The Old Bell Museum

The Old Bell Museum
General information
Type	Museum, inn
Address	3-5 Arthur Street
Town or city	Montgomery, Powys
Country	Wales
Coordinates	52°33′38″N 3°08′56″W
Owner	Montgomery Civic Society
Technical details
Material	Half-timbered
Website
www.oldbellmuseum.org.uk

The Old Bell Museum is a former 16th-century inn, converted into a museum and run by volunteers from the Montgomery Civic Society of Powys.[1][2][3] The half-timbered building contains eleven rooms of various local exhibits, including information on the architecture of the building itself.[4] Originally opened as the Old Bell Hotel, it served as a temperance hotel catering to teetotal visitors visiting Montgomery [5]

The Old Bell Museum was awarded "Accredited Museum" status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council of Wales (MLA) in February 2009 and re-accredited in 2013.[6]

References

1. "Things to do". Montgomery-wales.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
2. "Old Bell Museum". Visitmidwales. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
3. Hunter, David (21 July 2011). Offa's Dyke Path: A journey through the border country of England and Wales. Cicerone Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-84965-388-6. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
4. "Old Bell Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
5. Parker, Mike (2011). Real Powys. Seren. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-85411-553-9.
6. "List of Accredited Museums in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, May 2015" (xlsx). Arts Council England. May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

External links

• Official website