked to the landscape around them for the materials they need. Wood, willow and stone might seem simple, everyday materials, but in skilled hands they can…

A family's lifelong connection with the Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester, has inspired a new interactive play experience for visitors, thanks to a generous legacy donation celebrating decades of…

At the Weald & Downland Living Museum, we believe history should be accessible to everyone. For more than fifty years, the Museum has been dedicated to rescuing historic buildings, preserving…

There is a moment in the year when the world seems to pause. The sun climbs higher than it will at any other time, the days stretch long into the…

Becky White's connection to Weald & Downland Living Museum is not a simple story. It has roots that go back to childhood, threads that run through her family, and a…

Les first came to the museum as a visitor, drawn by a straightforward love of history and the kind of place that makes the past feel present and real. Something…

Some relationships with a place develop slowly, deepening over time until they become something central to a person's life. Martin Downey's relationship with Weald & Downland Living Museum is one…

Julie Peachy came to Weald & Downland Living Museum at the start of 2019, at a point in her life when she was looking for something to give her days…

There's a particular kind of person who becomes a volunteer at Weald & Downland Living Museum. They tend to be curious, enthusiastic, and deeply connected to the stories that the…

When one of our volunteers, Debbie Wallace retired, the world had ground to a halt. Lockdown had closed doors across the country, and with it, the usual routes into a…