Royal Signals Museum
The Royal Signals Museum Shop opened an e-commerce website on 19 May 2009. To visit the new online shop click on the link below:
The Royal Signals Museum Website is now located within ArmyNetOpen and can be visited by clicking on this link
Located in Blandford at the Royal School of Signals, the museum has displays dealing with the history of army communications, as well as the history of the Royal Corps of Signals.
It is the national museum of Army communications and the exhibits and displays show the part that communications have played in the many wars and campaigns of the last 150 years. The Museum collection is regarded as being of National importance and the excellent Archives are recognised by the Public Record Office.
The Museum was founded in Catterick, in North Yorkshire in the mid 1930s. It was moved to Blandford Camp in 1967. In 1989 an appeal was launched to raise over £1 million to construct a new wing and to totally refurbish the displays. Following a successful appeal, the new wing was constructed in 1995 and the refurbishment was completed in 1997. The Museum in its new form was re-opened on 28th May 1997. There are many interactive displays and fun trails for younger visitors.
The main purposes of the Museum are:
- To provide educational resources to local schools and for life long learning.
- To preserve and display the heritage of the Royal Signals.
- To tell the story of military communications from the Napoleonic Wars onwards.
- To provide research, educational and recruiting support facilities.
To contact the Museum please e-mail us or write to:
The Royal Signals Museum
Blandford Camp
BLANDFORD FORUM
Dorset
DT11 8RH
Tel: 01258 482248
E-mail: info@royalsignalsmuseum.com