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The Commandery is a historic building open to visitors and located in the city of Worcester, England. It opened as a museum in 1977 and was for a while the only museum in England dedicated solely to the Civil Wars. The Commandery ceased to be a Civil War museum when it reopened to the public in May 2007, having undergone a year and a half of refurbish…
The Commandery is a historic building open to visitors and located in the city of Worcester, England. It opened as a museum in 1977 and was for a while the only museum in England dedicated solely to the Civil Wars. The Commandery ceased to be a Civil War museum when it reopened to the public in May 2007, having undergone a year and a half of refurbishments and reinterpretation jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Worcester City Council, who own the building. It is a Grade I listed building.
  • Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
  • Completed: c. 1470 (oldest parts of current building)
  • Opened: 1977 (The Commandery Museum)
  • Owner: Worcester City Council
  • Former names: Hospital of St. Wulfstan
  • Construction started: 950s (Chapel of St. Gudwal) · c. 1085 (Hospital of St. Wulfstan) · 1460–1470 (current building)
  • Renovated: 1460–1470 (first renovation) · c. 1540 (second renovation) · 1708–c. 1794 (third renovation) · 1987–2007 (fourth renovation)

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