ACE_size_designation |
Independent - type one |
ACE_size_source |
mm.ace.542 |
AIM_size_designation |
Small Museum (up to 20,000 visitors p.a.) |
AIM_size_source |
mm.aim.0065 |
Accreditation |
Accredited |
Accreditation_source |
mm.ace.542 |
Address_line_1 |
27a Northgate Street |
Admin_hierarchy |
/England/South West (English Region)/West of England (English CA)/Bath and North East Somerset (English District or Borough) |
DOMUS_Subject_Matter |
social history |
DOMUS_identifier |
949 |
Deprivation_index |
3 |
Deprivation_index_crime |
3 |
Deprivation_index_education |
7 |
Deprivation_index_employment |
4 |
Deprivation_index_health |
2 |
Deprivation_index_housing |
1 |
Deprivation_index_income |
4 |
Deprivation_index_services |
6 |
Founder |
founded by enthusiasts in the basement of their home |
Founder_source |
https://web.archive.org/web/20080130043810/http://www.bathpostalmuseum.co.uk:80/about.html |
Geodemographic_group |
Larger Towns and Cities |
Geodemographic_group_code |
2ar |
Geodemographic_group_name_long |
2ar-Larger Towns and Cities |
Geodemographic_subgroup |
Larger Towns and Cities |
Geodemographic_subgroup_code |
2a1r |
Geodemographic_subgroup_name_long |
2a1r-Larger Towns and Cities |
Geodemographic_supergroup |
Business Education and Heritage Centres |
Geodemographic_supergroup_code |
2r |
Geodemographic_supergroup_name_long |
2r-Business Education and Heritage Centres |
Governance |
Independent-Not_for_profit |
Identifier_used_in_source_database |
SW000005 |
Latitude |
51.383328 |
Longitude |
-2.360021 |
Name_of_museum |
Bath Postal Museum |
Notes |
The museum closed due to the end of the lease for the premises. Bath and North East Somerset Council owns the premises and has found a space for the museum to store its collection while staff work on passing it on. |
Notes_internal |
location change |
Postcode |
BA1 1AJ |
Primary_provenance_of_data |
domus |
Region_country |
South West |
Size |
small |
Size_prov |
domus |
Subject_Matter |
Communications-Post |
Town_or_City |
Bath |
Visitor_Numbers_Data |
3:9500:1996:domus |
Year_closed |
2023:2023 |
Year_closed_source |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-66751970?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email |
Year_opened |
1979:1979 |
Year_opened_source |
AIM82r |
media |
0 |
project_id |
mm.domus.SW005 |