Church of St Andrew.


Lord of Ashburton (with an epitaph written by Dr Samuel Johnson), in the South Transept Chapel and the ancient Parish Chest in the North Transept Chapel. Well-to-do members of the tinners and wool


merchant guilds, both of which had Guild Chapels in the transepts, made the rebuilding of the church possible. Open daily 10am-3.30pm (winter), 10am-4pm (summer).


Museum


NO visit to Ashburton would be complete without a trip to the town's museum. Originally started in a private house, it moved


to the tower of St Lawrence Chapel and, when it outgrew that, in 1962 to the old blacksmith's shop behind the chapel (part of the old grammar school site). In 1968 it moved again to its present site in the


centre of Ashburton in a building that was once a brush factory. It houses a unique collection which, in addition to items of local interest, includes a large collection of North American artefacts. The museum is open from May to September (times vary), and is supported entirely by voluntary effort.


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