News Archives - Amberley Museum

Lime Burning at Amberley – 100 Years Ago, by John Betts, Curator

Jul 3, 2025 | News

(‘Lime burning at Amberley’ by Hubert Williams, 1925 Carbon-pencil drawing and watercolour) What did the museum site look like 100 years ago, when it was a working chalk pit and lime works owned and operated by Pepper & Son Ltd? A watercolour in the museum’s...

A Royal Visit to Amberley!

Dec 11, 2024 | News

We were thrilled to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to Amberley Museum on Thursday 5th December. During her visit she met a number of museum volunteers across the site and undertook the official opening of the newly restored Bagging Shed and Loading Bay....

1918 Bagnall Locomotive ‘Peter’ Goes on Tour to Threlkeld Gala!

Aug 14, 2024 | News

In an exciting journey for railway enthusiasts, the historic steam locomotive ‘Peter,’ a Bagnall 0-4-0ST No. 2067 built in 1918, recently embarked on a special tour to the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum Gala. The event, held on 27 and 28 July, aimed to gather...

1939 ex Southdown Bus joins the fleet at Amberley!

Apr 18, 2024 | News

1939 ex Southdown Bus joins historic fleet at Amberley. Dennis Falcon (number plate FUF 181), or No 81 as it’s known, is an ex Southdown single deck bus bought new in early 1939 and represents one of the last peace time purchases by the company before World War...

One of the last surviving examples – 1912 Steam Locomotive ‘Lily’ set to visit Amberley Museum this Summer.

Apr 11, 2024 | News

Visitors are in for a very special summer treat at the Rail Gala held on 20-21 July at Amberley Museum in West Sussex. It has been eight years since Amberley Museum had a visiting steam locomotive and they are now thrilled to announce the confirmed visit of a...

Bagging Shed Project Update – January 2024

Jan 30, 2024 | News

We recently wrote about the award made by Museum Estates and Development Fund (MEND) to restore and upgrade the historically important Bagging Shed area of our Museum. It is one of a set of interconnected buildings that currently serves as the entrance to the Museum...