Bruce Castle Museum

• About Bruce Castle Museum
• Mission Statement
• Loans and Donations and Bequests
• Publications for Sale
• Contact details
• Further information

About Bruce Castle Museum

Bruce Castle Museum is accredited by MLA London. The MLA's Accreditation Scheme sets national standards for UK museums.

Bruce Castle is a Grade I listed 16th Century manor house in 20 acres of parkland. William Compton - a member of Henry VIII’s court, built the oldest surviving parts of the building.

Since then the building has been modified several times by new owners including the Coleraine family. One of the wives of the 2nd Lord Coleraine is said to haunt the building.

Sir Rowland Hill's family ran a progressive school for boys at Bruce Castle during the Victorian period. Sir Rowland reformed the British postal system and became famous for introducing the Penny Post.

Bruce Castle opened as a Museum in 1906 and now houses the Borough of Haringey's local history collections and archives.

Bruce Castle Park was the first public park in Tottenham. There is a Tree Trail to follow through the park, and the park is part of the Better Haringey Walking Trail.

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Mission Statement

Bruce Castle Museum will work with local people and other partners to collect, record and care for Haringey’s unique cultural heritage and to promote the understanding and enjoyment of that heritage through access and education for all.

Key aims

1. To acquire cultural material of relevance to Haringey’s past, present and future.
2. To manage the collections and the museum to relevant local, regional and national standards.
3. To make accessible the building, collections and associated information by means of exhibitions, publications, events, education and outreach work.
4. To be relevant, responsive and accessible to all members of the community.
5. To care for Bruce Castle Museum and to develop it further as a valued community resource.
6. To contribute to the quality of life of Haringey’s residents including a contribution to the regeneration of the Tottenham area.

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Loans and Donations and Bequests to the Museum

If you are considering donating an object of local historical interest to the museum please contact the Curator. Our address, telephone number and additional contact details are given at the bottom of this page.

Registered museums seeking a loan of objects from collections held by Bruce Castle Museum are subject to agreed standards of transport, security and display. For enquiries please contact the Curator.

Publications for Sale

A list of publications about local history and associated interests for sale at Bruce Castle Museum can be found in the attached files section at the bottom of the page.
The museum also has a number of small traditional toy items and souvenirs for sale at modest prices.

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Contact details

Curator
Bruce Castle Museum
Lordship Lane
London N17 8NU

Tel: 020 8808 8772
Fax: 020 8808 4118
Email:

museum.services@haringey.gov.uk

The Museum is free to all visitors

Further information

Archives and Local History

Haringey Archives Service is also based at Bruce Castle Museum. Click here for more information about our archives and local history service.

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Attached Files

Filename	Filetype	Size
archive searchroom procedures.doc	Word	112K
reproduction charges.doc	Word	111K
local history publications list.pdf	PDF	167K
PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat reader. Please click here to download.

Useful External Links

The following links are not part of the Haringey Council website. Please read our legal disclaimer before using these links

• Access to Archives
• Information Commissioner's Office
• Freedom of Information Act 2000
• UK Inventory of War Memorials
• The Friends of Tottenham Marshes
• Map of Bruce Castle Museum and Park (from multimap.com)
• Family Records Centre
• Bruce Castle Community Excavation 2006 (Museum of London website)
• Tottenham Grammar School War Memorial photo (on Flickr website)
• Samuel South Potteries, Tottenham

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