Cromwell Museum Expansion Project - Work With Us!
The Cromwell Museum houses the world’s finest collection of artefacts related to Oliver Cromwell’s life and times. It features a dynamic programme of changing exhibits, events, and educational visits, with increasing visitor numbers in recent years.
Enabled by a recent funding award from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, and working with Huntingdon Town Council and Huntingdonshire District Council, a new home for the museum has been purchased. This is 7-8 Market Hill, a Grade II listed building on the market square, dating to the 17th century with 18th- and 19th-century extensions. Approximately five times larger than the current museum, this building offers opportunities to expand visitor capacity, increase revenue, and incorporate modern facilities such as a café, toilets, and gift shop following refurbishment.
The current museum building will remain operational during the refurbishment of 7-8 Market Hill. Post-refurbishment, the former grammar school will be repurposed as a learning, education, and community space.
In order to move the project on to the next stage, we are seeking both an experienced Architect with relevant experience in developing historic buildings sympathetically into cultural and heritage assets, and an experienced and creative Museum Designer to work with them to develop plans for the museum as a space. Both appointments would at this stage be to RIBA Stage 2, with the option of extension subject to further tenders once funding has been achieved to bring the final project to fruition.
Attached for download are Request for Quotation Documents for Architectural and Museum Design work, along with relevant appendices of existing floor plans, pricing schedules and an outline building specification. Please read all the information carefully; there are opportunities for those wishing to tender to view the property in August as detailed in the RFQs.
Please send any questions regarding the RFQs or requests to view the property on the viewing dates to museum@cromwellmuseum.com
Some practices may be able to offer both architectural and museum design work, and we welcome combined applications for both pieces of work.
Quotations must be received by 5pm on Monday 15 September 2025, and should be submitted electronically by email to museum@cromwellmuseum.com.
Request for Quotation - Cromwell Museum - Architect
Request for Quotation - Cromwell Museum - Museum Designer