The Dacorum Heritage Trust
 The history of Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley & Tring

What is the Dacorum Heritage Trust?

Some of our Video clips (click picture to play).
Kettle	Doll	Camera
Baby gasmask	Shoe
The Old Police Station, High Street, Berkhamsted. Demolished about 1892. Water colour painting by William Bailey DACHT : BK 3913.53

The Dacorum Heritage Trust is the Accredited museum organisation for the borough of Dacorum, based at the Museum Store in Clarence Road, Berkhamsted. The Museum Store is the home of over 67,000 objects relating to Berkhamsted and the surrounding areas, including Bovingdon, Chipperfield, Flamstead, Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Markyate and Tring.

We are open by appointment, Monday to Friday,10am - 4pm. Please contact the Berkhamsted Museum Store to make an appointment. Regretably, due to the nature of the building, the store is not fully accessible, although alternative arrangements can be made.
Click here to see a map for the location of the Store.

The collections stored at the Dacorum Heritage Trust include:

•  Berkhamsted & District Archaeological Society
•  Berkhamsted Local History & Museum Society
•  Berkhamsted Town Council
•  Dacorum Borough Council
•  Dacorum Heritage Trust
•  Flamstead Society
•  Hemel Hempstead Local History & Museum Society
•  Hemel Hempstead Movie Makers
•  Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society
•  Leverstock Green Village Association
•  The Graham Greene Birthplace Trust
•  Tring & District Local History & Museum Society
•  Wigginton Local History Society

Our object loan boxes for schools, local societies and clubs include objects from the collection, a resource pack for teachers and classroom activities.

Would your club be interested in a local history display? The Dacorum Heritage Trust can provide panels and objects on different subjects including:

•  Local personalities
•  Trade and Industry
•  Transport

Add an extra dimension to your history lesson and organise an object handling session for your pupils. Sessions will be led by Museum Staff and can be tailored to meet the needs of your group.

To find out more about our collection, join us at the Museum Store in Berkhamsted for our monthly themed tours.

Are you interested in your family history? Have you ever wondered how your street looked 100 years ago? Our enquiry and research service can help you to find out more. Appointments must be pre-booked, so please contact the store to arrange a visit.