Frome Museum

Description

1865 Grade II listed detached building in a prominent location within the conservation area, originally housing the Frome Literary and Scientific Institution. All original external features. Three-storey ashlar built wedge-shaped building on sloping site. Rounded corner facing Market Place has original double doors to main entrance lobby with accessible historic spiral cantilever staircase rising three floors. Two ground floor museum galleries, plus library and archive room and museum store. Stone-vaulted basement lockups beneath, some of which are used for additional storage and some let out to tenants. Rooms on upper floors mostly let by the museum to local artists and small businesses.

How to contact us

For contact details and further information about this location, please email filming@somerset.gov.uk

Type of Location

Historic
Municipal *
Urban

Address details

Property address:1 North Parade, Frome BA11 1AT
County:Somerset
What Three Words:Frome Museum What Three Words location ///known.orbit.occurs
Approx travel time from Bristol:45 minutes
Approx travel time from London:2 hours 40 minutes

Property details

Property status:Operational
Access:Access subject to discussion and prior commitments. Museum galleries are open to the public 11am-3pm, Tues to Sat from March to early December. Generally available outside those times and dates.
Noise:Some traffic noise.
Parking:350 spaces in the neighbouring Cattle Market Car Park, council-run pay and display car park.
Parking details:Nearby Council-run Pay and Display car par with 350 spaces. Small number of on-street parking may be available in Justice Lane (a small cul-de-sac immediately behind the building) subject to Council or Highways consent.