The Dad's Army Museum is a museum located in Cage Lane in Thetford in Norfolk, England, dedicated to the BBC comedy series Dad's Army.[1] Many of the outdoor locations were filmed in the local area. The museum is housed in the old fire station at the rear of Thetford Guildhall, which itself stood in for Walmington-on-Sea Town Hall in several of the episodes.
Thetford Guildhall, where the museum is based, featured in the 1972 episode "Time On My Hands", in which a German Luftwaffe pilot dangled from the clock tower when his parachute became caught in the clock's hands. The Guildhall was also used in a 1974 episode, "The Captain's Car".[2]
The Dad's Army Museum opened in December 2007, and includes a reconstruction of Captain Mainwaring's church hall office, several display areas, a shop and the Marigold Tea Room.[3] The museum displays many unique photographs (many from the collection of the Dad's Army Appreciation Society) along with other memorabilia and items connected with the series.[4]
Uniforms on display include a replica of the red, be-medalled full dress uniform worn by Lance-Corporal Jones in the series, and others worn by the Home Guard.[5]
Jones' van
Jones' van was purchased by the Dad's Army Museum in the end of 2012
In December 2012, the museum bought the original Ford BB van used as Jones' butcher's van in the series for £63,100, including the premium.[6][7][8] Because of limited space in the Dad's Army Museum, the van went on display at the nearby Charles Burrell Museum in March 2013 following a period of restoration.[9][10]
^'Dad's Army: L/Cpl Jones' butcher's van restored' - BBC News website - 30 March 2013
^'Visitors can "have a butchers" at Jones's Dad's Army van' - Norwich Evening News - 3 April 2013
External links
Dad's Army Museum in Thetford website
March 06, 2023
army, museum, museum, located, cage, lane, thetford, norfolk, england, dedicated, comedy, series, army, many, outdoor, locations, were, filmed, local, area, museum, housed, fire, station, rear, thetford, guildhall, which, itself, stood, walmington, town, hall,. The Dad s Army Museum is a museum located in Cage Lane in Thetford in Norfolk England dedicated to the BBC comedy series Dad s Army 1 Many of the outdoor locations were filmed in the local area The museum is housed in the old fire station at the rear of Thetford Guildhall which itself stood in for Walmington on Sea Town Hall in several of the episodes Dad s Army MuseumEstablishedDecember 2007LocationCage Lane in Thetford NorfolkCoordinates52 24 47 N 0 45 02 E 52 412934 N 0 750606 E 52 412934 0 750606 Coordinates 52 24 47 N 0 45 02 E 52 412934 N 0 750606 E 52 412934 0 750606TypeDad s ArmyWebsitehttp dadsarmythetford org uk It is run by volunteers who throughout the year attend many 1940s events in East Anglia with Jones Van Contents 1 History 2 Jones van 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit The exterior of the Dad s Army Museum Thetford Guildhall where the museum is based featured in the 1972 episode Time On My Hands in which a German Luftwaffe pilot dangled from the clock tower when his parachute became caught in the clock s hands The Guildhall was also used in a 1974 episode The Captain s Car 2 The Dad s Army Museum opened in December 2007 and includes a reconstruction of Captain Mainwaring s church hall office several display areas a shop and the Marigold Tea Room 3 The museum displays many unique photographs many from the collection of the Dad s Army Appreciation Society along with other memorabilia and items connected with the series 4 Uniforms on display include a replica of the red be medalled full dress uniform worn by Lance Corporal Jones in the series and others worn by the Home Guard 5 Jones van Edit Jones van was purchased by the Dad s Army Museum in the end of 2012 In December 2012 the museum bought the original Ford BB van used as Jones butcher s van in the series for 63 100 including the premium 6 7 8 Because of limited space in the Dad s Army Museum the van went on display at the nearby Charles Burrell Museum in March 2013 following a period of restoration 9 10 Gallery Edit The Exhibition Hall Captain Mainwaring s office Lance Corporal Jones medals and tunicReferences Edit The Dad s Army Museum on the Literary Norfolk website 1934 Rolls Royce 20 25 h p H J Mulliner Saloon GRC33 Internet Movie Cars Database Retrieved 19 September 2015 Visit Us The Dad s Army Museum website Europe puts Dad s Army on the map The Times London United Kingdom 29 December 2003 p 6 The Dad s Army Museum on the Culture24 website Dad s Army butcher van goes on sale The Daily Telegraph 20 September 2012 Dad s Army van is delivered to Thetford Eastern Daily Press 13 December 2012 Jones van on the Dad s Army Museum website Dad s Army L Cpl Jones butcher s van restored BBC News website 30 March 2013 Visitors can have a butchers at Jones s Dad s Army van Norwich Evening News 3 April 2013External links EditDad s Army Museum in Thetford website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dad 27s Army Museum amp oldid 1137068695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
