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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Ecclefechan
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
Yes
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p>Guides available to introduce some information about Thomas Carlyle.</p><p>Community toilets available in village.</p><p>Hotels and shop nearby for refreshments.</p>
OpeningTime1
10 am till 5 pm
ArchitectName
Robert Carlyle
OpeningDate1
7/9/2019
OpeningDate2
8/9/2019
OpeningTime2
10 am till 5 pm
IsNewThisYear
Yes
ID
Google Panorama ID
17851
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
Arched House
AddressLine2
High Street
Postcode
DG11 3DG
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NTS Thomas Carlyle Birthplace Museum
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
dumfriesandgalloway
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
1107
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.86362,-4.261207;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>Little did anyone know that the boy born here in 1795 would go on to become one of the most prolific writers and social commentators of the 19th century.</p><p>The unassuming exterior of this wee house in Ecclefechan, near Lockerbie, belies its significance in Scottish history. The house was constructed by Thomas Carlyle’s father and uncle – both local stonemasons – and is a fine example of Scottish 18th-century vernacular architecture.</p><p>When Thomas Carlyle was 13, he left Ecclefechan and walked 84 miles to Edinburgh, to attend university.</p><p>The Arched House has remained virtually untouched since 1881, when it first opened to the public with the Carlyle House Memorial Trust, started by Carlyle’s niece soon after his death.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1790