Collection: Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum

Collection-level records:

• Collection history (Collection development policy)

  The museum was started by ex-servicemen in the 1980s. A large number of objects were collected in a short space of time, paperwork and recording was poor and the difference between ‘loan’ and ‘gift’ not properly understood by many of the donors. A number of attempts were made to catalogue the collection and finally it was computerised. A trawl was made of all existing paperwork and the information recorded on the computerised catalogue.

  Part of the collection, the Yeomanry Room, had developed separately from the rest of the museum and at the end of 2012 it was decided to incorporate it into the rest of the collection. All relevant parties agreed the only condition was that any disposal of Leicestershire Yeomanry memorabilia be offered to the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Squadron of the Royal Yeomanry (the unit) first.

  Source: Collection development policy

  Date: Not known

  Licence: CC BY-NC

• Collection overview (Collection development policy)

  The collection consists of three rooms containing mainly military history of the Loughborough area. A wealth of medals from all branches of the Services is on display. The collection includes memorabilia of the Leicestershire Yeomanry. The British and American Airborne have their own display together with their uniforms, badges and weapons.

  The museum is housed within the Loughborough War Memorial Tower, built in 1923 as a memorial to the fallen in the First World War. Many of the memorabilia and medals relate to the names on the plaques on the Tower.

  Source: Collection development policy

  Date:

  Licence: CC BY-NC