Chambers Institution & John Buchan Heritage Museum

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Title

Chambers Institution & John Buchan Heritage Museum

Description

Category A Listed.

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.

Originally the gift of William Chambers and later Andrew Carnegie.

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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