The Museum's main exhibits are more than 50 historic buildings from south east England. Most were demolished to make way for development and others, having reached the end of their useful life, fell into disrepair and were offered to the Museum. They have been rescued and rebuilt, illustrating the development of building technology and style and with the knowledge gained through the process of dismantling, conservation and reconstruction the Museum has been recognised as a leader in the study and practise of building conservation.
Explore the buildings using the chronological list below or through the menus which group houses, farm buildings, industrial buildings and public buildings. For each building you will find general information and several have related articles giving further background to the building, its history and sometimes, its occupants.
For a complete contrast visit the multi award winning Downland Gridshell, home to the Jerwood conservation workshop and extensive supporting collections of domestic, agricultural and rural artefacts.
|12||'Bayleaf' Wealden House
|43||Medieval House||Sole Street||Kent||c15|
|27||Medieval House||North Cray||Kent||c15|
|14||Winkhurst Tudor Kitchen
|34||Brick Drying Shed||Petersfield||Hampshire||c18|
|35||Sawpit Shed||Sheffield Park||Sussex||c19|
|8||Horse Whim||West Kingsdown||Kent||c19|
|38||Animal Pound||Walton Heath||Surrey||c20|
|20||Charcoal Burners Camp|
|Downland Gridshell||Built on site
||This building comprises the Museum's conservation workshop known as the Jerwood Gridshell Space and the basement where the artefact collections are stored.||2002|
|Vehicle and Implement Gallery||Built on site||This simple pole and roof construction is used to display some of the Museum's collection of wheeled vehicles and agricultural machinery.||2007|
|Building Crafts Gallery||Built on site||Containing displays of building crafts this building provides a resource for visiting school parties.||2010|