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Vestry House Museum

18th-century architecture in the United KingdomGrade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Waltham ForestHistory of the London Borough of Waltham ForestLocal museums in LondonMuseums in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Residential buildings completed in 1730United Kingdom museum stubsUse British English from May 2016Walthamstow
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Vestry House Museum is a history museum in Walthamstow, focusing on the heritage of the local area. The collection includes various artifacts dating from the Victorian Era to the 20th Century including numerous archived documents and photographs.Vestry House was originally built as a workhouse and was later used as a police station and also as private housing (amongst the exhibits is a replica police cell demonstrating one of the building's previous uses). The building became a museum in 1931.On permanent display in the museum is the Bremer Car, the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine, which was built by Frederick Bremer (1872–1941) in a workshop at the back of his family home in Connaught Road, Walthamstow. The car first ran in 1892 and was donated to the museum by Bremer in 1933.

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Vestry House Museum
Vestry Road, London Leytonstone (London Borough of Waltham Forest)

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E17 9NH London, Leytonstone (London Borough of Waltham Forest)
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