Royal Artillery Museum - Sitrep Mar 2020

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  1. GnrGnr

    GnrGnr Well-Known Member

    See Overview - The Royal Artillery Museum for the latest on the long and tortuous path to new Royal Artillery Museum.
    Archaeological work being undertaken to inform the eventual planning application was recently interrupted because someone stole some of the contractors' machinery. There is no truth in the rumour that the perpetrators were the shades of long departed Support Weapons Wing instructors disturbed at the possible close proximity of the Gunners.

    Max
     
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  2. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

    I understood that a number of the exhibits disappeared somehow before and after the museum closed. It will be interesting to see what appears on show when this new museum opens (if it does).
     
  3. GnrGnr

    GnrGnr Well-Known Member

    April update. Subject to planning [consent] the aim is to open a new RA Museum in Spring 2022.

    Max
     
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  4. Richard Lewis

    Richard Lewis Member

    Another setback.

    ON THE 304th Anniversary week of the founding of the Royal Artillery, a body blow to the Regiment’s hopes of building a new museum on Salisbury Plain came when the Chief of the General Staff withdrew his support for the lease of Avon Camp West to the Regiment.

    Plans for new Royal Artillery Museum put on hold
     
    Last edited: Jun 6, 2020
  5. Skoyen89

    Skoyen89 Senior Member

    Any update?
     
  6. idler

    idler GeneralList

    They're running walkthrough tours of their storage sheds, so it's not been completely forgotten...
     
  7. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

    Idler,

    That is good news, even if the open days are only part of 'Heritage Open Days' 15-18/9/2022. See: https://www.facebook.com/TheRAMCollection/

    The latest update on availability two hours ago:
     
  8. Skoyen89

    Skoyen89 Senior Member

    What is the status of this now?
     
  9. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

    It appears a good part of their collection is listed by the Ordnance Society's work. I say 'part' as I recognised some items which are on loan @ Warminster. See: NATIONAL ARTILLERY SURVEY
     
  10. Andreas

    Andreas Working on two books

    What happened to their archives?
     
  11. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    I think they were located on a military base last I heard. But I was last in touch with them in 2019 about my Archer research.

    The archives have a somewhat active FB page with an email listed, which is the same one I used in communicating with them.

    Royal Artillery Museum
     
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