Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum

The Burnham-on-Crouch and District Museum, located in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, is a registered charity run by members of the local history society, aiming to reflect the history and development of the town and the local people, thereby making history more accessible. Situated on the water front at the end of coronation road, the museum occupies a former boat builders premises constructed sometime around 1910.[1]

The museum has a vast array of displays from the early Mesolithic inhabitants of Burnham-on-Crouch, to the town's local history, maritime, agricultural, industrial and social history. In 2015, the museum will be opening a large display of Eocene fossils, including a comprehensive collection of Eocene shark teeth.

The museum also contains an archive of local history documents, drawings, pictures and a reference library.

The history society hosts talks with in the gallery of the museum on the third Monday of every month.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.burnhammuseum.co.uk/
  2. ↑ http://www.burnham.org.uk/museum.html

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