Royal Engineers Museum, Library & Archive
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How to get there: One of the three military museums designated under the National Designation scheme this museum houses one of the most important and comprehensive collections about all aspects of military engineering. The Royal Engineers Museum and Library tell the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and military engineering. It is a story about the Sappers and their courage, creativity and innovation. In peace and war the Corps has been everywhere and involved in everything. The Museum galleries display exquisite Chinese embroideries given to General Gordon, drawings, letters and airgraphs, paintings and fine uniforms alongside Zulu shields from Rorke's Drift, tanks, torpedoes, bridges and chemical weapons. The Library founded in 1813 holds material as diverse as 1860's photographs of Canada, classic military histories and World War One unit war diaries. Corps of Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers, Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, Corps of Royal Military Artificers, Indian Engineers including Bengal, Bombay and Madras groups, East India Company Engineer Groups, Royal Engineers Submarine Service, Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal, Military Survey. Opening Hours: |
Address: Tel: 01634 822839 Fax: 01634 822371 Email: Web: Curator: Admission charges: Others: 
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