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The landed gentry once dominated Sevenoaks. Many people worked in the mansion houses and surrounding grounds. Significant central Sevenoaks estates in the late 18th century

Last year, the museum was given a collection of photographs taken by the late William Harold House. There are some 300 monochrome prints and glass

An interesting item, just three centimetres in length, recently found its way to the museum through the Treasure process. This cast silver hook is engraved

Three model trains hand made by local man William George Baigent. ‘Bill’ was born 11 January 1910 at the Mount Cottages, Knockholt near Sevenoaks. He

From the humble envelope to elaborate wax seals, this post will walk you through the art and etiquette of letter sealing, using examples from the

In this post we are talking about all things Doors, so ‘break on through to the other side’ and get a sneak peek of some

Vincent New was born in Bromley. As a teenager, just after the First World War, he was sent to work on a farm in Australia,

What the duck? Sevenoaks Museum does not typically collect taxidermy, yet these eider ducks have found a home here because of their connection to a

‘Donald Double’ This teddy bear was recently gifted to the museum. It is the only teddy bear in the Sevenoaks collection. Donald Double, so the

19th century letter The museum recently received a small collection from the Sevenoaks Society. One of the items was this handwritten letter, dated 1832, from

Due to the global pandemic, tens of thousands of UK customers had their overseas travel plans cancelled in 2020. As the national lockdown is lifted,

Follow the instructions on this video to make a gas mask using household items. Watch until the end to find out more about this object.

At the end of the Second World War in 1945, focus shifted from defending to rebuilding Britain. Many homes had been destroyed in bombing raids,