Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum, Victorian community museum in Woodhall Spa, England.
Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum is housed in a corrugated iron building on Iddesleigh Road and displays exhibits about how this spa town developed in the 19th century. Photographs and objects on show reveal aspects of daily life during that period.
The building was constructed in 1887 as a prefabricated home from a Boulton & Paul catalogue and housed the Wield family until the 1960s. This construction method was typical of how new building techniques were used to quickly develop spa towns during that period.
The museum holds John Wield's extensive photograph collection, which captures how people lived and worked in this Victorian spa town. These images show daily routines and social activities that defined the community's character during that era.
Visitors can handle Victorian toys and games while learning about the area's past through hands-on displays. The building is centrally located in Woodhall Spa and easy to reach on foot from the town center.
The structure is one of few remaining examples of corrugated iron construction on timber frame from the Victorian era. Its design shows how catalogue homes allowed spa towns to be built quickly and affordably.
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