Chambers Institution & John Buchan Heritage Museum
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Title
Chambers Institution & John Buchan Heritage Museum
Description
Category A Listed.
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2 and 3 story complex of civic institution with large frontage to High Street and quadrangle with hall to rear, incorporating fragments of late 16th/early 17th century fabric.
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Originally the gift of William Chambers and later Andrew Carnegie.
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Chambers Room (accessed from Library on first floor) has a fine plaster freeze which is a replica of the Parthenon Freeze.
Source
scottishborders
Date
From 16th century but mainly 19th century
Type
Museum
Identifier
815
Spatial Coverage
current,55.65147,-3.189055;
Museum Item Type Metadata
Street
High Street
Place
Peebles
IsNewThisYear
Yes
OpeningDate1
14/9/2013
OpeningTime1
10:00 -16:00
Activities
Museum with current exhibition celebrating 1000 Years of Peebles High Street.
Visit the John Bucham Heritage Museum within the complex.
Free Entry for Doors Open Days (donations welcome).
WC
Yes
DisabledWC
No
DisabledAccess
Yes
Refreshments
No
EventsForChildren
No
Parking
No
HearingLoop
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
ID
12757
IsIncludedThisYear
No
Postcode
EH45 8AF
Citation
“Chambers Institution & John Buchan Heritage Museum,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/813.
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