Maidstone, The Museum (Chillington Manor) 1892
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Maidstone Museum occupies the former home of the Wyatts, Chillington Manor House, a splendid red brick Tudor house. This view is taken from Brenchley Gardens, an oasis of peace and quiet near the very heart of town. The gardens were given to Maidstone in 1873 by Julius Lucius Brenchley. There is a Victorian bandstand at which concerts are still given on Sunday afternoons in summer.

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Memories of Maidstone, the Museum (Chillington Manor) 1892

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Maidstone, The Museum (Chillington Manor) 1892

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I believe my great uncle Edward Goodwin of Canon Court, Wateringbury, donated his Butterfly and Moth Collection to the Maidstone Museum on his death in 1934. Since that time I think the museum was burnt down, and of course, the butterfly collection too.