Broadcasting legend “Whispering Bob Harris” visited the Museum on Friday evening for a private tour with Dwina Gibb

Bob popularly known as “Whispering Bob” Harris, hosted the iconic BBC2 music programme “The Old Grey Whistle Test”, from 1972 to 1979, and was co-founder of the listings magazine Time Out. He has presented The Country Show on BBC Radio 2 since April 1999 and Sounds of the 70s on Sunday afternoons, since November 2024, […]
A great start to the New Year

The Museum is delighted to receive a donation of £1500 from Thame Midsomer Tours.
Albert Dandridge’s Carousels

Albert Edward Dandridge was born in 1909 at Headington. He worked at Morris Motors, Oxford, progressing to the Photographic Department, where he worked as a Technical Colourist, responsible for hand colouring large black and white photographs of the latest car models off the production line. By the 1950s he was heading up his own department and […]
Product of the month – December 2025 A Thame Tea Towel

an exclusive Thame Tea Towel depicting lots of historic images of Thame
Great new products have been added to the shop

New Products just landed in our shop
New Window Display – Thame Haberdashery

View a great display of haberdashery from the 19th and 20th century
Event Venue Hire – Thame Museum A Unique Setting

Thame Museum a unique setting for your private events
A Blue Plaque unveiled at the former house of John Henry Smythe OBE, MBE, QC

A blue plaque unveiled at the former house of John Smythe in Chinnor
What’s in a name?

What’s In a name? Help us in researching the history of Thame’s street names.
Thame in Time

HOT OFF THE PRESS!
A new book on Thame’s rich past written by local celebrity Bruce Alexander.