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Further renovations start at Gatekeeper's cottage
Autumn 2024 Ingatestone Museum Trust refurbishment work is well underway
"Work has commenced on the internal refurbishment of the disused railway cottage at Ingatestone Station which will house the new “Ingatestone Museum”. This has been possible as a result of generous grants from the UK Government, the Railway Heritage Trust and Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council. We are also very grateful to Brentwood Borough Council, which has awarded a grant from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund toward the work. We would like to thank the Railway Heritage Trust and Greater Anglia for their support and co-operation in enabling the internal refurbishment. The work will preserve and inject new life into an historic railway building”.
Graham Orchard, Chairman of the Ingatestone Museum Trust.
See our Renovations page for the latest information
Ingatestone Museum
The 1830s Crittall windows of the cottage have now been renovated . The electrical work is now in progress and volunteers are helping by giving a second coat of paint to the walls. A further grant from the Railway Heritage Trust has enabled work to start on the courtyard placing flagstones and essential plinth repairs. The 1970s infill wall is being demolished to allow safer access to the museum through the station car park.
Grant applications have been submitted to pay for security features, such as alarms, and environmental monitoring equipment for the future collections. and art work.
Many thanks to Gordon Fowkes who has been carrying out the main building renovation work.
Paving the courtyard
Community Museum
The Gatekeeper's cottage is one of the very few left in England. The Ingatestone Museum Trust is working to refurbish and protect the building and then open it as a community museum. There will be historic displays about the development of the parish from Roman times onwards and changing displays of local work. We are also hoping to set up a 1950s scene -when the cottage was last occupied
DONATIONS: ITEMS NEEDED
Please contact the museum if you have a 1950s side table, tea pot, small 50s side cabinet for display items, companion fireside set - poker etc or coal scuttle.
For the stagecoach display a cartwheel, photo of the old wheelwright shop,
For the entry room a 4 drawer filing cabinet, lockable 4 shelf bookcase, reception table.
Middle room - a range
Please contact us if you can donate any of these items or are interested in helping in any way or would like to be informed of our progress!
Etching of Ingatestone High Street