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FIRST FOR ST. AUSTELL – A TOWN MUSEUM St.
Austell Old Cornwall Society opened its new museum to the public on 16th
June, 2011 in part of the town’s historic Market House.
Situated in an ideal position between the main entrance to the
Market House and the Hop & Vine public house opposite the Parish
Church, the museum occupies the two original police lock-up cells and
part of the stairwell to the first floor of the building.
One of the cells has been maintained as a jail, complete with
replicas of a prisoner and a police constable in period costume, whilst
the other has been adapted to represent a kitchen of an earlier era.
A collection of old advertising posters adorning the walls on the
ground floor of the museum and the walls of display cabinets on the
first floor of the Market House form a considerable part of the items on
show and these give a valuable insight into the social activities of St.
Austell and district. Numerous
articles and photographs have been generously donated or loaned to the
Society and put on show on the ground floor which has easy access at
street level. The
museum is open until the end of October from 10.00
a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Monday to Friday and from 10.00
a.m. to 2.00 p.m. on Saturday. Entry
is free.
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