Antique Breadboard Museum
The Antique Breadboard Museum is a small museum in Putney, London dedicated to breadboards (bread cutting boards).
History[edit]
The breadboard collection was amassed by antique dealer Rosslyn Neave, after she died in 2017[1] her daughter Madeleine Neave opened the museum.[2]
Building[edit]
The museum is in an early terraced Victorian cottage in Putney,[3] within the Charlwood road and Lifford street conservation area.[4]
Collection[edit]
There are over 400 breadboards in the collection, which date from 1848 to the 1990s.[5] There are also bread knives, butter knives and butter dishes in the collection.[6] The earliest dateable breadboard in the collection dates from 1848[7] and is by woodcarver William Gibbs Rogers (1792 - 1875).[8]
Education and research[edit]
Madeleine Neave wrote the book Vintage Breadboards about the collection, with recipes for breads and cakes contributed by Marie Lester (Instagram: marielesterbaker). The book was published by Prospect Books in Barnes in 2019.[9]
Access[edit]
Visits to the museum are by appointment, and are a personal tour from the museum owner for limited size groups, as only four can fit around the collection table at one time.[10]
Transport[edit]
The museum is a 5-minute walk from Putney High Street, which is served by Transport for London buses 14, 22, 220, 337, 37 and 39. Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) is an 8-minute walk from the museum. The Santander Cycles Putney Rail Station docking station is a 10-minute walk from the museum.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rosslyn Neave Deceased Estates". www.thegazette.co.uk. The Gazette. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "A visit to London's Antique Breadboard Museum". londonlifewithliz.com/. London Life With Liz. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "The Antique Breadboard Museum, Putney | Open House London 2020". openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk. Open House. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Charlwood Road and Lifford Street Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy" (PDF). www.wandsworth.gov.uk/. Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Hartman, Stephanie (5 December 2017). "Boring London: The Antique Bread Board Museum". Time Out Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Breadboards and dog collars: England's unusual museums". BBC News. BBC. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "A visit to London's Antique Breadboard Museum". londonlifewithliz.com/. London Life With Liz. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "William Gibbs Rogers". The Woodcarver's Children. The Woodcarver's Children. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Neave, Madeleine (2019). Vintage breadboards (1st ed.). London: Prospect Books. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-909-248-64-9. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Neave, Madeleine (3 March 2019). "My Odd Job: I run a breadboard museum that attracts hundreds of visitors a year". Metro. Time Out Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Find a docking station". tfl.gov.uk/. Transport for London. Retrieved 6 April 2021.