Premier museum and visitor attraction extended with £20m funding

WITH funding from the Ministry of Housing & Local Government, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council devoted £20 million to extending Stockton's premier museum and visitor attraction.

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Preston Park's existing park facilities required investment.

The abandoned aviary was in need of a new purpose.

Stockton had made its mark on the world in 1825, and the need to tell that story was essential for the museum whose grounds had played such a significant part.

The refurbished venue reopened on track on September 13th. The main attraction being a large two-storey extension to the original Preston Hall.

The new space enables more of the museum's extensive collection to be displayed, and offers a wider welcome to a range of national and international exhibitions.

If, like me, you were wondering why the new extension is called the Spence Building, wonder no more.