Staffordshire Regiment Museum is still making history
An apt description of the bravery, tenacity and heroism of the men who have served with the Staffordshire Regiment over the last 300 years. The Staffordshire Regiment Museum tells the story of this famous county Regiment and all of its antecedents.
FOLLOW the story of the Regiment from its raising in Lichfield in 1705 and its early service in the Caribbean through practically every war and campaign fought by Britain up to the present day.
EXPERIENCE something of the horror of the Western Front by touring our full-scale reconstruction of a First World War trench.
MEMORIES of Staffordshire’s soldiers through the ages are recalled, at home as well as far away: the near death sentence of service in the West Indies in the 18th Century, battles against Napoleon in Flanders and Spain, police duties in England and Ireland, Victoria’s Wars across the Globe, all the major battles of the two World Wars, keeping the peace and fighting the wars of the 21st Century. Throughout is the story of the man himself.
DISCOVER the heroic stories of the 13 Victoria Cross winners. See the pocket Bible that stopped a German bullet and the steel helmet that saved an officer’s life. Carry out research into the lives of the soldiers or aspects of the Regiment’s history in extensive archives.
The Staffordshire Regiment Museum tells the story of the Staffordshire Regiment and all its antecedents from its formation in Lichfield in 1705. The Museum is situated alongside Whittington Barracks near Lichfield, the historical home of the Regiment, and houses a collection of around 11,000 items. The collection now includes items from the new Mercian Regiment. The Museum’s Royal Patron is His Royal Higness The Duke of York KCVO ADC.
Open all year:
Mon – Fri: 10.00am – 4pm
Bank Holidays: 12.30pm – 4pm
Seasonal Hours: Sat – Sun: 12.30pm – 4pm from Easter Weekend until Remembrance Sunday in November.
Admission Prices
Adults £3.00
All concessions (children, students and oap) £2.00
Family ticket £6.00 up to Two adults and Three children
FREE of Charge – Children under five, Museum Association members, Regimental Association members, Serving and retired MERCIAN Regimental Soldiers and their immediate family
Cash or Cheques only. DO NOT accept credit cards
Museum Address
The Staffordshire Regiment Museum
Whittington Barracks
Whittington
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS14 9PY
General Enquiries
Tel: 01543 43 43 94
