- Wikidata identifier:
- Q113369930
- Also known as:
- Crail Museum & Heritage Centre
- Instance of:
- museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 208
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q113369930/
- Collection level records:
- Not yet. If you represent this organisation and can provide collection-level information, please contact us.
Collection-level records:
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Collection history (Collection development policy)
The Crail Preservation Society was formed in 1959 to make people aware of and prevent the loss of local heritage. The Society subsequently felt that there should be a focal point where information about a variety of local matters of interest could be brought under one roof. It was therefore decided to establish a museum and in 1977 the former Burgh Council, being in sympathy with the idea, conveyed to the Society the old Common Good house at 62 Marketgate, adjacent to the Town Hall, for this purpose. They also gave a variety of artefacts owned by the Burgh such as weights & measures and paintings which formed the start of the Museum’s Collection.
The most influential people in starting the Museum were Rev W Macintyre (Chairman of Crail Preservation Society), Bill Thomson (Chairman of the Museum Sub-Committee), and Archie Macdonald (First Honorary Curator of Crail Museum). Strong support was given by Provost George Simpson.
The collection has evolved over many years from donations from both local people and those with a connection to Crail either current or in the past. Harold Harrison, a former member of the Royal Navy at HMS Jackdaw, did most of the research when setting up the Airfield Collection.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2021
Licence: CC BY-NC
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Collection overview (Collection development policy)
The collection is made up of a large number of documents, photographs, paintings and artefacts which total 4,498 items. Original photos are kept in storage and copies are put out on display or in accessible albums. Many of the photographs are unique. There is also a small collection of recordings of oral history and local history talks. The Museum holds the Crail Sea Boxes and the Oswald Wynd Papers. There are also some original documents included in Dr W Macintyre’s papers. These mainly relate to Crail Church and the donations to the poor of clothing and shoes. The only items held by the Museum and not accessioned are items used for display purposes such as notices and stands. The Museum does not keep original films but passes them on to an appropriate archive. DVDs of the films are kept in the Museum.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2021
Licence: CC BY-NC