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Gallery was added in the 1980s and was built from bricks and timber from the old Godwins Cider Factory in Hereford. Presses from the factory
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Boardroom and the Champagne Cider Cellars show how
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A tour of the Museum reveals the history of cider making and exhibits include a 300-year-old French Beam Press, a rare collection of
English lead crystal cider glasses dating from 1730 and a collection of watercolours depicting the different types of apples and pears grown.
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The museum collects all materials pertaining to cider, from modern marketing materials to 17th century books. The stores are occasionally open to visitors on
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Scottish_and Newcastle and the rare collection of 18th century cider glasses came to the museum.
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