{"id":5,"date":"2023-06-16T21:57:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-09-08T21:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:09:35","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome to the two faces of the Redditch Local History Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/765817795_3592071387637875_908563902258494878_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-978 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/765817795_3592071387637875_908563902258494878_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/765817795_3592071387637875_908563902258494878_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/765817795_3592071387637875_908563902258494878_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">The Redditch Local History Museum is a physical museum located in the heart of Redditch town centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">It is operated by volunteers and when you visit the museum they will show you around, answer your questions and  educate you on Redditch Local History.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"http:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RVM-Home-closed-1024x646.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-697 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RVM-Home-closed-1024x646.png 1024w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RVM-Home-closed-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RVM-Home-closed-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RVM-Home-closed.png 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Redditch Virtual Museum is an online facility that brings you Redditch local history data to your computer, tablet or phone for you to browse at your leisure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This website gives you online access to the contents of these facilities. Use the menu to select which museum to browse <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Brief History Of Redditch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"490\" src=\"http:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-History-Of-Redditch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-956 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-History-Of-Redditch.jpg 879w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-History-Of-Redditch-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-History-Of-Redditch-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For an overview of Redditch history over the decades, click <a href=\"https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/?page_id=741\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"741\"><strong><em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3\"><strong>Project Status<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">It is an ongoing project now in its third iteration of design and therefore some aspects still reflect the earlier versions.It is also far from comprehensive so there are many area of Redditch Local history which do not feature in the galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"http:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blank-Screen-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-982 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blank-Screen-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blank-Screen-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blank-Screen-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Blank-Screen.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\">We are always happy to take new input and add it to the site to fill these gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">Limited resources and lack of direct experience of Redditch prior to 1986 mean that there are shortfalls in the coverage which we hope that do not spoil your enjoyment of what is included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\">If you have such data please get in touch, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/redditchheritage.online\/?page_id=22\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22\">Contact<\/a> page for details<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the two faces of the Redditch Local History Museum The Redditch Local History Museum is a physical museum located in the heart of Redditch town centre. 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