New Exhibits for 2010

• The History of Ashford Fire Brigade
• 100 Years Celebration of the Girl Guides
• Fascinating Finds - A collection of artefacts unearthed by an Ashford metal detectorist.
• Photographs of Ashford 1940's-1980's

Permanent Displays

As well as our new exhibits, we also have a variety of permanent displays which are devoted to Ashford's history.

• Ashford's Lost Businesses

• Development of Ashford - 18th to 21st centuries      

• Ashford Tapestry

• The Ashford Litter

• Geological material from the local area

• Archaeological items including Roman and Anglo-Saxon artefacts

• Ashford as an important market town from the 13th to the 21st century

• Churches and Schools

• Local transport including Ashford Railway Works

• Fire and Medical Services since Victorian times

• War-time Ashford includes many displays of Ashford as a 'front-line town' during World War Two

• World War One Great Chart Collection

• Domestic life from Victorian times

• Local businesses and industry from the past

• Ashford Borough in the 21st century

• Ashford Fire Brigade

Ashford's Old Buildings

Also a short video presentation giving a background to the Museum and some of the old buildings, which still exist in the Ashford area, is shown during normal opening hours and can also be seen here: