# ARMITT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1054762
- **Other names:** THE LAKES DISCOVERY MUSEUM AT THE ARMITT, ARMITT GALLERY MUSEUM &amp; LIBRARY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [03153895](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03153895)
- **Registered:** April 22, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1054762


## Contact

- **Address:** The Armitt Museum &amp; Library, Nook Lane, AMBLESIDE
- **Postcode:** LA22 9BL
- **Phone:** 01539 431212
- **Email:** info@armitt.com
- **Website:** www.armitt.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN PERPETUITY IN AMBLESIDE, CUMBRIA FOR PROMOTING THE STUDY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC SUBJECTS, WORKS AND ARTEFACTS AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE OF THE ARMITT COLLECTION.

**Activities:** The running of a Museum and library for the benefit of the local community and tourists to the area




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** AMBLESIDE CUMBRIA
- Cumbria





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY LONTON |  | Oct. 31, 2019 |
| Christopher Charles Blackhurst |  | Nov. 28, 2022 |
| Dr Penelope Joyce Bradshaw |  | May 25, 2023 |
| Peter Robert Lansberry |  | Oct. 31, 2019 |
| Sir Christopher James Scott BT |  | Oct. 31, 2019 |
| Timothy Robert William Cowen |  | Oct. 31, 2019 |



## Linked charities

- THE ARMITT COLLECTION TRUST (1054762-1)



