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Welcome to Vestry House Museum
Vestry House Museum presents the history of Waltham Forest. Attractively located in the Grade II listed Vestry House, the Museum can be found in the delightful historic Walthamstow Village. Originally built as a workhouse in 1730, Vestry House has since been a police station and a private house, before it opened as a Museum in 1931.
Vestry House Museum houses Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library. It is also home to an award-winning public garden.
Waltham forest archives and local studies library stocktaking closure 2011
The Searchroom will close at 5pm on Saturday 3 December. It will re-open at 10am on Thursday 22 December.
Temporary closure is necessary to allow us to undertake stocktaking work in order to improve the availability of our holdings.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Opening times
Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm
Pre-booked groups and school visits also welcome on Tuesdays.
Entry is free.
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Vestry House Museum
Vestry Road
Walthamstow E17 9NH
Tel 020 8496 4391
Email vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
