Where to See Tins

UK

Manderston House
Duns
TD11 3PP
Tel: + (0) 1361 883450
Located south of Edinburgh on the border of England and Scotland.
A magnificent stately home owned by the Palmer family (of Huntley & Palmers) the lower floor is a reconstruction of Edwardian servants quarters and contains an extensive collection of Huntley & Palmers tins.
For further details visit Manderston Home Page

Reading Museum
The Town Hall, Blagrave Street
Reading RG1 1QH
Telephone + 44 (0)118 939 9805
Located in Berkshire, Reading Museum has a large collection of Huntley & Palmers tins on view in their Huntley & Palmers Gallery. They are currently developing a website relating to the collection.
For further details visit Reading Museum
Reading Museum online catalogue of H&P tins (not exhaustive) HUNTLEY & PALMERS

How We Lived Then
20 Cornfiled Terrace
Eastbourne
Telephone + 44 (0)1323 737143.
Located on the south coast, this is one of many fascinating shop reconstruction museums, small but good.
For further details visit Shopping Museum

Buckley's Yesterday's World incorporating The Museum of Shops, Battle
Similar to the above, further east at Battle (of 1066 fame)
Yesterday's World

York Castle Museum
Eye of York, Close to Clifford's Tower
Recorded information: + 44 (0)345 660280
One of the best museums in the north for social history has a street of shops, and lots, lots more be prepared to stay half a day. For further details visit York Castle Museum

Beamish Open Air Museum
Beamish, County Durham, DH9 0RG
Telephone +44 (0)1207 231811
This extensive museum covers several hundred acres and includes shops, houses a colliery working trams and farming. An absolute must, you could spend a week here and not see everything.
For further details visit Beamish

The Bridewell
Bridewell Alley
Norwich
Telephone + 44 (0)1603 667228 This museum has displays relating to Colman's Mustard
For further details visit The Bridewell