Hornsea Museum is a local museum in Hornsea,

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, northern

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History

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 museum is a member of the Holderness museums collaboration. The farmhouse was occupied by the Burn family for almost 300 years. The museum presents

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rural life and local history concerning north Holderness. Rooms present life in Victorian times, including a bedroom, the dairy, kitchen, parlour, and wash-house. Outside the farmhouse, set in a large garden, are a barn, craft workshops, a Victorian school room and a Victorian street scene. In addition, there is an exhibition room showing militaria and another exhibiting childhood and toys. The Whitedale building has displays on the history of the

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and Hornsea's fishing heritage. The cottages have exhibition rooms containing some 2,000 items of

Hornsea Pottery Hornsea Pottery was a business located in the coastal town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They specialized in tableware with elegant contemporary designs. The pottery was founded in 1949, in a small terraced house, by br ...

References

External links

Hornsea Museum website
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