Eyemouth Museum

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Title

Eyemouth Museum

Description

Built in 1811 as Eyemouth Parish Church, the handsome stone tower makes a decorative addition to the Eyemouth skyline. The church was extended in 1902 and sensitively converted into a museum in 1980. It is an independent museum, run by local people, with exhibitions on farming, milling and the local fishing heritage.

Source

scottishborders

Type

Museum

Identifier

830

Spatial Coverage

current,55.8716,-2.088979;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Auld Kirk

Place

Eyemouth

IsNewThisYear

Yes

AddressLine2

Manse Road

OpeningDate1

17/9/2011

OpeningTime1

11.00-16.00

Activities

The centrepiece of the museum is unique tapestry worked to commemorate the centenary of the great fishing disaster of 1881 when the community suffered the loss of 129 local fishermen at sea. The current exhibition “The Pickit Men” is a moving contemporary interpretation in ceramic of the disaster.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11924

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

TD14 5JE

Citation

“Eyemouth Museum,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/828.

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