Vestry House Museum tells the story of Waltham Forest from a building that has been a workhouse, police station, and private home. The collection ranges across local life, with domestic objects, civic history, and the Bremer car, an early British petrol-driven car built in 1892.
It is a modest local museum, but a good one if you are exploring northeast London beyond the usual central circuit. The old building and garden give the visit more character than a simple display room.