Maeldune Heritage Centre - "Step into the everyday lives of Maldon's people through voices, objects, memories and your own stories".

Outdoor – “Street Life Then & Now”
“What Was Your Job?”

Display:
● Historic Maldon jobs from archives (fish seller, salt worker, barge worker, shopkeeper)
● Photos from Maldon Society collection

Activity:
● Visitors match tools → jobs
● Kids: dress-up prop (cap/apron)

B. Indoor
“Voices of Maldon” Listening Corner (enhanced use of existing resource)
● Oral listening station

Interactive:
● “What do you remember?” sticky notes
● Crowd-sourced memory wall

Large printed map of Maldon:
● Visitors pin:
● Where they lived
● Favourite shop
● First job

Timings

Wednesday 16 September:

1100-1600

Thursday 17 September:

1100-1600

Friday 18 September:

1100-1600

Saturday 19 September:

1100-1600

Location & directions

Maeldune Heritage Centre, Ground Floor, St Peter's Building, Market Hill, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4PZ

Directions:

Maeldune Heritage Centre is located on the Ground Floor of St Peter's Building, Market Hill, Maldon. CM9 4PZ The nearest parking is in Butt Lane carpark - w3w ///puddles.investors.buns RingGo Location Code : 21806 Monday to Saturday 8am to 5pm Up to 1 hour £1.40 Up to 2 hours £1.90 Up to 3 hours £2.50 Up to 4 hours £3.40 Over 4 hours £5.70 Sunday and Bank Holidays 8am to 5pm Up to 1 hours £1.40 Up to 4 hours £2.00 All Day £5.70 Evenings 5pm - 10pm - £2.00

Contact on day:

Nigel Crowley

Telephone number:

+447483950075

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Venue open to all visitors. If you're within a small group, there is no need to pre-book; however, as we're a small venue with limited space, pre-booking is preferred for those in groups of more than 20 people, so we know you're coming along! Tours would be 30 mins for 20 people.

Booking contact name:

Nigel Crowley

Booking telephone number:

+447483950075

Booking website:

https://maelduneheritagecentre.org/

Accessibility details

Call the centre if you have any queries.

Additional information

The Maeldune Heritage Centre in Maldon, Essex, is a community-run hub celebrating local history, located in the historic St Peter’s Tower on Market Hill. It is best known for housing the 42-foot Maldon Embroidery (1991) and serving as the town's visitor information point, featuring local art exhibitions. While the site is available to visit throughout the 15th-19th; however HOD activities will be available from the 16th-19th. Key Features and Highlights The Maldon Embroidery: A 42-foot masterpiece commemorating 1,000 years of history since the 991 Battle of Maldon. Exhibition Hall: Showcases revolving work from local artists, including paintings, textiles, and photography.

Estimated duration:

30 minute(s)

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