| The Old Bell Museum | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Museum, inn |
| Address | 3-5 Arthur Street |
| Town or city | Montgomery, Powys |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°33′38″N 3°08′56″W / 52.56067°N 3.14892°W |
| Owner | Montgomery Civic Society |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Half-timbered |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Old Bell Museum is a former 16th-century inn, converted into a museum and run by volunteers from the Montgomery Civic Society of Powys.[1][2][3] The half-timbered building contains eleven rooms of various local exhibits, including information on the architecture of the building itself.[4] Originally opened as the Old Bell Hotel, it served as a temperance hotel catering to teetotal visitors visiting Montgomery [5]
The Old Bell Museum was awarded "Accredited Museum" status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council of Wales (MLA) in February 2009 and re-accredited in 2013.[6]
- ^ "Things to do". Montgomery-wales.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Old Bell Museum". Visitmidwales. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Hunter, David (21 July 2011). Offa's Dyke Path: A journey through the border country of England and Wales. Cicerone Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-84965-388-6. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Old Bell Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Parker, Mike (2011). Real Powys. Seren. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-85411-553-9.
- ^ "List of Accredited Museums in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, May 2015" (xlsx). Arts Council England. May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.