Forge Mill Needle Museum
The Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch, Worcestershire, is a historic museum depicting Redditch's Industrial Heritage. Opened in 1983 by Queen Elizabeth II, it records how in Victorian times, Redditch was the international centre of the needle and fishing tackle industry and once produced 90% of the world's needles.Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: Industry museum in Redditch, England
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bordesley Abbey and Heart of Worcestershire College.
Bordesley Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bordesley Abbey was a 12th-century Cistercian abbey near the town of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The abbey's foundation was an act of Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, who gave the monks of Garendon Abbey in Leicestershire some more land. Bordesley Abbey is situated 600 feet north of Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Heart of Worcestershire College
College
Heart of Worcestershire College is an academic institution with campuses at Worcester, Malvern, Redditch and Bromsgrove. It was established in August 2014 on the merging of Worcester College of Technology and North East Worcestershire College. Heart of Worcestershire College is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
The Palace Theatre is a Grade II listed theatre in Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It opened in 1913 and has been primarily used as a theatre, but also as a cinema, rollerskating rink and bingo hall. Palace Theatre is situated 3,600 feet south of Forge Mill Needle Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redditch and Bordesley.
Redditch
Photo: Stub Mandrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. In 2021, the town had a population of 81,637 and the district had a population of 87,037.
Bordesley
Village
Photo: John G Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bordesley is a village north of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. Bordesley primarily comprises houses alongside the A441 Birmingham Road between Redditch and Alvechurch.
Beoley
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beoley is a small village and larger civil parish north of Redditch in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire. It adjoins Warwickshire to the east. The 2021 census gave a parish population of 984, mostly at Holt End.
Forge Mill Needle Museum
- Categories: industry museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Redditch District, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.31505° or 52° 18′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.93421° or 1° 56′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C4W8388+28OpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q5469586
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Highlights include Redditch Crematorium & Abbey Cemetery and Redditch Fire Station.
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