{"id":1204,"date":"2026-08-27T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/?page_id=1204"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:17:37","slug":"fordingbridge-museum-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Fordingbridge Museum &#8211; Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#cdaa4730\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#305a49;background-color:#f6e6bd99\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-css has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-custom-css-10e6b78a\" style=\"color:#f6e8c8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1208 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museum-image-1024x542.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museum-image-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museum-image-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museum-image-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museum-image-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museum-image-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museum-image.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#8f969f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f6e8c8\">Discover Fordingbridge Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f6e8c8\">  Local stories, fascinating objects and centuries of history to explore.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-css has-background wp-custom-css-f115b4b2\" style=\"background-color:#cdaa4730\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#cdaa4730\">Step inside and discover our story<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#cdaa4730\">Fordingbridge Museum brings the story of the town and surrounding villages to life through fascinating objects, photographs and displays. From local trades and everyday life to art, industry and changing technology, there is far more here than you might expect.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What will you discover?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus2-5-768x1024-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus2-5-768x1024-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus2-5-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus2-5-112x150.png 112w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus2-5.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Technology through the years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Baron-Augustus-John-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Baron-Augustus-John-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Baron-Augustus-John-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Baron-Augustus-John-1-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">     Augustus John the artist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kings-Shop-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kings-Shop-3.png 647w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kings-Shop-3-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kings-Shop-3-150x94.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Fordingbridge in old photographs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus-9-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus-9-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus-9-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus-9-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus-9-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus-9.png 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">                           Stories of Fordingbridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus8-3-768x1024-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus8-3-768x1024-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus8-3-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus8-3-112x150.png 112w, https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus8-3.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Local trades and everyday    life<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mus-6-768x1024-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" 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From local trades and everyday life to art, industry and changing technology, there is far more here than you might expect. What will you discover?&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1204","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1204"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1204\/revisions\/1301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}