East Grinstead Museum

Closed Monday and Tuesday

East Grinstead Museum is situated in a purpose built building in the centre of the town, only a few minutes from the historic High Street.

The Museum tells the story of East Grinstead and the surrounding area from its early beginnings to the present day.

Our extensive object collection relates to the history of East Grinstead and the surrounding villages. Our permanent displays take you through the town’s story from pre-historic times to the present day. The museum holds a collection of about 14,000 images ranging from glass plate negatives, transparencies and postcards to negatives, photograph albums and individual photographs of all sizes.

The Image Collection includes scenes of depicting many aspects of life in East Grinstead through the ages. These images provide an invaluable pictorial records of the town’s streets, shops, businesses, houses, people, events, buildings and organisations amongst many others. The collection features a number of local photographers including Harold Connold and Malcolm Powell.