Worcestershire Regimental Museum

The Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire) preserves the heritage and traditions of both the regular and reserve elements of the Mercian Regiment and its predecessors, originally the 29th Foot (subsequently to become the Worcestershire Regiment) and the 36th Foot (the Herefordshire Regiment). In 1881 these two regiments were joined together to form the Worcestershire Regiment, which was itself combined with the Sherwood Foresters in 1970. Since then, further amalgamations have resulted in the formation of The Mercian Regiment which has served with distinction in Afghanistan in recent years.
The collections consist of uniforms, badges, medals, accoutrements, weapons, archives, ephemera, paintings, drawings and prints, and the collections expand as a result of: bequests, the occasional purchase, and gifts from the public of relevant objects. Part of the collection is exhibited in a suite of galleries in Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum in the Foregate.