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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