The Old Bell Museum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Old Bell Museum |
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| 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 / 52.56067°N 3.14892°WCoordinates: 52°33′38″N 3°08′56″W / 52.56067°N 3.14892°W |
| Owner | Montgomery Civic Society |
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| Material | Half-timbered |
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. The half-timbered building contains eleven rooms of various local exhibits, including information on the architecture of the building itself. The building was originally opened as the Old Bell Hotel, and was a temperance hotel fashioned for teetotal visitors visiting Montgomery
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.
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