Eyam Museum
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Hawkhill Road
Eyam
S32 5QP
Tel No 01433 631371
Eyam Museum opened in 1994 with a small display to tell the story of the whole community, from prehistoric times to the present day, with emphasis on the tragic events of 1665/6.
They received one of the first batch of lottery grants in 1995, and were enabled to reopen the museum, in 1997, on two floors, completely re-designed and with a much extended display. It was then allowed to give a far deeper insight into the whole plague story. Recent fascinating research into the nature of the disease is discussed in a series of additional displays. Some
of the 1997 panels which had become out of date in the light of recent
research, were replaced for the 2007 season. They also managed to find
room for some new ones which cover some of the more recent controversy over the
nature of the disease. They continue to change and expand as new
information comes to light.
It also now tells of the village's early history, and the manner in which it was allowed to recover after the plague. It details the growth of local industries such as cotton, silk, shoes, quarrying, and lead (and more recently, fluorspar) mining. There is also an explanation of the local geology, and the display includes some very fine local fossils and minerals.
A dramatic model of an early lead mine was added in 2002.
It also now tells of the village's early history, and the manner in which it was allowed to recover after the plague. It details the growth of local industries such as cotton, silk, shoes, quarrying, and lead (and more recently, fluorspar) mining. There is also an explanation of the local geology, and the display includes some very fine local fossils and minerals.
A dramatic model of an early lead mine was added in 2002.
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