- Wikidata identifier:
- Q26282025
- Instance of:
- museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 592
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q26282025/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Local and Social History
Collection of Roman, Saxon and Medieval material found in the area and on the beach. There is a fine model of Dunwich at the height of its prosperity in the 12th century. Small natural history collection, mainly of flora and fauna of the area which includes important seashore, reedmarsh, heath and woodland habitats. The collection includes photographs and other information about Dunwich as an estate village, fishing and smuggling. Small collection of work by artists and writers who have been inspired by the story of the great city lost to the sea, and by the beauty of the landscape.
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC