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Small museum in Putney, London

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A 19th century breadboard for illustration (not from the museum.)

The Antique Breadboard Museum is a small museum in Putney, London dedicated to breadboards (bread cutting boards).

History

The breadboard collection was amassed by antique dealer Rosslyn Neave, after she died in 2017 her daughter Madeleine Neave opened the museum.

Building

The museum is in an early terraced Victorian cottage in Putney, within the Charlwood road and Lifford street conservation area.

Collection

There are over 400 breadboards in the collection, which date from 1848 to the 1990s. There are also bread knives, butter knives and butter dishes in the collection. The earliest dateable breadboard in the collection dates from 1848 and is by woodcarver William Gibbs Rogers (1792 - 1875).

Education and research

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.

Access

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.

Transport

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.

References

  1. "Rosslyn Neave Deceased Estates". www.thegazette.co.uk. The Gazette. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. "A visit to London's Antique Breadboard Museum". londonlifewithliz.com/. London Life With Liz. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. "The Antique Breadboard Museum, Putney | Open House London 2020". openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk. Open House. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. "Charlwood Road and Lifford Street Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy" (PDF). www.wandsworth.gov.uk/. Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. Hartman, Stephanie (5 December 2017). "Boring London: The Antique Bread Board Museum". Time Out Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. "Breadboards and dog collars: England's unusual museums". BBC News. BBC. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. "A visit to London's Antique Breadboard Museum". londonlifewithliz.com/. London Life With Liz. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. "William Gibbs Rogers". The Woodcarver's Children. The Woodcarver's Children. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. Neave, Madeleine (2019). Vintage breadboards (1st ed.). London: Prospect Books. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-909-248-64-9. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. "Find a docking station". tfl.gov.uk/. Transport for London. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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