- Wikidata identifier:
- Q6859901
- Also known as:
- Millom Discovery Centre, Millom Heritage and Arts Centre, Millom Folk Museum
- Instance of:
- local museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 1516
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q6859901/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Science and Industry Collection
The collection includes objects associated with the Hodbarrow Haematite Ore Mines and Iron and Steel manufacturing at Millom. Other local industry includes Hallthwaites Woollen Mill and there are many items relating to local commerce, ranging from chemists’ jars to tinned groceries and haberdashery.
Subjects
Science and Industry
Social History Collection
Domestic items range from the 19th century (Victorian) to mid 20th century. Local parishes also feature in addition to housing, local religion and the Salvation Army, lighting, miscellaneous tools, ephemera and magazines. Childhood collections include toys and games and education, and there are also items related to hobbies and pastimes. The museum also has larger items such as a wooden post box and a mortuary cart and stretcher.
Subjects
Social History
Agriculture Collection
There are around 200 items relating to farming and country crafts.
Transport Collection
Items associated with the Furness Railway.
Subjects
Transport
Arms and Armour Collection
Local and civilian material relating to wartime.
Subjects
Arms and Armour
Personalia Collection
The museum holds material (some on loan) relating to the life and works of poet and author Norman Nicholson.
Subjects
Personalia
Photographic Collection
Photographs and negatives relating to the local area.
Subjects
Photography
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC