Hornsea Museum
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Hornsea Museum is a local museum
in Hornsea
, East Riding of Yorkshire
, northern England
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The museum was established in 1978. It is housed in an 18th-century farmhouse and two cottages. The museum is a registered charity (No. 509615) and is largely run by volunteers. The exhibit rooms include presentations on Hornsea Pottery
in the cottages.
The farmhouse was occupied by the Burn family for almost 300 years. The museum presents Victorian
rural life and local history concerning north Holderness
. The exhibit rooms present life in Victorian times, including a bedroom, the dairy, kitchen, parlour, and wash-house. Outside the farmhouse are a barn, craft workshops, and a Victorian street scene. In addition, there are local history displays, a Victorian school room, and a garden.
Local museum
A local museum is a museum that covers local history. Its collection normally includes objects with a local connection of some sort. Such museums are often small in nature and have a low budget for their running costs...
in Hornsea
Hornsea
Hornsea is a small seaside resort, town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England at the eastern end of the Trans Pennine Trail.-Overview:According to the 2001 UK Census, Hornsea parish had a population of 8,243....
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, northern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The museum was established in 1978. It is housed in an 18th-century farmhouse and two cottages. The museum is a registered charity (No. 509615) and is largely run by volunteers. The exhibit rooms include presentations on Hornsea Pottery
Hornsea Pottery
Hornsea Pottery was a business located in the seaside town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.-Overview:The pottery was founded in 1949 in a small terraced house by brothers Colin and Desmond Rawson with initial funding from a friend and local business man, Philip Clappison...
in the cottages.
The farmhouse was occupied by the Burn family for almost 300 years. The museum presents Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
rural life and local history concerning north Holderness
Holderness
Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands than other parts of Yorkshire...
. The exhibit rooms present life in Victorian times, including a bedroom, the dairy, kitchen, parlour, and wash-house. Outside the farmhouse are a barn, craft workshops, and a Victorian street scene. In addition, there are local history displays, a Victorian school room, and a garden.