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Museums in England (T-Z)
A highly idiosyncratic list of both public and commercial places to visit, based on the exacting criteria of whatever I think might be fun. There are, of course, thousands of museums big and small throughout the UK. What's your favourite?

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 Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
  

A museum of historic aircraft housed at an old RAF base at Tangmere, near Chichester. RAF Tangmere was opened in 1916 and served as a frontline fighter base in WWII and later as home to several world speed record attempts.
nr Chichester, Tangmere, West Sussex, England, PO20 2ES

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Phone: 01243 790 090
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 Tank Museum
  

This is, quite simply, the largest collection of tanks in the world (at least, in a non-military setting!)
Bovington, Dorset, England, BH20 6JG

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Tank Museum
Email: info@tankmuseum.org
Phone: 01929 405 096
Fax: 01929 405 360
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 Tate St Ives
  

A branch of the Tate Gallery in London, Tate St. Ives recognises the unique contributions of the St. Ives area to the heritage of art in Britain, particularly in the 20th century.
St Ives, Cornwall, England, TR26 1TG

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: by Porthmeor Beach in St Ives
Website: Tate St Ives
Email: information@tate.org.uk
Phone: 01736 796 226
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 Tenterden and District Museum
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Tenterden and District Museum A small museum preserving artefacts of local life for Tenterden and area. The museum is housed in a small weatherboarded house, a short stroll away from the depot of the Tenterden historic railway line.
Station Road, Tenterden, Kent, England, TN30 6HN

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: On Station Road, immediately behind the paid parking lot.

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 The Arthurian Centre
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The Arthurian Centre A fascinating museum based around one of the traditional sites of King Arthur's last battle. According to tradition, Arthur fought his last, fatal battle with Mordred at a site called Camlann. Is this the batlefield site? Well, perhaps. That possibility is enhanced with the fact that at the centre of the 20 acre site lies King Arthur's Stone, an inscribed 6th century memorial stone on the banks of the River Camel.
Slaughterbridge, Camelford, Cornwall, England, PL32 9TT

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: On the B3314 at Slaughterbridge. Signposted off the A39. Free parking. Admission fee for entry. Seasonal entry.
Website: The Arthurian Centre
Phone: 01840 213947
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 The Collection
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The Collection A modern museum tracing the rich history of Lincolnshire through hands-on exhibits. Visitors can view archaeological finds from prehistory, Roman Lincoln, and the medieval period, right up to the modern day. Located immediately beside the Usher Gallery.
Danes Terrace, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN2 1LP

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: A very short walk from Lincoln High Street and the Cathedral Quarter. Parking at Broadgate and Flaxengate car parks (charge applies).
Email: thecollection@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1522 550990
Fax: +44(0)1522 550991
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 The Dinosaur Museum
  

The only museum in Britain dedicated to dinosaurs, the award-winning Dorchester Dinosaur Museum is a treat, especially for children. The museum combines life-sized models of dinosaurs with actual fossils to create an enjoyable hands-on educationalk experience. Audio visual and computer displays tell the story of the giant lizards and what the earth was like millions of years ago.
Icen Way, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT1 1EW

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: off the High Street
Website: The Dinosaur Museum
Email: info@thedinosaurmuseum.com
Phone: 01305 269 880
Fax: 01305 268 885
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 The Regency Town House
  

The Regency Town House is a lovely early 19th century building, located on Brunswick Square in Hove. This Grade I listed house was rescued from the modern rebuilding which affected many of its historic neighbours. It stands as a wonderful example of elegant Regency architecture, and a reminder of a way of life that has disappeared.
13 Brunswick Square, Hove, East Sussex, England, BN3 1EH

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: The Regency Town House
Phone: 01273 206306
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 The Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum
  

A fascinating museum detailing the maritime history of the Isle of Wight, with displys of historic shipwrecks, diving gear, and maritime memorabilia. Also at this location is a new Lifeboat museum tracing the heritage of the RNLI on the Isle of Wight.
Arreton Barns Complex, Arreton, Isle of Wight, England

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: At Arreton, on the Sandown to Newport road
Website: The Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum
Email: museum@iowight.com
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 Time and Tide Museum
  

A popular museum detailing Great Yarmouth's rich maritime history. The museum is located in a converted Victorian factory originally used for curing herring. The museum tries to recreate eras that illustrate Great Yarmouth's heritage; explore a fisherman's house and peer inside a Victorian 'Row'.
Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, NR30 3BX

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: Fee charged. Discounts for English Heritage members.
Website: Time and Tide Museum
Phone: 01493 743930
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 Tullie House Museum
  

This award-winning museum traces the turbulent history of the city of Carlisle and the border regions through interactive displays and audio-visual aids. From the Roman invasion, the building of Hadrian's Wall, and the years of the Border Rievers, the museum examines the history, archaeology, and social history of the Carlisle area. The art gallery houses exhibitions of fine and decorative arts, including an extensive Pre-Raphaelite collection, and changing exhibits of contemporary artists from all across the country.
Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, CA3 8TP

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: in city centre between the castle and the cathedral
Website: Tullie House Museum
Email: enquiries@tulliehouse.co.uk
Phone: 01228 534 781
Fax: 01228 810 249
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 Tunnels Through Time
  

This exhibition shows the lifestyle of the early inhabitants of the Newquay area, through a recreation of 5th century iron-mining and living conditions.
St Michael's Road, Newquay, Cornwall, England

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: around the corner from the TIC
Website: Tunnels Through Time
Email: info@tunnelsthroughtime.co.uk
Phone: 01637 873 379
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 Tutankhamun Exhibition
  

A little bit of Ancient Egypt in the heart of Hardy Country! The Tutankhamun Exhibition is a meticulously crafted recreation of the original Tutankhamun artefacts found when the pharoah's tomb was reopened in the early 20th century. The artefacts are displayed in an authentic model of the tomb chamber, as it looked in 1922 when archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed it.
High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT1 1UW

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Tutankhamun Exhibition
Phone: 01305 269 571
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 Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology
  

Part of the University of Reading Classics Department, the museum houses one of the largest collections of Greek and Roman artefacts in Britain, with an emphasis on Greek and Etruscan ceramics and terracottas. As well, there is a collection of Egyptian antiquities dating from Pre-dynastic to the Roman period. Displays are rotated regularly.
Department of Classics, University of Reading, Whiteknights Reading, Berkshire, England, RG6 6AA

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: on the ground floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences building, off Queen's Drive
Website: Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology
Phone: 0118 378 6661
Fax: 0118 378 8919
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 Usher Gallery
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Usher Gallery A modern museum tracing the rich history of Lincolnshire through hands-on exhibits. Visitors can view archaeological finds from prehistory, Roman Lincoln, and the medieval period, right up to the modern day. Located immediately beside the Usher Gallery.
Danes Terrace, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN2 1LP

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: A very short walk from Lincoln High Street and the Cathedral Quarter. Parking at Broadgate and Flaxengate car parks (charge applies).
Email: thecollection@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1522 550990
Fax: +44(0)1522 550991
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 Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum
  

The extensive zoological collection of Lord Rothschild was opened to the public in 1892, and is now administered by the Natural History Museum. Over 4000 species may be seen, from around the world, in a seies of 6 galleries. "Bizarre, rare and beautiful"!
Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, England, HP23 6AP

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: quarter mile S of the High Street
Website: Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum
Phone: 020 7942 6171
Fax: 020 7942 6150
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 Wandle Industrial Museum
  

A riverside museum reflecting the rich heritage of of the Wandle Valley. It displays evidence which establishes that the River Wandle was, in its day, the most industrialised river in Europe. Exhibitions concentrate on two of the Wandle's better known industries, namely the snuff and tobacco and textile industries.
The Vestry Hall Annexe, London Road Mitcham, Surrey, England, CR4 3UD

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: on A217
Email: office@wandle.org
Phone: 020 8648 0127
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 Weald and Downland Open Air Museum
  

Over 35 historic buildings rescued from demolition have been carefully dismantled and reconstructed in this fascinating site. A medieval farmstead, complete with furniture and livestock, a watermill, and a Tudor market hall. Hands-on exhibits of building materials and techniques.
Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO18 0EU

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: 6 m N Chichester, on A260
Website: Weald and Downland Open Air Museum
Email: office@wealddown.co.uk,
Phone: 01243 811363
Fax: 01243 811475
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 Wedgwood Visitor Centre
  

If this is Staffordshire, it must be time for another pottery museum. See the first pottery Josiah Wedgwood made way back in 1759, take a tour of the works, try your hand at "throwing" a pot, and buy a bargain in the factory "seconds" shop.
Barlaston, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England, ST12 9ES

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: off A34
Website: Wedgwood Visitor Centre
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 Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre
  

How can you pass this up? Wensleydale's world-famous cheese has a museum tracing the development of the cheese from monastic times to the present, a viewing gallery so you can look in as the cheese is prepared, free tasting, and a fine cheese shop.
Gayle Lane, Hawes, Yorkshire, England, DL8 3RN

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: off A684
Website: Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre
Email: creamery@wensleydale.co.uk
Phone: 01969 667664
Fax: 01969 667638
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 West Berkshire Museum
  

Housed in two historic buildings, the Jacobean Cloth Hall and the Granary, which dates to the early 18th century. There are a fascinating mix of local and worldwide exhibits, divided into 10 galleries. Among the galleries are those devoted to the locally produced Newbury Coat, Hot Air Ballooning, the English Civil War, and the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Wharf Street, Newbury, Berkshire, England, RG14 5AS

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: Just off the A339.
Email: info@westberks.gov.uk
Phone: 01635 519 231
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 Westonzoyland Pumping Station
  

An engine house dating to 1830-s hoses the oldest working steam-powered drainage pump on the Somerset Levels. The museum features steam pumps and stationery steam engines as well as a narrow-gauge railway.
Hoopers Lane, Westonzoyland, nr Bridgwater, Somerset, England, TA7 0LS

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: one mile from Westonzoyland towards Burrowbridge
Website: Westonzoyland Pumping Station
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 Whipple Museum of the History of Science
  

Founded in 1944, the Whipple Museum covers all branches of scientific endeavour - a tall order indeed! The museum disaplays scientific instruments, models, photographs, and artifacts relating to scientific exploration and discovery, including instruments used at the University as far back as the 16th century.
Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 3RH

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Email: hps-whipple-museum@lists.cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 330 906
Fax: 01223 334 554
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 Whitehall
  

An unpretensious white house dating to the Tudor period. See the Tudor fireplace and bread ovens, the Stuart 'Grafitti' door, Georgian wallpaper, and Victorian rooms with displays about the Killick family, who inhabited Whitehall for over 200 years.
1 Malden Road, Cheam, Surrey, England, SM3 8QD

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: on A2043
Website: Whitehall
Email: curators@whitehallcheam.fsnet.co.uk
Phone: 020 8643 1236
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 William Herschel Museum
  

If you are interested in astronomy, this is the place to go in Bath. This Georgian townhouse was the home of the astronomer William Herschel and the site of his 1781 discovery of the planet Uranus which doubled the size of the then-known solar system.
19 New King Street, Bath, Somerset, England, BA1 2BL

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: William Herschel Museum
Email: admin@bptrust.org.uk
Phone: 01225 446 865
Fax: 01225 446 865
Bath Preservation Trust
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 Winchelsea Court Hall Museum
  

A museum of local life, housed in a building that dates at least to the 15th century. Winchelsea was one of the Cinque Ports that played such an important part ion the history of England, and the museum tells the tale of Winchelsea through the years.
High Street, Winchelsea, East Sussex, England, BN25 9BH

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Winchelsea Court Hall Museum
Phone: 01797 226382
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 Winchester City Mill
  

Winchester City Mill A working medieval water mill in the very centre of historic Winchester. Owned by the National Trust, the mill sits on the River Itchen. Regular flour milling demonstrations are given, and there are exhibits detailing the history of the mill and showing how milling works.
Bridge Street, Winchester, Hampshire, England, SO23 8EJ

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: M3 Junctions 9 and 10
Website: Winchester City Mill
Email: winchestercitymill@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01962 870 057
Fax: 01962 870 057
National Trust
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 Wisbech and Fenland Museum
  

Serving Wisbech since 1874, this is one of the UK's oldest museums. Its original focus was on the natural history of the area, but its current collections are eclectic, a wide-ranging and in-depth exploration of subjects from local and social history to textiles to the slave trade to Egyptology.
Museum Square, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, PE13 1ES

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Wisbech and Fenland Museum
Email: info@wisbechmuseum.org.uk
Phone: 01945 583 817
Fax: 01945 589 050
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 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
  

Home to an important Pop Art and contemporary art collection.
Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, WV1 1DU

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: off ring road, A41
Website: Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Email: ArtGallery@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Phone: 01902 552055
Fax: 01902 552053
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 Worcester Porcelain Museum
  

Worcester Porcelain has been manufacturing fine china here since 1751, making it the oldest English porcelain company still active. The works are located on Severn Street, a site they have occupied for over 160 years. The Museum, which houses the world’s largest collection of Worcester Porcelain, is arranged in three galleries, focussed on the Georgian, Victorian and Twentieth Century periods.
Severn Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, WR1 2NE

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Worcester Porcelain Museum
Phone: 01905 21247
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 World of James Herriot
  

World of James Herriot Real life vet Alf Wight lived and worked at a modest cottage in the market town of Thirsk. The house is now a fascinating museum dedicated to the life of Wight and his fictional creation, James Herriot. There are displays depicting the life and practice of a country vet, and the history of veterinary medicine. In addition, there are exhibits detailing the popular television series, including the Austin 7 used in the series as James's car.
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

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 Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
  

A museum and art gallery covering local history of Worthing and the surrounding area. The highlight of the museum collection is a vast array of historic costumes. The large collection of toys is also worth mentioning.
Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, England, BN11 1HP

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: On Chapel Road in the centre of Worthing
Website: Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Email: museum@worthing.gov.uk
Phone: 01903 221067
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 Wycombe Museum
  

Wycombe Museum is best known for its collection of Windsor chairs. In addition there are exhibits on life in the Wycombe area and the furniture industry that once flourished here. The museum is housed in an attractive 18th century manor set in wide lawns.
Priory Avenue, HIgh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, HP13 6PX

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: off A404
Website: Wycombe Museum
Email: museum@wycombe.gov.uk
Phone: 01494 421 895
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 Yesterdays World, Battle
  

Yesterday's World is a fascinating look into the past. Located directly opposite the entrance to historic Battle abbey, the museum boasts one of the largest collections of social history in England. The state of the art exhibition centre brings the past to life through recreations of different eras of history, from a Victorian streert scene to the Swinging 60's, a 1930s tea room, English country garden, and a traditional sweet shop.
Opposite Battle Abbey, 89-90 High Street Battle, East Sussex, England, TN33 0AQ

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: On Battle High Street, a few steps from Battle Abbey entrance
Website: Yesterdays World, Battle
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 York Castle Museum
  

York Castle Museum One of Britain's truly great museums, so don't miss it if you are in York. Housed in Grade 1 listed 18th century prison buildings, York Castle Museum recreates daily life in England through the past 400 years. As well as reconstructions of two different authentic street scenes - the Victorian Kirkgate and the Edwardian Half Moon Court, built in the actual former debtor's prison - the museum contains costume, social history, and military exhibits, as well as giant dolls houses.
Eye of York, York, Yorkshire, England, Y01 9RY

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: York Castle Museum
Phone: 01904 687 687
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 York Dungeon
  

Buried deep beneath the streets of York is the most horrifying museum in the north of England. York Dungeon is a journey through the past of York - the dark, terrifying past. The exhibits recount horrifying deeds and doers, from the graphic torture of York native Guy Fawkes to the death of highwayman Dick Turpin.
12 Clifford's Street, York, Yorkshire, England, SE603 516

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: central to multiple other attractions, between York Minster and the York Castle Museum
Website: York Dungeon
Email: yorkdungeons@merlin-entertainment.com
Phone: 01904 632 599
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 York Model Railway
  

An excellent museum focussed around 4 oval systems of Hornby 00 gauge track. With over 320 metres of track and 14 trains running every day, there is sure to be something for every rail enthusiast. Children can join in the fun by operating the Thomas the Tank Engine display.
Tea Room Square, York Station York, Yorkshire, England, YO24 1AY

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: beside York railway station
Email: ymr@compuserve.com
Phone: 01904 630 169
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 Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial
  

This museum is a re-creation of a 1940's air base, featuring the Halifax 4-engined bomber. Over 25 planes are displayed, including a Mosquitoe night fighter that took over 25 years to restore, Buccanneers, and Britain's first jet bomber. There is also a reconstruction of the 1849 Caylet glider - the first unpowered plane to carry a man. The Allied Air Forces Memorial is built in memory of the many Allied Servicemen who died while flying from this airfield. A chapel adjoins the memorial, and regular services are held.
Halifax Way, Elvington, Yorkshire, England, YO41 4AU

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: off the A1079 and the B1228
Website: Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial
Email: museum@yorkshireairmuseum.co.uk
Phone: 01904 608 595
Fax: 1904 608 246
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 Yorkshire Museum
  

The Yorkshire Museum is an archaeological treasure trove boasting some of the finest historical artefacts in all of Europe. Permanent exhibits trace the history of Yorkshire from the earliest times. Other displays show the changing pattern of the geography and climate of York over the past 300 million years. There are also regular temporary exhibits ranging from art to dinosaurs and beyond.
Museum Gardens, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 7FR

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: next to Lendal Bridge, with entrances on Museum Street and Marygate
Website: Yorkshire Museum
Phone: 01904 687 687
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 Yorkshire Museum of Farming
  

Really four attractions in one. There is an agricultural museum featuring tools, machinery, and farm animals. Danelaw is a reconstruction of an authentic Saxon village from the Dark Ages, and Brigantium is a model Roman army fort where children can dress in realistic Roman garb. On Sunday visitors can also ride old trains along ther old Derwent Valley line.
Murton Park, Murton Lane Murton, Yorkshire, England, YO19 5UF

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: 3 miles from York city centre, off the A166
Website: Yorkshire Museum of Farming
Email: enquiries@murtonpark.co.uk
Phone: 01904 489 966
Fax: 01904 489 159
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