Witham's Online Museum

At Witham Town Council, we hold a number of items of historical interest to the town that have been donated to us over the years. We are now undergoing a project to bring these items to you in the form of this online museum.

Each week we will add something new to our online museum as we work our way through the photos and items in the Town Hall. If you see something that you would like to have a closer look at, you are welcome to contact us and we can arrange a viewing for you in the Information Centre.

Many items have been donated to us under Witham Town Council's Public Artefact Donation Scheme. If you have any photos, written records or items that you think may be of historical interest to the town and would like to donate, please contact us or pop into the Information Centre.

If you enjoy history, you may also be interested in our page on the history of the Town Hall:

History of the Town Hall

Sew-on badges circa 1930's

2 fabric sew on crest badges from around the 1930's

Collection of Greetings Telegrams

Collection of five telegrams addressed to members of the Croxall family

Twin Pedestal Sideboard

Mahogany Twin Pedestal Sideboard

Catalogue of bushes and trees

Catalogue of bushes & trees offered for sale at Witham Cattle Market

Pamphlet of Traffic Signals

Pamphlet of Traffic Signals to be used by the Police and Drivers of Vehicles

Funeral of Admiral Sir WG Luard KCB

Photo of Admiral Sir William Luard KCB taken by Fred Hayward

Engraving of Newland Street

Engraving of the top end of Newland Street

WUDC Coronation Celebrations

Witham Urban District Coronation Celebrations Souvenir Programme

Crittall Windows Stamp

Unused office stamp

Witham Post Office

Sign letters from former Witham Post Office

Set of Britain's First Decimal Coins

Britain's First Decimal Coins

Witham Fire Brigade photos

Three photos of Witham Fire Brigade in a frame

Town & Country sign

Town & Country Building Society sign from 61 Newland Street.

Guide to Newland Street

Guide to Newland Street, Witham, Essex

Paper Embossers

Old fashioned paper embossers

Chains of Office

Witham Urban District Council Chains of Office

Crittall Windows Factory 'C'

The orange 'C' from the front of the building

Bramston Sports Centre Plaque

Official opening plaque for Bramston Sports Centre

Silhouette of Dr Thomas Tomkin

Silhouette in it's original frame, reframed to show the inscription on the back

Army Issue Standing Orders for Drivers

Standing Orders for Drivers of Mechanical Vehicles (Wheeled) and Motor Cyclists

Top Hat

Top Hat formerly belonging to Lucy Croxall

Bank Letter

Subscription to 'Truth' magazine

Army Discharge Papers

Training and Discharge papers

Photo of Trafalgar Day Celebrations

Photograph by Hall Photo of the 1905 Trafalgar Day Celebrations in Witham

Stained Glass Window

Stained Glass Window from Christmas House

Witham Carnival Programmes

Witham Carnival Programmes 1985-1988

Wings for Victory Week

Wings for Victory Week - Official Programme

Witham Constitutional Club

Commemorative items from Witham Constitutional Club

Old Braintree and Witham Times

Braintree and Witham Times dated 14th May 1965

Dorothy Sayers Statue Unveiling programme

Programme of events for the unveiling of the statue of Dorothy L Sayer in 1994

Bramston School Pamphlet

Pamphlet Celebrating Fifty Years of The Bramston School

Town Guides

Witham Town Guides 1983/4-2013

News Clippings Scrap Book

Local and national news clippings from 1929-1954

Train timetables

Various timetables for 1926-29

Crittall Windows Factory fire notice

Crittall Windows Factory notice to telephone operators in the event of fire

Gavel & Block

Witham Town Council Gavel and Block

Clock Workings

The original workings of the town clock outside the Town Hall

Aerial photograph of Witham 1935

Aerial photograph of Witham taken 12th September 1935, with certain Witham landmarks clearly visible

Webster's Pocket Dictionary

Webster's Pocket Dictionary belonging to Eva Croxall

Ivy Chimneys Report

An Interim Report

Local Election Flyer

Witham Urban District Council Election 1926 Candidate Flyer

Coal Receipts

Coal Receipts Dated 1928

Photo from Witham Carnival

Photo from Witham Carnival 1929

Photographs of fire at Cooper Taber

Pair of photographs of fire at Cooper Taber

Engraving of the River Walk

Engraving of Roman Station at Chipping Hill

The Story of the Lamp

The Story of a Lamp - The Story of Pinkham Gloves

Eva Croxall Photograph Album

Photograph Album previously belonging to Eva Croxall

Commemorative Railway Medal

150 Years of the Witham-Braintree Line

Safe Driving Medals

30 years of safe driving medals

Witham Train Crash Postcards

A collection of various postcards documenting the rail crash in Witham

Photograph of Newland Street Witham

Photograph of Newland Street dated 1900

Pamphlet on Witham Schools

Pamphlet on Witham Schools by M.L.Smith

Avenue House Key

The original key for Avenue House, Newland Street

Council Chamber Clock

Council Chamber Clock made by King & Son, Witham

School Football Cup

Witham Secondary School House Football Cup

HMS Chelmer Plaque

Heavy metal plaque