Our MEND Restoration Works finished in May and we are currently reinstating some of our gallery spaces. Check out What’s On.
Permanent Galleries
Explore Bruce Castle Museum's seven permanent Gallery spaces.
Bruce Castle History
Discover stories about the magnificent Bruce Castle (formerly Lordship House).
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Location: Bruce Castle History Gallery
Taking Pride in Haringey
Discover the long, proud and radical LGBTQIA+ history of Haringey.
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Location: Hart Gallery
Named after Marmaduke Hart, butler at Bruce Castle in the early 18th century. In 1730 Hart was tried and convicted for homosexuality at Hicks Hall in Clerkenwell.
Postal History
Explore Haringey's postal heritage and discover former Bruce Castle resident Sir Rowland Hill's founding of the penny post.
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Location: Postal History Room
Sisters, Sirens and Saints
Imagining the women painted by Beatrice Offor RA (1864-1920). Resident of Bruce Grove, amongst the first women students who trained at The Slade and an unusually forward-thinking artist for her time.
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Location: Compton Gallery
Named after Sir William Compton (1482-1528), best friend of Henry VIII and Bruce Castle's first resident.
Haringey History
Explore the varied and fascinating history of the London Borough of Haringey.
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Location: The Hall
Windrush Legends & Legacy
Celebrating the Windrush Generation and their descendants in Haringey.
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Location: Stargazing Room
Named after Sir Rowland Hill's former office-come-observatory, where he would watch the stars.
Collecting Communities
A platform for showing more of the Museum & Archive collections that we collect with and about our communities here in Haringey.
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Location: Sarah's Room
Named after Sarah Alston (1631-1992), Duchess of Somerset and former Lady of the Manor.