How we have changed!
page 380th Anniversary of the King's Own Royal
Regiment Museum
The King's Own collection originally occupied a ground floor room of the
museum building.
Accession Number KO0172/08
'Room 2' on the ground floor of the museum.
Accession Number KO0172/07
In the 1960s the King's Own collection relocated to the first floor of the
museum and occupied the former Magistrate Court
Accession Number KO2490/355
Once the collection had moved upstairs the collection was redisplayed in
brand new cases.
Accession Number KO2490/362
These displays remained until the 1990s when the museum was again totally
redisplayed which included the addition of a mezzanine floor.
Accession Number KO2490/363
The following photographs are of a museum display to cover the
history of the Regiment, created in the 1950s or 1960s.
Museum display of 1845 Uniform of the Royal Lancashire Militia
Accession Number: KO2490/356
Museum display of 1845 Uniform of the Royal Lancashire Militia
Accession Number: KO2490/357
Museum display of 1890 Uniform of the King’s Own
Accession Number: KO2490/358
Museum display of 1890 Uniform of the King’s Own
Accession Number: KOKO2490/359
Museum display of 1845 and 1890 uniforms
Accession Number: KO2490/361
How we have changed - introduction
Lord Derby opened the museum on 10th December 1929
Some early acquisitions
