Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier
Amgueddfa'r Milwr Cymreig | |
Location within Cardiff | |
Established | 2010 |
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Location | Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales |
Coordinates | 51°28′55″N 3°10′52″W / 51.482°N 3.181°WCoordinates: 51°28′55″N 3°10′52″W / 51.482°N 3.181°W |
Type | Military |
Website | Museum of the Welsh Soldier |
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier (Welsh: Tanio llinell: Amgueddfa Castell Caerdydd o'r Milwr Cymreig) is a museum which exhibits the collections of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Welsh. It occupies the lower floor of the interpretation centre at Cardiff Castle.
History[]
The individual collections of the Queen's Dragoon Guards Museum, which had been based at Bowness-on-Windermere,[1] and of the Welch Regiment Museum, which had been based in the Black and Barbican Towers of Cardiff Castle,[2] were brought together at Cardiff Castle in 2010.[3]
Collections[]
The museum is dedicated to the history of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Welsh.[3] The museum holds the Victoria Crosses awarded to Ambrose Madden and Sir Hugh Rowlands of the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Regimental museum of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards". Which Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Kemp, David (1992). The Pleasures and Treasures of Britain: A Discerning Traveller's Companion. Dundern. p. 208. ISBN 978-1550021592.
- ^ a b "Regimental museum to open doors". BBC News. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier". Victoria Cross. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
External links[]
- Museums in Cardiff
- Military and war museums in Wales
- Regimental museums in Wales
- Royal Welsh
- Museums established in 2010
- 2010 establishments in Wales