49866
The Stockwood Discovery Centre in Luton, Bedfordshire.
It opened in 1986 as the Stockwood Craft Museum, before being renamed after a £6 million redevelopment in 2007 by charitable trust Luton Culture.
The centre displays collections of local social history, archaeology, geology, and rural crafts. It also houses the biggest collection of horse-drawn carriages in Europe, the Mossman Collection.
The external part of the Discovery Centre features extensive gardens. The Period Gardens, ranging from the Elizabethan Knot Garden to the Dig for Victory Garden, were created by Luton Council from the mid-1980s onwards.
The redevelopment included the building of the Sensory Garden, World Garden and Medicinal Garden. It is one of the few places in the country where the work of acclaimed artist Ian Hamilton Finlay can be seen on permanent display.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockwood_Discovery_Centre
49866
The Stockwood Discovery Centre in Luton, Bedfordshire.
It opened in 1986 as the Stockwood Craft Museum, before being renamed after a £6 million redevelopment in 2007 by charitable trust Luton Culture.
The centre displays collections of local social history, archaeology, geology, and rural crafts. It also houses the biggest collection of horse-drawn carriages in Europe, the Mossman Collection.
The external part of the Discovery Centre features extensive gardens. The Period Gardens, ranging from the Elizabethan Knot Garden to the Dig for Victory Garden, were created by Luton Council from the mid-1980s onwards.
The redevelopment included the building of the Sensory Garden, World Garden and Medicinal Garden. It is one of the few places in the country where the work of acclaimed artist Ian Hamilton Finlay can be seen on permanent display.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockwood_Discovery_Centre