Welcome to Lutterworth & District Museum, the home of the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Engine and where John Wycliffe completed the first translation of the Bible from Latin to English.
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE NOW OPEN TO VISITORS!!
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PATIENCE WHILE WE HAVE MADE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE MUSEUM.
OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS THE MUSEUM HAS EXPANDED AND WE NOW HAVE TWO ROOMS - ONE DEALING WITH THE GENERAL HISTORY OF LUTTERWORTH, AND A SECOND ROOM WHICH DEALS SPECIFICALLY WITH LUTTERWORTH'S INVOLVEMENT IN AVIATION.
THIS MEANS THAT WE ARE NOW ABLE TO SHOW MORE OF OUR ARTEFACTS RELATING TO SIR FRANK WHITTLE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JET ENGINE, WHILE IN THE MAIN ROOM WE NOW HAVE A REFERENCE BOOK SECTION INCLUDING BOOKS OF INTEREST TO OUR YOUNGER VISITORS.
WE ALSO HAVE A NEW FACILITY FOR VISITORS TO ACCESS ANCESTRY.CO.UK (WORLDWIDE RECORDS), AND ALSO TO BROWSE OUR LARGE COLLECTION OF MICROFICHE RECORDS.
FINALLY, WE HAVE INVESTED IN TECHNOLOGY TO ALLOW VISITORS TO BROWSE THROUGH OUR LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH IS EXPANDING ALL OF THE TIME. THIS CAN BE DONE VIA A LARGE TOUCH SCREEN - PLEASE ASK AT RECEPTION IF YOU WISH TO ACCESS THESE RECORDS.
THANKS AGIN FOR YOUR PATIENCE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
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10:30am - 3:30pm
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1:00pm - 3:30pm
Scroll Down for our Journey Through Time...
1st-4th Centuries - Evidence of Roman Settlement
450-1066 - Evidence of Saxon Village
Pre 1066 - Before the Norman invasion Lutterworth was owned by Earl Ralph of Hereford, nephew of Edward the Confessor
1086 - Lutterworth is mentioned in the Domesday Book
1170 - St Mary's Church built
1214 - Lutterworth granted its market charter by King John
1374 - John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe spent the last three years of his life in exile at Lutterworth.
During his time here and assisted by his followers including Nicholas of Hereford, John Horn and John Purvey, he completed the first translation of the bible from Latin into English in 1383.
1445 - The Greys of Groby become the owners of the Manor of Lutterworth
1509 - Churchgate School opens
1630 - Lutterworth Grammer School founded
1698 - The Clockmakers of Lutterworth
The Corrall family were famous Lutterworth clockmakers in the 18th and 19th centuries. E.J.Haswell was equally well-known in the 20th C.
We currently have 3 on display at the Museum
1733 - Sherrier School opens
1787 - Stage Coaches first travel through Lutterworth
1843 - Lutterworth Police Station
Lutterworth Police Station was built in 1843 on the junction of Leicester Road and Gilmorton Road at a cost of £731. It is believed to be the first purpose built Police Station and Magistrates’ Court in the country, and it had two cells, a walled yard, office and a Superintendent’s house,
1899 - Lutterworth Railway Station
Lutterworth Railway Station, owned by Great Central Railway, opened on 15th March 1899 and was located at the bottom of Station Road (previously Ely Lane).
We are proud to have a working N gauge model of Lutterworth Railway Station as it would have been in its prime.
1899 - Fielding Palmer Cottage Hospital is established
1940 - The Merlin Engine
Lutterworth Museum has a Merlin Engine from a Mk 1 Hurricane that was shot down in 1940. The engine is on permanent display, and we can tell you its story
1969 - Lutterworth Railway closes as part of Beeching cuts
2013 - Lutterworth Police Station closes - at the time it was the oldest operational police station in the country
There's More...
Memorabilia
Lutterworth Schools
Archaeology
Lutterworth and District Museum holds an interesting amount of memorabilia and medals from the first and second World Wars.
Lutterworth and District Museum holds an interesting amount of memorabilia and medals from the first and second World Wars.
In 2017, for the Festival of Archaeology, we decided to dig a number of test pits near Brookfield Way with a view to finding evidence of Roman occupation.
