As I mentioned in yesterdays post, back at the beginning of August I took a trip to visit Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, which is situated in Worcestershire (that’s pronounced “wustersher” for any non-UK folks that are reading) in the West Midlands.
The trip was a get together of photographers form an online forum that I’m a member of. There were only three of us present – well, four actually, but the other person arrived separately and we somehow managed to miss each other for the entire time we were there!), and after some introductions – it was the first time we’d met in “real” life, we spent a few hours wandering around the place taking photographs.
The museum opened in 1967 to provide a location for the reconstruction of a 15th-century timber-framed house which had been carefully dismantled in Bromsgrove in 1962. The site is an open air collection of now over 30 buildings that have been rescued from demolition and rebuilt on the site. It was the first open air museum in England.
As usual, I spent more time looking for photographs than I did finding out about the different buildings, but I’ve added a few notes about some of the structures below where I have them…
This dovecote was originally located at Haselour Hall Manor, Staffordshire and was constructed in the early 17th century.
The windmill originates from Danzey Green, Warwickshire.
This 16th threshing barn was originally located at a farm in Cholstrey, Herefordshire.
Known locally as the ‘iron church’ or tin church’, this church was built in the parish of Whitbourne, Herefordshire, in 1891. This type of inexpensive kit-built church were built in newly established industrial areas, and isolated rural and coastal locations to promote Christianity and combat non-conformism.
Nikon F80 & Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (shot at 200asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken 1 August 2026.
