Museum
Kingston History Centre
Kingston-upon-Thames
Free to all
The Kingston History Centre tells the story of Kingston upon Thames over 800 years with local books, maps and newspapers, photographs and oral histories.
The service holds archives from 1208, paintings, photographs and local history research collections, as well as the world-famous collection of Eadweard Muybridge, pioneer moving-image photographer, bequeathed to Kingston in 1904. This includes his zoopraxiscope and discs, collotype plates, over 2,000 lantern slides and a panorama of San Francisco.
Visitor information
Address
Kingston History Centre
Guildhall, High Street, Kingston-upon-Thames, London, KT1 1EU
020 8547 6738
Free to all
Opening times
Wed, Fri and Sat, 10am – 5pm Thur, 10am – 7pm
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