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THE main star attraction of Nantwich
Museum is a salt ship - or storage vessel for
brine used in the town's salt producing industry. I won't go into the details
here as it is all told in a letter on this website
about the discovery of the ship.
The other is a painting of a horse on
the old Nantwich Race Course, acquired in 2009. There used tio be a facsimile of
the work in the display area, but now the Museum has the real thing.
These are just two exhibits in
the "home of the town's history." The Battle of Nantwich, the cheese industry,
shoe-making, "grandfather" clocks, an old hand-pumped fire engine, and paintings
by the Nantwich artist Herbert St John Jones, are among the other items that
will help you spend an interesting hour or two in this building. The cheese room
has a video telling the story of cheese-making in Cheshire.
Unless you are unfortunate enough to
visit the museum during the change-over time, you will be able to see one of a
range of temporary exhibitions in the Millennium Gallery, constructed - as the
name suggests - for 2000. These can be exhibitions from the county museum
service or other sources which are "on tour", or locally-produced exhibitions by
local artists or the museum itself.
The museum has a
Community Learning Officer. No, that shouldn't be Community Teaching Officer;
she's there to help the community to learn more about the museum and the town.
Although not part of the museum, the
town's Millennium Clock is just around the corner in The Cocoa Yard. See if you
can tell what time it is showing?
lLocation:
In Pillory Street, a short walk from The Square. Look out for the replica
pillory (on your right as you walk along) facing the museum.
lOpening
times:
10.30am to 4.30pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
lAdmission:
There is no charge for admission, but the museum welcomes donations towards its
running costs.
lDisabled
access?: Yes. To the left of the main door, avoiding the steps, there is a
special bell on the side wall. Access is through a gateway.
lCar park:
Pay and Display parking across the road. Others not too far away.
lWebsite:
www.nantwichmuseum.org.uk.
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