page_title: Watford Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Watford Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: Benskins Brewery building, High St, Watford. Now the Watford Museum. Built 1775 as the home of Edmund Dawson. Later, it passed to John Dyson and then to Joseph Benskin. At first the Benskin family lived there but from 1868 the house became the Company’s head office and it continued to be brewery offices until the entire site was bought by Watford Council in 1975. The house now accommodates Watford Museum which opened in 1981.
context_page_description: Watford Museum is a local museum in Watford, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Watford Borough Council and is located on the Lower High Street in Watford.
  The museum opened in 1982 and is housed in a Grade II-listed Georgian town house which was previously the premises of Benskins Brewery. Its collection includes fine art, displays about local heritage, industry and sport, with a special collection related to the history of the Cassiobury Estate.
context_section_description: Watford Museum is a local museum in Watford, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Watford Borough Council and is located on the Lower High Street in Watford. 
  The museum opened in 1982 and is housed in a Grade II-listed Georgian town house which was previously the premises of Benskins Brewery. Its collection includes fine art, displays about local heritage, industry and sport, with a special collection related to the history of the Cassiobury Estate.
caption: Watford Museum (the former Benskins Brewery building)
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