Yate Heritage Centre, part of Yate Town Council
Yate & District Heritage Centre is a fully accredited museum which, as part of Yate Town Council, serves all our local communities.
The Centre was created in 1995 to provide facilities for displaying aspects of Yate’s past history and for providing archive and research facilities for the storage of artefacts, documents, maps and photographs relevant to Yate.
In 2000, the Centre was relocated to a new venue next to St Mary’s Church; the site of former stables dating from the 1840’s, behind the historic White Lion Pub.
Yate Town Council funded and supported the creation of the purpose-built exhibition galleries and a workroom which houses the archive and also provides storage space.
Local History Collections
At the heart of the work of the Heritage Centre are the local history collections. Currently, the Centre possesses a collection of over 3,000 objects; these include a permanent collection of significant local artefacts as well as photographs, maps and oral history recordings.
The Heritage Centre can also boast important local history collections including the Creda Archive linked to the Parnall industrial site, the Harries collection of Newman photographs and repositories linked to local historians past and present.
Yate Heritage Centre is committed to providing the public with regularly changing exhibitions and events, which prove stimulating and accessible.
Since 2000, the Centre has produces a myriad of local history displays covering and reflecting the industrial, archaeological and community history of the area. The majority of projects have involved local people and school children.
Similarly, local historical and community groups have produced their own local history exhibitions at the Heritage Centre which has provided the change for local people to showcase their find art, craft and photographic work in the galleries.
Where to find us
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