Bishop’s Stortford Museum
Bishop's Stortford Museum is a museum in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. It opened in 1938 as the "Rhodes' Birthplace Museum". It is housed in Netteswell House, the birthplace of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes, the financier and founder of diamond company De Beers who gave his name to Rhodesia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Mill Arts and Bishop’s Stortford railway station.
South Mill Arts
Arts center
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Mill Arts is a venue for theatre, contemporary arts and culture, and conferences in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. An adjacent 19th-century building, today Bishop's Stortford Museum, was the birthplace of Cecil Rhodes and is a centre for local history.
Bishop’s Stortford railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Stortford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, England. It is 30 miles 27 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Sawbridgeworth and Stansted Mountfitchet stations. Bishop’s Stortford railway station is situated 1,100 feet north of Bishop’s Stortford Museum.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Bishop’s Stortford Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishop’s Stortford and Little Hallingbury.
Bishop’s Stortford
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Stortford is an historic market town in Hertfordshire. The historic core of Stortford is covered by a Conservation Area, with 105 heritage-listed buildings.
Little Hallingbury
Hamlet
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Hallingbury is a village and a civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It lies 2 miles south of the centre of Bishop's Stortford, its post town, which is over the county boundary in Hertfordshire. Little Hallingbury is situated 2 miles south of Bishop’s Stortford Museum.
Spellbrook
Hamlet
Spellbrook is a hamlet in Hertfordshire, situated between Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth. Spellbrook is situated 2 miles south of Bishop’s Stortford Museum.
Bishop’s Stortford Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: local museum in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England incorporating the Rhodes birthplace
- Categories: biographical museum, local museum, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bishop’s Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86343° or 51° 51′ 48″ northLongitude
0.16399° or 0° 9′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9F32V577+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 12549119775OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q26630926
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In Other Languages
“Bishop’s Stortford Museum” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Museo de Bishop’s Stortford y Casa natal de Rhodes”
- “Bishop’s Stortford Museum”
- “Rhodes‘ Birthplace Museum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Havers Park Bowls Club and Wilson Close Play Area.
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Explore places such as Howard Banks Cars and Rhodes Arts Complex.
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